Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 12.02 : CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE — CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE — LIMITATION — Misdemeanors
(a) An indictment or information for any Class A or Class B misdemeanor may be presented within two years from the date of the commission of the offense, and not afterward.
(b) A complaint or information for any Class C misdemeanor may be presented within two years from the date of the commission of the offense, and not afterward.
Tex. Code Crim. Proc. § 12.02
Amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 472, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2009.
Amended by Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 975, ch. 399, Sec. 2(B), eff. 1/1/1974.
Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.