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Your Dallas DWI Lawyer wants you to be well informed. We are providing the Texas Code (excerpts of the actual Texas DWI law) to keep you abreast of the latest new DWI laws in the State of Texas.

Note: These excerpts are for informational purposes only. Please consult your Dallas DWI Lawyer for legal advice if you are facing issues with the DWI (also known as DUI) law in Texas.

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§ 724.042. ISSUES AT HEARING

The issues at a hearing under this subchapter are whether:
(1) reasonable suspicion or probable cause existed to stop or arrest the person;

(2) probable cause existed to believe that the person was:
(A) operating a motor vehicle in a public place while [0] intoxicated [0] ; or
(B) operating a watercraft powered with an engine having a manufacturer's rating of 50 horsepower or above while [0] intoxicated [0] ;

(3) the person was placed under arrest by the officer and was requested to submit to the taking of a specimen; and

(4) the person refused to submit to the taking of a specimen on request of the officer.

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 444, § 12, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.