Tex. Pen. Code § 12.21 : PENAL CODE — PUNISHMENTS — PUNISHMENTS — ORDINARY MISDEMEANOR PUNISHMENTS — Class A Misdemeanor TEXT PDF An individual adjudged guilty of a Class A misdemeanor shall be punished by: (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. Tex. Pen. Code § 12.21 Amended By Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. 9/1/1994. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 108, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1991 Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. 1/1/1974.