Texas Penal Code - Section 49.08. Intoxication Manslaughter
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§ 49.08. INTOXICATION MANSLAUGHTER. (a) A person commits
an offense if the person:
(1) operates a motor vehicle in a public place,
operates an aircraft, a watercraft, or an amusement ride, or
assembles a mobile amusement ride; and
(2) is intoxicated and by reason of that intoxication
causes the death of another by accident or mistake.
(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the second
degree.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, § 1.01, eff. Sept. 1,
1994. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1364, § 11, eff. Jan.
1, 2000.
Section: 49.031 49.04 49.045 49.05 49.06 49.065 49.07 49.08 49.09 49.10 49.11 49.12 71.01 71.02 71.021
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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