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What effects does the use of marijuana and amphetamine have on driving?
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.
What is the penalty for being convicted of driving while intoxicated?
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.
What are the penalties for minors (persons under the age of 21) convicted of Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol?
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.
What are the penalties for minors (persons under the age of 21) convicted of non-driving alcohol-related offenses?
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.
Zero-tolerance DUI for a minor?
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.
Legal intoxication for a driver 21 or older in Texas?
BAC of 0.08 or more, or any amount that results in the loss of normal use of mental or physical faculties.
