Section 223.14 - Construction of Other Laws(a) A criminal disposition under the law of Texas, another state, federal, military, tribal, or foreign jurisdiction, will be construed under the closest equivalent under the Texas Penal Code classification of offenses.(b) A classification of an offense as a felony at the time of conviction will never be changed because Texas law has changed or because the offense would not be a felony under current Texas laws.(c) The effective date of this section is February 1, 2016.37 Tex. Admin. Code § 223.14
Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 01, January 1, 2016, TexReg 280, eff. 2/1/2016