{"id":898,"date":"2015-04-17T16:41:04","date_gmt":"2015-04-17T20:41:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.boatsmartexam.com\/?post_type=article&#038;p=646"},"modified":"2015-12-14T15:26:41","modified_gmt":"2015-12-14T15:26:41","slug":"texas-laws-for-boating-under-the-influence","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.boatsmartexam.com\/knowledge-base\/article\/texas-laws-for-boating-under-the-influence\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas&#8217; Laws for Boating Under the Influence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It is illegal to operate any boat (including boats, personal watercraft (PWCs), waterskis, sailboats, sailboards or other similar devices) while under the influence of an impairing substance, such as alcohol or drugs.<\/p>\n<p><b>In Texas, a person is considered to be under the influence if they:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Have a Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) level of 0.08 or higher.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In Texas, a person convicted of boating under the influence will be subject to the following penalties:<\/p>\n<p><b>On a first conviction: <\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A fine of up to $2,000 and\/or;<\/li>\n<li>Imprisonment for up to 180 days.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>On a second conviction:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A fine of up to $4,000 and\/or;<\/li>\n<li>Imprisonment for up to 1 year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>On a third conviction:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A fine of up to $10,000 and\/or ;<\/li>\n<li>Imprisonment from 2-10 years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Implied Consent<\/h2>\n<p>Any person operating a boat on Texas waterways is deemed to have given consent to a test or to tests to determine if they are under the influence of alcohol and\/or drugs.<\/p>\n<p>Refusal to submit to testing can result in suspension of the operator&#8217;s driver\u2019s license for a minimum of 180 days.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","article-category":[10],"article-tag":[271,22,83,124,247],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v14.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Texas&#039; Laws for Boating Under the Influence<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The laws and penalties involved with boating under the influence of alcohol and\/or drugs in the state of Texas, including fines and implied consent laws.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow\" \/>\n<meta name=\"googlebot\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"bingbot\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boatsmartexam.com\/knowledge-base\/article\/texas-laws-for-boating-under-the-influence\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Texas&#039; Laws for Boating Under the Influence\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The laws and penalties involved with boating under the influence of alcohol and\/or drugs in the state of Texas, including fines and implied consent laws.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.boatsmartexam.com\/knowledge-base\/article\/texas-laws-for-boating-under-the-influence\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"BOATsmart! 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