DWI In Texas | Texas DWI Penalties and Laws | Drink Driving Penalties

In New York, New Jersey, North Carolina and Texas the laws covering drunk driving are called DWI laws.

Driving while intoxicated (DWI) in Texas also covers driving while under the influence of other drugs and you are considered to be intoxicated in Texas when your BAC (blood alcohol concentration) level is .08% or higher.(See drink driving penalties for definitions)

The minimum jail time for dwi in Texas is 72 hours but this is increased to at least 6 days if the driver is in possession of an open container of alcohol. The driver will also lose his/her licence for a period ranging from 90 days to 1 year for a first offense.

Even if the driver is not subsequently convicted of the dwi offense in Tx there is an administrative revocation of his licence if there is a positive indication of alcohol from a breath or blood test. The administrative revocaton of the licence occurs when a police officer has probable cause to arrest a driver for suspicion of dwi. If the driver’s bac is greater than .08% or refuses to submit to a breath or blood test he is served with the Notice of Suspension and confiscates his driving licence.

via drinkdrivingpenalties.org