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Texas Penal Code § 49.08

Intoxication Manslaughter

Intoxication and Alcoholic Beverage Offenses

(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) Except as provided by Section 49.09, an offense under this section is a felony of the second degree.

Official text of the Texas Penal Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1364, Sec. 11, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 662 (H.B. 1212), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2007.

This section refers to

§ 49.09

Sections that refer to this one

Civ. Prac. & Rem. § 41.008Civ. Prac. & Rem. § 104.0035Crim. Proc. Art. 2A.002Crim. Proc. Art. 2B.0154Crim. Proc. Art. 16.23Crim. Proc. Art. 17.441Crim. Proc. Art. 18.01Crim. Proc. Art. 18.067Crim. Proc. Art. 42.0375Crim. Proc. Art. 42A.059Crim. Proc. Art. 42A.102Crim. Proc. Art. 42A.257Crim. Proc. Art. 42A.401Crim. Proc. Art. 42A.408Crim. Proc. Art. 56B.003Fam. § 51.03Fam. § 53.03Fam. § 53.045Fam. § 54.02Fam. § 54.042Gov't § 123.009Health & Safety § 712.009Ins. § 1953.052Parks & Wild. § 12.203§ 3.03§ 49.09§ 49.10§ 49.12Transp. § 521.004Transp. § 521.022Transp. § 521.202Transp. § 521.341Transp. § 521.342Transp. § 521.344Transp. § 521.371Transp. § 524.011Transp. § 524.015Transp. § 524.022Transp. § 524.023Transp. § 524.042Transp. § 543.011Transp. § 724.012