In Texas getting caught with a meth pipe (paraphernalia) carries what charge, how is it classified, and what penalty.

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by Grant St. Jullian III

September 7, 2016

Asked 8/19/2016 – Vidor, TX

Got 2 tickets for having a meth pipe does my 3rd time automatically make a felony.

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Possession of drug paraphernalia is a class c misdemeanor punishable by a fine only (maximum $500). You will not automatically be charged with a felony, even if it is your third citation.

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Grant St. Jullian III

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering – 1979 Univ. of Pennsylvania
Doctor of Jurisprudence 1982 University of Texas @ Austin
Licensed by the Supreme Court of Texas since 1982.

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