{"id":135,"date":"2022-04-15T10:08:06","date_gmt":"2022-04-15T10:08:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdsourcelawyers.com\/texas-statutes\/?page_id=135"},"modified":"2022-05-12T05:58:08","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T05:58:08","slug":"texas-penal-code-49-04-driving-while-intoxicated","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/crowdsourcelawyers.com\/texas-statutes\/texas-penal-code-49-04-driving-while-intoxicated\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Penal Code 49.04 Driving While Intoxicated"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-l2096t93-69e3a1dbec98915a50012843b121ac44\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-l2096t93-69e3a1dbec98915a50012843b121ac44{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-l2096t93-69e3a1dbec98915a50012843b121ac44 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-l2096t93-69e3a1dbec98915a50012843b121ac44 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-l2096t93-69e3a1dbec98915a50012843b121ac44 av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first '><div class='av-subheading av-subheading_above'><p>Texas<\/p>\n<\/div><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Texas Penal Code  \u00a7 49.04<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-slx9j-562e70906c58048ce55b4488933f0ebc\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-slx9j-562e70906c58048ce55b4488933f0ebc{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-slx9j-562e70906c58048ce55b4488933f0ebc hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ky9nj-7c77e1c373d7fa99cd2bb8d1669f81b0 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><a href=\"https:\/\/crowdsourcelawyers.com\/\">CrowdSourceLawyers.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-hobif-3dc7eef55efbb41e0d9f7e0f39d1054d\">\n#top .avia_search_element.av-hobif-3dc7eef55efbb41e0d9f7e0f39d1054d .av_searchform_wrapper{\nborder-color:#edae44;\nbackground-color:#edae44;\n}\n#top .avia_search_element.av-hobif-3dc7eef55efbb41e0d9f7e0f39d1054d #s.av-input-field{\nfont-size:20px;\n}\n#top .avia_search_element.av-hobif-3dc7eef55efbb41e0d9f7e0f39d1054d .av-input-field-icon.av-search-icon{\nfont-size:20px;\n}\n#top .avia_search_element.av-hobif-3dc7eef55efbb41e0d9f7e0f39d1054d .av-input-field-icon.av-search-icon.avia-svg-icon svg:first-child{\nheight:20px;\nwidth:20px;\n}\n#top .avia_search_element.av-hobif-3dc7eef55efbb41e0d9f7e0f39d1054d #searchsubmit{\nbackground-color:#edae44;\n}\n#top .avia_search_element.av-hobif-3dc7eef55efbb41e0d9f7e0f39d1054d .av_searchsubmit_wrapper{\nbackground-color:#edae44;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia_search_element av-hobif-3dc7eef55efbb41e0d9f7e0f39d1054d  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_hr '><search><form action='https:\/\/crowdsourcelawyers.com\/texas-statutes\/' id='searchform_element' method='get' class='' data-element_id='av-hobif-3dc7eef55efbb41e0d9f7e0f39d1054d' ><div class='av_searchform_wrapper'><input type='search' value='' id='s' name='s' placeholder='Search Texas Statutes' aria-label='Search Texas Statutes' class='av-input-field ' required \/><div class='av_searchsubmit_wrapper '><input type='submit' value='Find' id='searchsubmit' class='button ' title='View results on search page' aria-label='View results on search page' \/><\/div><input type='hidden' name='numberposts' value='10' \/><input type='hidden' name='results_hide_fields' value='meta,image' \/><\/div><\/form><\/search><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-8vxun-19398acf1a20487db4639e70a051ca61\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-8vxun-19398acf1a20487db4639e70a051ca61{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-8vxun-19398acf1a20487db4639e70a051ca61 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_avia_sc_search  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-l209d4x7-1eda66750f351886017421f81bdbaa92 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Texas Penal Code &#8211; PENAL \u00a7 49.04. 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