austin is located in travis county. as far as i know, it has the same laws as everywhere else in texas. up to two ounces is a class B misdemeanor, punishable by a fine up to $2000 and up to 180 days in jail. 2-4 ounces is a class A misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of up to $4000 and up to a year in jail.

4 ounces can also be considered a state jail felony, punishable by a fine of up to $10,000 and up to 2 years in state jail.

as far as all of those are concerned, with no prior felony convictions, if convicted of possession of less than one pound of marijuana a judge must impose a sentence of probation with mandatory drug treatment. If no treatment center exists within the jurisdiction, the judge may waive the treatment requirement. They judge can also waive all fines.

you can check it out here.

they also passed a law in 2007 that states a police officer can issue a citation for up to a 1/4 pound of weed. good luck with that though!

also, there is currently legislation in the state house of reps. that will make it a class C misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of up to $500 and no jail time can be given.

*crosses fingers*

hope this helps.



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