Texas Penal Code

§ 49.061 — BOATING WHILE INTOXICATED WITH CHILD PASSENGER

PE § 49.061Title 10. OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND MORALS · Ch. 49. INTOXICATION AND ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE OFFENSES

(a)A person commits an offense if:

(1)the person is intoxicated while operating a watercraft; and

(2)the watercraft being operated by the person is occupied by a passenger who is younger than 15 years of age.

(b)An offense under this section is a state jail felony.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 813 (H.B. 1163), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.