William B. Mange

Criminal Defense Lawyer in Austin, Texas

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April 27, 2005

The DWI Lawyers’ Employment Relief Act of 2005

House Members Smith and Todd Baxter have called House Bill 51 “A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the punishment prescribed for and conditions of
community supervision imposed on certain persons who commit
intoxication offenses.”

That’s a typically long-winded title that should be called: The Legislature Wants You To Have More Reasons NOT TO BLOW!! (the subtitle should be “The DWI Lawyers’ Employment Relief Act of 2005").

The law now is that for a first time offender regardless of what you blow (if you make the mistake of blowing) that you will be charged with a Class B Misdemeanor.

House Bill 51 would change that. The first thing HB51 would be that, IF YOU BLOW A .15, then even a first time offender would have a Class A Misdemeanor which carries double the jail time (up to a year) and double the fine (up to $4,000).

So why in the world would you blow? I gave several reasons not to blow at my January 21, 2005 blog. HB51 gives even more reasons not to blow.

The link below will help you search for HB 51. Just click on the link and type “HB51” in and hit enter.

http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlo/legislation/bill_status.htm

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