Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
PENAL CODE |
Title 10. OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND MORALS |
Chapter 49. INTOXICATION AND ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE OFFENSES |
Sec. 49.045. DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED WITH CHILD PASSENGER
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(a) A person commits an offense if:
(1) the person is intoxicated while operating a motor vehicle in a public place; and
(2) the vehicle being operated by the person is occupied by a passenger who is younger than 15 years of age.
(b) An offense under this section is a state jail felony.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 787, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.