Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 42A.509
This is the official text of Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 42A.509, part of Texas’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Texas.
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§ 42A.509. COMMUNITY SUPERVISION FOR GRAFFITI OFFENSE.
Official statutory text
A court granting community supervision to a defendant convicted of an offense under Section 28.08, Penal Code, shall require as a condition of community supervision that the defendant perform:
(1) at least 15 hours of community service if the amount of pecuniary loss resulting from the commission of the offense is $50 or more but less than $500; or
(2) at least 30 hours of community service if the amount of pecuniary loss resulting from the commission of the offense is $500 or more.
(1) at least 15 hours of community service if the amount of pecuniary loss resulting from the commission of the offense is $50 or more but less than $500; or
(2) at least 30 hours of community service if the amount of pecuniary loss resulting from the commission of the offense is $500 or more.
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