Is it possible to get a Public Intoxication while sitting in the passenger seat of a motor vehicle?
My friend was pulled over and arrested for a DWI. I was in the passenger seat not causing any trouble. The sheriff then issued me a ticket for public intoxication and then arrested me and took me to jail. I was told that I could not call anyone to just come pick me up and that I had to go to jail. What are my options?
This happens all the time in Texas. But you can fight the case.
In Texas they must prove you were in public and that you were a danger to yourself or others.
Officers often get frustrated or don't want to wait on someone to come and pick up passengers so they just arrest everyone.
Fight the case and get it off your record.
In Texas they must prove you were in public and that you were a danger to yourself or others.
Officers often get frustrated or don't want to wait on someone to come and pick up passengers so they just arrest everyone.
Fight the case and get it off your record.
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