Keeping You Informed: Effective 09/01/2011, the Texas legislature passed the Abdallah Khader Act. This bill makes driving while intoxicated with a blood-alcohol content level of 0.15% a Class A misdemeanor (which carries a penalty of up to a year in jail instead of a maximum of 180 days). The bill also makes the crime of intoxication assault, in which the victim is left in a vegetative state, a second-degree felony (which carries a penalty of two to 20 years instead of two to 10 years).

Texas DWI & Child Endangerment

Driving While Intoxicated with a Minor in the Vehicle

Texas law differentiates between a standard Driving While Intoxicated charge and a DWI with a minor in the vehicle. A DWI with a minor charge is extremely serious. This charge is considered a type of child endangerment, and can be punished by fines up to $10,000 and two years in prison. If an officer stops you and decides you are intoxicated to any extent with a child in your vehicle, you can be charged with DWI with a minor, even if you have not failed a field sobriety or breathalyzer test.

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If you or someone you love is facing a DWI with a minor accusation, it is imperative that you seek out an experienced DWI attorney. The consequences for a conviction of these charges are severe, and fighting them will be a difficult legal battle. Breathalyzer tests are notoriously inaccurate, and you need an experienced Texas lawyer that can fight against such evidence used to support a false accusation. So if you have been charged with DWI with a minor, let our attorneys prove that the child in your car was safe and that you were not intoxicated. Contact the attorneys at Grossman Law Offices and make sure your trial is a fair one.


Related articles:
DWI Penalties
Under 21 DUIs & DWIs

Questions answered in this article:
Can I be charged with a felony on my first DWI?
I was arrested for a DWI with a minor in the car, am I going to lose custody?


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