Texas Statutes
Subchapter J. Penalties
Section 76.202. Penalty

Sec. 76.202. PENALTY. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this section, an offense under Section 76.201 of this code is a Class C misdemeanor, unless the person has been previously convicted of an offense under that section, in which event the offense is a Class B misdemeanor.
(b) An offense under Section 76.201(e) of this code is a Class A misdemeanor, unless the person has been previously convicted of an offense under that subsection, in which event the offense is a felony of the third degree.
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1206, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 2591, ch. 693, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 1981; Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 4865, ch. 857, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1983; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1369, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.