§ 55.05 Classifications of felonies and misdemeanors.
1. Felonies. Felonies are classified, for the purpose of
sentence, into five categories as follows:
(a) Class A felonies;
(b) Class B felonies;
(c) Class C felonies;
(d) Class D felonies; and
(e) Class E felonies.
Class A felonies are subclassified, for the purpose of
sentence, into two categories as follows: subclass I and subclass
II, to be known as class A-I and class A-II felonies,
respectively.
2. Misdemeanors. Misdemeanors are classified, for the
purpose of sentence, into three categories as follows:
(a) Class A misdemeanors;
(b) Class B misdemeanors; and
(c) Unclassified misdemeanors.