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BOATING WHILE INTOXICATED

Boating While Intoxicated (BWI), In Texas Is When A Person Is Intoxicated While Operating A Watercraft.

Boating While Intoxicated offense is a class B misdemeanor that holds a minimum term of 72 hours confinement (Except as provided by Section 49.09 of the Texas Penal Code).

If you’ve been arrested for Boating While Intoxicated, you need a BWI lawyer quickly.

If you’ve been arrested for Boating While Intoxicated, call us 24/7 and we will aggressively fight to try to keep your boating and driver licenses.

We aggressively fights Boating While Intoxicated charges.

The attorneys at Law Offices of Gary Trichter, have years of experience with Boating While Intoxicated cases on Texas waterways including those in Houston, Conroe, Galveston, League City and Livingston.

We understand that a Boating While Intoxicated arrest can damage your valuable reputation in the same way that a DWI or DUI arrest can.

In fact, the penalties for BWI are the same as DWI and hold same negative impact on your career and family.

A Boating While Intoxicated Arrest Can Happen to Anyone.

Be a responsible watercraft captain and ensure the safety of your passengers:

  1. Don’t overindulging while enjoying yourself on Texas waters.
  2. Always wear a life vest and keep plenty of them on board for every passenger.
  3. If you’re going to treat guests on your boat, don’t drink.

But you can still be wrongly arrested for boating while intoxicated.

Imagine being at sea for 15 hours while fishing or water skiing and a law enforcement vessel approaches your boat for a safety inspection.

After the officer asks to see the number of life preservers on board, the discussion turns quickly to the smell of alcohol coming from your breath.

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SOBRIETY TEST ON SEA LEGS 

You’re whisked off your boat and onto the law enforcement vessel and taken ashore.

Once on shore, you’re given 15 minutes to shed your “sea legs” and then asked to stand on one leg, walk a straight line, and tilt your head back while closing your eyes.

The officers claim that because you don’t have your normal balance, you are guilty of boating while intoxicated.

This scenario is based on actual cases where someone was unfairly arrested for Boating While Intoxicated.


Original Board-Certified DWI Specialist Gary Trichter Earned the Distinction of Being The 1st Board-Certified DWI Specialist in Texas

At the forefront of the industry stands our visionary founder, Gary Trichter. He earned the distinction of being the very first Board-Certified DWI Specialist in Texas. This certification is only given by the National College of DUI Defense (NCDD) which is recognized by the American Bar Association. 

Gary has spoken at hundreds of seminars on DWI and has taught lawyers, judges, and prosecutors about DWI law. Gary co-authored the textbook Texas Drunk Driving Law and is leading the way with unparalleled expertise in the field.

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BOATING WHILE INTOXICATED LAWYERS WHO PRACTICE ALL OVER TEXAS

The Boating While Intoxicated lawyers at Law Offices of Gary Trichter can help if you’ve been arrested for Boating While Intoxicated on Lake Conroe, Lake Livingston, Lake Summerville, Lake Fork Reservoir, Lake Texoma, Lake Granbury, Lake Travis, Eagle Mountain Lake, Lake Palestine, Lake o’ the Pines, Possum Kingdom Lake, Lake Cypress Springs, Richland Chambers Reservoir and Lake Athens.

Contact us if you’ve been arrested in Matagorda Bay, Galveston Bay, Aransas Bay, Baffin Bay, Copano Bay, Nueces Bay or Oso Bay.

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