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Guides to Texas court requirements

What the statute behind your order actually says: the penalty, the deadline, and the class that clears the requirement. Written for someone holding the paperwork for the first time.

Texas DWI laws and penalties

What Texas law sets for a first, second and third DWI: offense level, fine cap, jail range, license suspension, and the class deadline that follows.

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  • First DWI in Texas

    A first Texas DWI is a Class B misdemeanor: up to $2,000, 72 hours to 180 days in jail, a suspension of 90 days and up, plus a $3,000 state fine.

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  • Second DWI in Texas

    A second Texas DWI is a Class A misdemeanor: 30 days to one year in jail, a $4,000 fine cap, at least 180 days off the road, and the 32-hour class.

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  • Third and fourth DWI in Texas

    A third Texas DWI is a third-degree felony: two to ten years in prison and up to $10,000. What a fourth adds, and what felony probation requires.

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  • DWI vs DUI in Texas

    DWI is Penal Code section 49.04 and applies at any age. DUI is a separate minor-only offense taking any detectable alcohol: lower penalty, different class.

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  • The Texas DWI process

    The Texas DWI process step by step: the 15-day ALR hearing window, arraignment and bond, plea or trial, sentencing, and the class due before the 181st day.

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  • DWI expungement in Texas

    A Texas DWI conviction cannot be expunged. What chapter 55A reaches, what an order of nondisclosure seals, and the 2-year and 5-year waiting periods.

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  • Texas ignition interlock law

    When Texas requires an ignition interlock: bond on a repeat charge, probation at 0.15 or with a prior, and an occupational license. How long, and the cost.

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  • What a DWI costs in Texas

    What a Texas DWI costs, line by line: the $3,000 state fine, $270 in court costs, the $75 class, a $100 reinstatement fee, and the interlock lease.

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  • Which class does your court order mean?

    DWI-E, DWI-I, DOEP, AEPM, VIP, BIPP or anger management: what each acronym on a Texas court order means, how many hours it runs, and what it costs.

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  • Texas license reinstatement after a DWI

    Getting a Texas license back: $100 or $125 per enforcement action, the class that has to reach your record first, and a two-year SR-22.

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