Offense |
Maximum Punishment |
Examples |
Court with Original Jurisdiction |
Felonies |
Capital felony |
Execution |
Capital murder |
District court, with automatic appeal to Texas Court of Criminal Appeals |
First degree felony |
5-99 years or life; $10,000 fine |
Theft of property valued at $200,000 or more; aggravated sexual assault |
District court |
Second-degree felony |
2-20 years; $10,000 fine |
Theft of property valued at $100,000 or more, but less than $200,000; aggravated assault; reckless injury to a child |
District court |
Third-degree felony |
2-10 years; $10,000 fine |
Theft of property valued at $20,000 or more, but less than $100,000; drive-by shooting with no injury |
District court |
State jail felony |
180 days to 2 years; $10,000 fine |
Theft of property valued at $1,500 or more, but less than $20,000; credit card or debit card abuse |
District court |
Misdemeanors |
Class A misdemeanor |
1 year; $4,000 fine |
Burglary; theft of property valued at $500 or more, but less than $1,500; theft of cable service; stalking without bodily injury |
Constitutional county court or county court at law |
Class B misdemeanor |
180 days; $2,000 fine |
Theft of property valued at $20 or more, but less than $500; driving while intoxicated; possession of up to 4 ounces of marijuana; making terroristic threats |
Constitutional county court or county court at law |
Class C misdemeanor |
$500 fine |
Theft of property valued at less than $20; assault without bodily injury; producing or selling term papers or reports for use by others; attending a dog fight |
Justice of the Peace Court |