Tex. Penal Code Section 49.045
Driving While Intoxicated with Child Passenger


(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.

Source: Section 49.045 — Driving While Intoxicated with Child Passenger, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/PE/htm/PE.­49.­htm#49.­045 (accessed Apr. 20, 2024).

Accessed:
Apr. 20, 2024

§ 49.045’s source at texas​.gov