Sec. 54.006. NONSEVERABILITY OF CERTAIN CONSOLIDATED OFFENSES. Section 3.04(a), Penal Code, does not apply to two or more offenses consolidated or joined for trial under Section 3.02, Penal Code, if each of the offenses is:
(1) for the violation of an ordinance described by Section 54.012;
(2) punishable by fine only; and
(3) tried in a municipal court, regardless of whether the court is a municipal court of record.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 413, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government
Subtitle D - General Powers of Municipalities
Chapter 54 - Enforcement of Municipal Ordinances
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 54.001. General Enforcement Authority of Municipalities; Penalty
Section 54.002. Imposition of Fine in Type B General-Law Municipality
Section 54.003. Remission of Fine by Type a General-Law Municipality
Section 54.005. Notices to Certain Property Owners
Section 54.006. Nonseverability of Certain Consolidated Offenses