Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 42A.103
This is the official text of Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 42A.103, part of Texas’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Texas.
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§ 42A.103. PERIOD OF DEFERRED ADJUDICATION COMMUNITY SUPERVISION.
Official statutory text
(a) In a felony case, the period of deferred adjudication community supervision may not exceed 10 years. For a defendant charged with a felony under Section 21.11, 22.011, or 22.021, Penal Code, regardless of the age of the victim, and for a defendant charged with a felony described by Article 42A.453(b), the period of deferred adjudication community supervision may not be less than five years.
(b) In a misdemeanor case, the period of deferred adjudication community supervision may not exceed two years.
(c) A judge may extend the maximum period of deferred adjudication community supervision in the manner provided by Article 42A.753 or 42A.757.
(b) In a misdemeanor case, the period of deferred adjudication community supervision may not exceed two years.
(c) A judge may extend the maximum period of deferred adjudication community supervision in the manner provided by Article 42A.753 or 42A.757.
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