S.B. No. 410
AN ACT
relating to the statute of limitations for a misdemeanor.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Article 12.02, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
amended to read as follows:
Art. 12.02. 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.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by Article 12.02, Code of
Criminal Procedure, as amended by this Act, does not apply to an
offense if the prosecution of that offense became barred by
limitation before the effective date of this Act. The prosecution
of that offense remains barred as if this Act had not taken effect.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 410 passed the Senate on
April 30, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 410 passed the House on
May 25, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 0, one
present not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor