Licensing

10 · Alcohol and drugs

Zero tolerance, DUI, and DWI.

0.00 m · 30.77 m if you master this set · 7 cards · Elenchus · seeded from DL-7 · Texas DPS Driver Handbook, January 2026

• 01

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  What effects does the use of marijuana and amphetamine have on driving?

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  Marijuana impairs concentration, judgment, and the sensory and perceptual skills needed to drive. Amphetamines can keep a driver awake but make them less coordinated, edgy, and more crash-prone; a false sense of alertness is often followed by fatigue.

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• 02

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  What is the penalty for being convicted of driving while intoxicated?

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  Adult first offense: fine up to $2,000, 72 hours to 180 days in jail, and a 90- to 365-day license suspension. Second: up to $4,000, 30 days to 1 year, 180 days to 2 years. Third: felony, up to $10,000, 2 to 10 years in TDCJ. DWI with a passenger under 15, intoxication assault, and intoxication manslaughter carry higher penalties. Legal intoxication is BAC 0.08 or loss of normal mental or physical faculties.

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• 03

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  What are the penalties for minors (persons under the age of 21) convicted of Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol?

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  Zero tolerance: any detectable amount. First: Class C, fine up to $500, 20–40 hours community service, alcohol-awareness course, and a license suspension. Second: longer service. Third (17–20): Class B, possible jail, and a one-year suspension or 90 days with an interlock. Under 17 a third offense may go to juvenile court.

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• 04

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  What are the penalties for minors (persons under the age of 21) convicted of non-driving alcohol-related offenses?

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  First: Class C, fine up to $500, 8–12 hours community service, alcohol-awareness course, 30-day suspension. Second: 20–40 hours and 60-day suspension. Third under 17: similar or juvenile court. Third at 17–20: Class B, $250–$2,000, 40–60 hours, up to 180 days jail, 180-day suspension.

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• 05

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  Zero-tolerance DUI for a minor?

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  Any detectable amount of alcohol. A minor is anyone under 21. It is also illegal for a minor to purchase, attempt to purchase, consume, or possess alcohol.

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• 06

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  Legal intoxication for a driver 21 or older in Texas?

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  BAC of 0.08 or more, or any amount that results in the loss of normal use of mental or physical faculties.

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• 07

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  Open container in a vehicle?

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  Illegal to possess an open alcoholic beverage in the passenger area on a public highway, whether the vehicle is moving, stopped, or parked. Fine up to $500.

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