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Texas DWI DUI Laws

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The maximum prescribed legal BAC limit in Texas is 0.08% per se
(effective from Sep 1st 1999)

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Texas Drunk Driving Laws

(If you’ve been charged with Texas DUI, the law allows 15 days for your Texas DUI Lawyer to make a request for a Texas Department of Public Safety administrative hearing to save your driving license)

Texas is a member of the Interstate Drivers License Compact
An agreement between participating states to share information regarding certain types of convictions including DUI - DWI and related Drunk Driving offenses. If a resident of one state gets convicted of a drunk driving offense in another state, the driver's home state will be notified. The type of action that the driver's home state will take will vary from state to state.

Texas DUI DWI Laws and BAC limits

ALL DRIVERS - BAC LIMIT = 0.08%
In the State of Texas it is crime for ANY driver to drive with a BAC (blood alcohol content - concentration) of 0.08% and above.

COMMERCIAL DRIVERS - BAC LIMIT = 0.04%
It is a crime for commercial vehicle operators to drive with a BAC (blood alcohol content - concentration) of 0.04% or above.

MINOR (under the age of 21) - BAC LIMIT = 0.01%
It is a crime for persons under 21 years of age to drive with a BAC (blood alcohol content - concentration) of 0.01% or above.

It is a crime to refuse to submit to a chemical test in Texas and implied consent laws are enforced.

!! CAUTION - Driving Ability Impaired !!

You can be prosecuted in Texas without driving while you are over the legal prescribed bac limit.

Under Texas law, it is unlawful to drive with a BAC limit above the per se laws OR to drive while impaired under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs.

Under this law the prosecution must show that the driver was IMPAIRED by alcohol and/or drugs. The level of impairment is usually based on observations and evidence of driving ability (or rather inability), physical appearance, field sobriety tests and any other relevant evidence which can help prove a persons driving ability was indeed impaired. Different amounts of alcohol can affect people in different ways, what may impair one persons driving ability and make them feel drunk, might not necessarily impair another persons driving ability.

Observations from a law enforcement officer that may lead to being stopped and arrested include:

  • Making a turn too widely or narrowly
  • Using two lanes, stradling the center line
  • Almost hitting someone or something
  • Weaving or drifting from one side of the road to another
  • Driving too slowly and being overly cautious
  • Driving too close to vehicle in front
  • Driving ON the center lines
  • Erratic braking
  • Swerving to correct course of vehicle

You can be charged with an offence regardless of your BAC level, as long as impairment can be proved to the legal extent necessary.

A skilled drunk driving attorney can help you defend any charges against you

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Penalties for DUI DWI - Drunk Driving in Texas

Texas is a state with a ten-year ‘washout period,’ also known as a 'look back period', this means that a prior conviction is not admissible after ten years. If it is ten years and one day since a driver was convicted of DUI, that driver will be considered a first-time offender. If a driver commits a DUI within ten years of the first DUI, they are considered guilty of a second offense and are subjected to harsher punishments.

First DWI - Drunk Driving Conviction - MISDEMEANOR

The penalty for a first DWI - drunk driving conviction in Texas:

Second DWI - Drunk Driving Conviction - MISDEMEANOR

The penalty for a second DWI - drunk driving conviction in Texas:

Third DWI - Drunk Driving Conviction - felony

The penalty for a third DWI - drunk driving conviction in Texas:

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Implied consent LAWS

Implied Consent Chemical Testing

It is a crime to refuse to submit to a chemical test in Texas and implied consent laws are enforced.

Penalties for refusing to submit to a chemical test in Texas

In Texas, if the accused refuses to take a chemical test of their blood, breath or urine, their drivers license will be suspended/revoked.

In addition to the penalties for DUI, you will face:

FIRST CHEMICAL TEST REFUSAL

  • 180 days drivers license suspension

SECOND AND SUBSEQUENT REFUSALS

  • 2 years drivers license suspension

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Minimum liability insurance requirements for private passenger vehicles in the state of Texas

The minimum mandatory liability insurance coverage required in the state of Texas for private passenger vehicles is (25/50/25). This equates to the following liability coverage:

  • $25,000 bodily injury liability (BIL) per person
  • $50,000 for two or more people in one accident
  • $25,000 property damage liability (PDL) coverage

What is (BIL) Bodily Injury Liability insurance?

(BIL) Bodily Injury Liability insurance coverage will pay for serious and permanent injury or death to other people when a crash is caused by the insured. An auto insurance company will pay for injuries up to the limits specified in an insurance policy and will provide legal representation for the insured in the event someone tries to sue them.

What is (PDL) Property Damage Liability insurance?

(PDL) Property Damage Liability insurance coverage pays for damages an insured driver or members of an insured drivers family cause (and are liable for) to other people's property in a crash involving a motor vehicle.

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Protect your rights! Talk to a local DUI lawyer

Texas DUI cases tend to move quickly through the system, and there may be important deadlines that affect your right to assert certain defenses or call witnesses. It’s important that you understand the process your Texas drunk driving case will follow and the important requirements and deadlines before you take any action—but you can’t afford to delay.

Talk to a local Texas Drunk Driving Attorney as soon as possible to gather important information such as:

• What penalties do you face if convicted of DUI in Texas?
• What are the indirect penalties, such as increased insurance rates and diminished job opportunities in Texas?
• Does Texas have a mandatory ignition interlock device law?
• Was your breathalyzer or blood alcohol content (BAC) test properly administered in accordance with Texas laws and procedures ?
• When and how can you get your driver’s license reinstated in Texas?

It’s easy to make mistakes under pressure, so make sure that you have the information you need to make good, educated decisions during this process. Contact a local Texas criminal defense attorney specialising in Texas drunk driving laws today.

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Useful Texas DUI DWI Links:

DWI - Drunk Driving Laws in Texas

Texas Drivers Manual

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Latest Texas DWI News

NC starts over on ignition devices for DWI drivers - Greenville Daily Reflector


NC starts over on ignition devices for DWI drivers
Greenville Daily Reflector
AP MORRISVILLE, NC (AP) -- A Texas company that makes machines to test the sobriety of convicted drunken drivers before they start their cars will get ...
DMV to revisit ignition lockNews & Observer

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Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:57:04 GMT+00:00

Southlake Dad Falls Asleep Behind Wheel with Cocaine, Daughter In Car - 33 KDAF-TV


Dallas Morning News

Southlake Dad Falls Asleep Behind Wheel with Cocaine, Daughter In Car
33 KDAF-TV
Dearing said the DWI charge stems from drugs, not alcohol. Both the DWI and possession of a controlled substance offenses are state jail felonies, ...
PD: Dad Drunk & Asleep Behind Wheel w/Child In CarCBS 11
Cops: Dad Passes Out with Daughter, Drugs in CarFOX 4 News

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Sat, 13 Mar 2010 03:17:14 GMT+00:00

Spring break DWI crackdown starts - Marshall News Messenger


Spring break DWI crackdown starts
Marshall News Messenger
This is about the third year the sheriff's office was invited by the Texas Department of Transportation to participate in the crackdown. ...


Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:01:04 GMT+00:00

Cops and Courts - Albany Times Union


Albany Times Union

Cops and Courts
Albany Times Union
ALBANY -- Police will be out this weekend in a DWI blanket patrol looking for motorists who celebrate too much after St. Patrick's Day parades or at holiday ...

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Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:12:44 GMT+00:00

Woman gets 12 years in deaths of man and daughter - Houston Chronicle


Woman gets 12 years in deaths of man and daughter
Houston Chronicle
According to Harris County criminal records, Sagastisado received a 10-day jail sentence in March 2005 after pleading guilty in a DWI arrest. ...

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Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:47:14 GMT+00:00

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