PUNISHMENTS

Question 0

Class B misdemeanor shall be punished by:

Answer 0

(1) a fine not to exceed $2,000;
(2) confinement in jail for a term not to exceed 180 days; or
(3) both such fine and confinement.

Question 1

Class A misdemeanor shall be punished by:

Answer 1

(1) a fine not to exceed $4,000;
(2) confinement in jail for a term not to exceed one year; or
(3) both such fine and confinement

Question 2

Class C misdemeanor shall be punished by

Answer 2

a fine not to exceed $500.

Question 3

An individual adjudged guilty of a capital felony in a case in which the state seeks the death penalty shall be punished by imprisonment in the TDCJ for _____ or by _____. An individual adjudged guilty of a capital felony in a case in which the state does not seek the death penalty shall be punished by imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for:

(1) life; or
(2) _____.

Answer 3

life without parole; death; life without parole

Question 4

first degree felony

Answer 4

Life or 5 - 99 years; $10,000 fine

Question 5

Second degree felony

Answer 5

2 - 20 years; $10,000 fine

Question 6

Third degree felony

Answer 6

2 - 10 years; $10,000 fine

Question 7

State Jail felony

Answer 7

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), 180 days - 2 years; $10,000 fine
(c) shall be punished for a third degree felony if it is shown on the trial of the offense that:
(1) a deadly weapon was used or exhibited during the commission of the offense or during immediate flight following the commission of the offense, and that the individual used or exhibited the deadly weapon or was a party to the offense and knew that a deadly weapon would be used or exhibited