Tex. Codes » Penal Code · TITLE 10. OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND MORALS · CHAPTER 49. INTOXICATION AND ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE OFFENSES
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Tex. Penal Code § 49.065 (2026)

Assembling Or Operating An Amusement Ride While Intoxicated

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Sec. 49.065. ASSEMBLING OR OPERATING AN AMUSEMENT RIDE WHILE INTOXICATED. (a) A person commits an offense if the person is intoxicated while operating an amusement ride or while assembling a mobile amusement ride.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c) and Section 49.09, an offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor with a minimum term of confinement of 72 hours.

(c) If it is shown on the trial of an offense under this section that at the time of the offense the person operating the amusement ride or assembling the mobile amusement ride had an open container of alcohol in the person's immediate possession, the offense is a Class B misdemeanor with a minimum term of confinement of six days.

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1364, Sec. 9, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.

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Cited in 1 case, 2020–2020 · leading case: State v. Trenton Kyle Green, 613 S.W.3d 571 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2020).
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State v. Trenton Kyle Green, 613 S.W.3d 571 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2020). “15 percent or more in person’s blood, breath, or urine specimen); TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 49.065(c) (increases from class B misdemeanor to class B misdemeanor with minimum six days’ incarceration in county jail); TEX.”
Tex. Penal Code § 49.065(c): 1 case
State v. Trenton Kyle Green, 613 S.W.3d 571 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2020). “15 percent or more in person’s blood, breath, or urine specimen); TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 49.065(c) (increases from class B misdemeanor to class B misdemeanor with minimum six days’ incarceration in county jail); TEX.”
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