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San 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.

DWI 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.