Avoid DWIs
Thursday, July 24th, 2008Tips for avoiding a DWI
- Obviously Don’t drink and drive
- Call a taxi
- Call a friend
- Drink alcohol at home
- Car pool with a designated driver
- Take a Breathalyzer before leaving to drive
Archive for July, 2008
Public Intoxication Section 49.02 Texas Penal Code
Thursday, July 24th, 2008Chapter 49 of the TPC lists the intoxication and alcoholic beverage offenses. 49.02 covers Public Intoxication or PI. Someone is guilty of PI if they appear in public while intoxicated to the degree that they might endanger theirself or another. This can be defended against if the alcohol was given for therapeutic purposes and as a part of medical treatment by a licensed doctor.
San Antonio DWI Info
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008San Antonio DWI
Operating a vehicle after license suspension.
Usually every DWI arrest involves a Texas driver’s license suspension action. When persons are arrested for DWI, they are asked to undergo a breath test at the police station. San Antonio DWI charges end up in a suspended license in most cases. If that person refuses to perform the breath test, their license is suspended for 6 months or 180 days. However, if one submits to the test and registers a BAC content of .08 percent or more, their license is suspended for a minimum of 90 days after the breath test. With either license suspension, everyone is issued a 40-day temp. Some sentences in DWI cases for arrested suspects with previous convictions involve additional suspensions spanning 6 - 24 months. In Texas, operating a vehicle after a suspended license, can lead to a new arrestable offense with a possible jail sentence of up to 6 months.
San Antonio DWI Information
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008DWI means Driving While Intoxicated
Section 49.06 of the Texas Penal Code encompasses San Antonio DWI offenses. The offense occurs when a person is intoxicated while operating a motor vehicle in a public place. Intoxicated means not having the normal use of your mental or physical functions because of alcohol and/or other controlled substances. Also, in subsection B, the familiar alcohol concentration of .08 can complete the requisite of intoxication for a DWI.
Chapter 49 of the Code covers various types of motor vehicles which can also be included under DWI.
