{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-penal-code-49.045","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Penal Code § 49.045","heading":"DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED WITH CHILD PASSENGER.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if:\n(1) the person is intoxicated while operating a motor vehicle in a public place; and\n(2) the vehicle being operated by the person is occupied by a passenger who is younger than 15 years of age.\n(b) An offense under this section is a state jail felony.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 787, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.","path":["PENAL CODE","TITLE 10. OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND MORALS","CHAPTER 49. INTOXICATION AND ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE OFFENSES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PE/htm/PE.49.htm#49.045","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:34Z","sha256":"035be6fc76b3672479b12efac9414787caf8b30320e254046de618b85a377324","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-penal-code-49.04","next":"us-tx/tex.-penal-code-49.05"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}