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Can a person be charged with a felony DWI if there is child in the vehicle when they are arrested by the police?

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Can a person be charged with a felony DWI if there is child in the vehicle when they are arrested by the police?

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Yes. Effective September 1, 2003, the 78TH Texas Legislature passed a law that makes a DWI punishable as a felony, if there is a child younger than fourteen (14) years old in the vehicle when a person is stopped and arrested.