{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-alcoholic-beverage-code-101.63","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 101.63","heading":"SALE OR DELIVERY TO CERTAIN PERSONS.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if the person with criminal negligence sells an alcoholic beverage to an habitual drunkard or an intoxicated or insane person.\n(a-1) A person commits an offense if the person with criminal negligence delivers for commercial purposes an alcoholic beverage to an intoxicated person.\n(b) Except as provided in Subsection (c) of this section, a violation of this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500, by confinement in jail for not more than one year, or by both.\n(c) If a person has been previously convicted of a violation of this section or of Section 106.03 of this code, a violation is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $1,000, by confinement in jail for not more than one year, or by both.\nActs 1977, 65th Leg., p. 495, ch. 194, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 508, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.\nAmended by:\nActs 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 441 (S.B. 1450), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2019.\nActs 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 441 (S.B. 1450), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2019.","path":["ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CODE","TITLE 4. REGULATORY AND PENAL PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 101. GENERAL CRIMINAL PROVISIONS","SUBCHAPTER D. MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/AL/htm/AL.101.htm#101.63","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:52Z","sha256":"69cbcd67695a67a005a814b85faad815345bec5fdd142b41a20fc7904e32d6f4","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-alcoholic-beverage-code-101.61","next":"us-tx/tex.-alcoholic-beverage-code-101.64"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}