Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Penal Code § 49.045: DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED WITH CHILD PASSENGER.

Where this section sits in the code

(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.

Collected 2026-08-27T01:47:34Z. Source file · JSON