Texas
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State Laws
- Felony DUI
- DUID Zero Tolerance and Per Se Laws
- Cannabis Drug-Impaired Driving Laws
- DUI Child Endangerment Laws
- Enhanced Penalties for High-BAC
- DUI Look-back Periods
- Open Container - Alcohol
- Good Samaritan
- Test Refusal
- 24/7 Programs
- Administrative License Suspension/Revocation
- Sobriety Checkpoints
- Habitual Offender Designation
- Drug Evaluation and Classification Program
- DUI Courts - Standalone
- DUI Courts - Hybrid
- Open Container - Cannabis
- Cannabis Laws (2023)
- DUID: Implied Consent Testing Methods
- DUID Affirmative Defense
- Anti-Plea Bargaining Statutes
- eWarrant Case Study Sites
- Preliminary Breath Test (PBT) Laws
- Lower BAC legislation
- Low BAC
- CARS Implementation
- Ignition Interlocks
- Electronic Warrants (E-warrants) Authorization
- Top Detected Drug Category by State (2021)
- False Identification - Sanctions
- False Identification - Point-of-Sale Policies
- No Refusal Programs
- Oral Fluid Testing
Felony DUI
Third offense
DUID Zero Tolerance and Per Se Laws
Impairment-based statute only
Cannabis Drug-Impaired Driving Laws
No cannabis-specific drugged driving law
DUI Child Endangerment Laws
Enhanced penalties
Enhanced Penalties for High-BAC
0.15
DUI Look-back Periods
Lifetime
Open Container - Alcohol
In compliance with Federal requirements
Good Samaritan
Good Samaritan law enacted
Test Refusal
Administrative penalties
24/7 Programs
No 24/7 legislation
Administrative License Suspension/Revocation
ALS/ALR law enacted
Sobriety Checkpoints
Prohibited
Habitual Offender Designation
No Habitual Offender Law
Drug Evaluation and Classification Program
251-350 DREs
DUI Courts - Standalone
16-20 DUI Courts
DUI Courts - Hybrid
11-20 Hybrid Courts
Open Container - Cannabis
No cannabis open container law
Cannabis Laws (2023)
Non-psychoactive Medical Cannabis (i.e., Cannabidiol - CBD)
DUID: Implied Consent Testing Methods
Blood
DUID Affirmative Defense
No affirmative defense
Anti-Plea Bargaining Statutes
No Data Available
eWarrant Case Study Sites
Authorized to use e-warrants
Preliminary Breath Test (PBT) Laws
No Data Available
Lower BAC legislation
No legislation introduced
Low BAC
No low BAC provisions
CARS Implementation
none
Ignition Interlocks
Mandatory all offender
Electronic Warrants (E-warrants) Authorization
Legislation
Top Detected Drug Category by State (2021)
Stimulants
False Identification - Sanctions
Judicial license suspension/revocation
False Identification - Point-of-Sale Policies
Distinctive License & No Seizure Law
No Refusal Programs
Utilizes No Refusal program
Oral Fluid Testing
Oral fluid testing authorized
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