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  1. 06-17-2011, 12:06 PM #1
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    anyone know dwi laws in texas

    wife got a dwi the other night. checking online time it seems there is a min jail time of 72 hours. I never heard of mandatory jail time for a 1st offense. is this correct?
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    Shitty deal on the dwi, not sure on laws there. Here in Canada there is no mandatory jail unless you commit another crime too.
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    Should only be 24-36 hours, unless it happened over a weekend. There is no minimum that I know of.
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    well she was on for about 16 hours when she got arrested and had to wait for the judge to get bail. But like i said looking online it talks about suspending the license and jail time from 72hours to 30 days
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    get a lawyer and try to get the charges lessened to a dui, caught a dwi 10 years ago in ny blew a 1.8 6 hours after being arrested did an overnight and made bail was the longest night of my life. good luck to your wife and say hello to insurance increase
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    Jail time is usually suspended for first timers, unless they have a lot of other infractions. Waiting for the judge is common; she got out pretty quick actually. As for the license, a good lawyer can help her keep it if she needs one.
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    we made some call to lawyers that were recommended. We are waiting to hear back. She got stopped for speeding 7mph over the limit on the corner by the apartment. She could see home from where they arrested her. She knows this is going to be expensive. She is already talking about getting ride of the mercedes for a cheap car. This was her first ticket ever and 2nd time ever stopped by the cops
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    Did you get remarried or do you actually care about your soon to be ex?

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    when i lived in west Texas i got pulled over about once a month for 5 over on the freeway
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    Quote Originally Posted by gixxerboy1 View Post
    wife got a dwi the other night. checking online time it seems there is a min jail time of 72 hours. I never heard of mandatory jail time for a 1st offense. is this correct?
    Thought u said she "took u to the cleaners" or something like that.
    Karma?
    Does she want to cry on your shoulder now?
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    Quote Originally Posted by First Timer 42 View Post
    Thought u said she "took u to the cleaners" or something like that.
    Karma?
    Does she want to cry on your shoulder now?
    no someone else made that comment about that me sleeping on a friends couch.
    Actually her and i have been getting along for the last few months. Talking almost everyday. We are friends dont know if we will get back together or not.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hazard View Post
    Did you get remarried or do you actually care about your soon to be ex?

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    6 months ago i wouldnt care less and would have laughed at her for it. We have become friends again
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    Quote Originally Posted by gixxerboy1 View Post
    6 months ago i wouldnt care less and would have laughed at her for it. We have become friends again
    gotcha..... be careful man.....

    fool you once - shame on her. Fool you twice - shame on you.....

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    72 hours is the min for first time offense.

    If you are lucky, you might be able to swing a mandatory DWI education class instead of the license suspension. The fine is a max of 2000.

    Good luck.
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    Texas dont play around.I wish your wife luck.
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