The abbreviations on Texas arrest paperwork, bond sheets, and court dockets — POSS CS PG 1, MAN DEL, ASSAULT FAM/HOUSE MEM, EVADING ARREST DET W/VEH — are how the system shorthands your charge. Each page below decodes one: what it means, the statute, the real punishment range, and the defenses that actually work. Written by Texas criminal defense attorneys who are former police officers.
Drug Charge Codes
- MAN DEL CS PG 1 1G-4G — MAN DEL CS PG 1 1-4 Grams
- MAN DEL CS PG 1 4G-200G — MAN DEL CS PG 1 4-200 Grams
- MAN DEL CS PG 1 <1G — MAN DEL CS PG 1 Under 1 Gram
- MAN DEL CS PG 2 4G-400G — MAN DEL CS PG 2 4-400 Grams
- POSS CS PG 1 1G-4G — POSS CS PG 1 1-4 Grams
- POSS CS PG 1 200G-400G — POSS CS PG 1 200-400 Grams
- POSS CS PG 1 4G-200G — POSS CS PG 1 4-200 Grams
- POSS CS PG 1 >=400G — POSS CS PG 1 Over 400 Grams
- POSS CS PG 1 <1G — POSS CS PG 1 Under 1 Gram
- POSS CS PG 1-B <1G — POSS CS PG 1/1-B Under 1 Gram
- POSS CS PG 2 1G-4G — POSS CS PG 2 1-4 Grams
- POSS CS PG 2 4G-400G — POSS CS PG 2 4-400 Grams
- POSS CS PG 2 <1G DFZ IAT — POSS CS PG 2 DFZ
- POSS CS PG 2 <1G — POSS CS PG 2 Under 1 Gram
- POSS CS PG 3 <28G — POSS CS PG 3 Under 28 Grams
- POSS DANGEROUS DRUG — POSS DANGEROUS DRUG
- POSS MARIJ <2OZ — POSS MARIJ Under 2 Ounces
DWI Charge Codes
- DWI 2ND — DWI 2ND
- DWI 3RD OR MORE — DWI 3RD OR MORE
- DWI W/CHILD UNDER 15 — DWI W/CHILD UNDER 15
- DWI W/BAC >=0.15 — DWI With BAC 0.15 or Higher
Assault, Weapons & Family
- ABANDON ENDANGER CHILD — ABANDON/ENDANGER CHILD
- ASSAULT CAUSES BODILY INJ — ASSAULT CAUSES BODILY INJURY
- ASSAULT FAM/HOUSE MEM IMPEDE BREATH/CIRC — ASSAULT FAMILY MEMBER — IMPEDE BREATH
- DEADLY CONDUCT — DEADLY CONDUCT
- TERRORISTIC THREAT — TERRORISTIC THREAT
- UNL CARRYING WEAPON — UNL CARRYING WEAPON (UCW)
Property, Evading & Other
- CRIM MISCHIEF — CRIM MISCHIEF
- DRIVING W/LIC INV (DWLI) — DRIVING W/LIC INV
- DUTY ON STRIKING / FSRA — DUTY ON STRIKING (Hit and Run / FSRA)
- EVADING ARREST DET W/VEH — EVADING ARREST DET W/VEH
- FAIL TO IDENTIFY — FAIL TO IDENTIFY
- TAMPER/FABRICATE PHYS EVID — TAMPER/FABRICATE PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
- THEFT PROP — THEFT PROP
- UNAUTH USE OF VEHICLE — UNAUTH USE OF VEHICLE (UUMV)
Don’t see your exact code? The format varies by county. Send it to us — we’ll tell you exactly what you’re facing, free.
