PENAL CODE
TITLE 3. PUNISHMENTS
CHAPTER 12. PUNISHMENTS
SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 12.03. CLASSIFICATION OF MISDEMEANORS.
(a) Misdemeanors are classified according to the relative seriousness of the offense into three categories:
(1) Class A misdemeanors;
(2) Class B misdemeanors;
(3) Class C misdemeanors.
(b) An offense designated a misdemeanor in this code without specification as to punishment or category is a Class C misdemeanor.
(c) Conviction of a Class C misdemeanor does not impose any legal disability or disadvantage.