Tex. Alco. Bev. Code § 106.071 · Chapter 106. PROVISIONS RELATING TO AGE
PUNISHMENT FOR ALCOHOL-RELATED OFFENSE BY MINOR.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) This section applies to an offense under Section 106.02, 106.025, 106.04, 106.05, or 106.07.
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), an offense to which this section applies is a Class C misdemeanor.
(c) If it is shown at the trial of the defendant that the defendant is a minor who is not a child and who has been previously convicted at least twice of an offense to which this section applies, the offense is punishable by:
(1) a fine of not less than $250 or more than $2,000;
(2) confinement in jail for a term not to exceed 180 days; or
(3) both the fine and confinement.
(d) In addition to any fine and any order issued under Section 106.115:
(1) the court shall order a minor placed on deferred disposition for or convicted of an offense to which this section applies to perform community service for:
(A) not less than eight or more than 12 hours, if the minor has not been previously convicted of an offense to which this section applies; or
(B) not less than 20 or more than 40 hours, if the minor has been previously convicted once of an offense to which this section applies; and
(2) the court shall order the Department of Public Safety to suspend the driver's license or permit of a minor convicted of an offense to which this section applies or, if the minor does not have a driver's license or permit, to deny the issuance of a driver's license or permit for:
(A) 30 days, if the minor has not been previously convicted of an offense to which this section applies;
(B) 60 days, if the minor has been previously convicted once of an offense to which this section applies; or
(C) 180 days, if the minor has been previously convicted twice or more of an offense to which this section applies.
(e) Community service ordered under this section must be related to education about or prevention of misuse of alcohol or drugs, as applicable, if programs or services providing that education are available in the community in which the court is located. If programs or services providing that education are not available, the court may order community service that it considers appropriate for rehabilitative purposes.
(f) In this section:
(1) a prior adjudication under Title 3, Family Code, that the minor engaged in conduct described by this section is considered a conviction; and
(2) a prior order of deferred disposition for an offense alleged under this section is considered a conviction.
(g) In this section, "child" has the meaning assigned by Section 51.02, Family Code.
(h) A driver's license suspension under this section takes effect on the 11th day after the date the minor is convicted.
(i) A defendant who is not a child and who has been previously convicted at least twice of an offense to which this section applies is not eligible to receive a deferred disposition or deferred adjudication.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1013, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1207, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 949 (H.B. 1575), Sec. 30, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1004 (H.B. 642), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/AL/htm/AL.106.htm
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This section cites
Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
Alcoholic Beverage Code
- Tex. Alco. Bev. Code § 106.02PURCHASE OF ALCOHOL BY A MINOR.Printed as Section 106.02, 106.025, 106.04, 106.05, or 106.07
- Tex. Alco. Bev. Code § 106.025ATTEMPT TO PURCHASE ALCOHOL BY A MINOR.Printed as Section 106.02, 106.025, 106.04, 106.05, or 106.07
- Tex. Alco. Bev. Code § 106.04CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL BY A MINOR.Printed as Section 106.02, 106.025, 106.04, 106.05, or 106.07
- Tex. Alco. Bev. Code § 106.05POSSESSION OF ALCOHOL BY A MINOR.Printed as Section 106.02, 106.025, 106.04, 106.05, or 106.07
- Tex. Alco. Bev. Code § 106.07MISREPRESENTATION OF AGE BY A MINOR.Printed as Section 106.02, 106.025, 106.04, 106.05, or 106.07
- Tex. Alco. Bev. Code § 106.115ALCOHOL AWARENESS PROGRAM; LICENSE SUSPENSION.Printed as Section 106.115
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Provisions in this library whose text cites Tex. Alco. Bev. Code § 106.071. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
Alcoholic Beverage Code
- Tex. Alco. Bev. Code § 106.02PURCHASE OF ALCOHOL BY A MINOR.Printed as Section 106.071
- Tex. Alco. Bev. Code § 106.025ATTEMPT TO PURCHASE ALCOHOL BY A MINOR.Printed as Section 106.071
- Tex. Alco. Bev. Code § 106.04CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL BY A MINOR.Printed as Section 106.071
- Tex. Alco. Bev. Code § 106.05POSSESSION OF ALCOHOL BY A MINOR.Printed as Section 106.071
- Tex. Alco. Bev. Code § 106.07MISREPRESENTATION OF AGE BY A MINOR.Printed as Section 106.071
- Tex. Alco. Bev. Code § 106.115ALCOHOL AWARENESS PROGRAM; LICENSE SUSPENSION.Printed as Section 106.071(d)
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