sjfcontrol wrote:TexasAggie09 wrote:I agree but I'm not willing to risk x years of my life to find out if the officer that just pulled me over has the same definition of "intoxicated" that I do, ya know?sjfcontrol wrote:I can understand (kinda) an officer that is not intimately familiar with CHL laws, but one that is unfamiliar with the definition of intoxication has a serious professional issue (In my opinion, of course!TexasAggie09 wrote:With the definition of "intoxicated" not clearly defined in the same section as the stuff about carrying with alcohol, I don't want to leave it up to an officer having a bad day to smell the single beer I drank and ruin my life for carrying. If I am carrying and want to drink, I go back to my vehicle, lock it up in the lock box, and go drink. At home I do what I want.)
OK, but by the same logic, better not drive, then, either!
Oh, and by the way...Sec. 12.21. CLASS A MISDEMEANOR. An individual adjudged guilty of a Class A misdemeanor shall be punished by:
(1) a fine not to exceed $4,000;
(2) confinement in jail for a term not to exceed one year; or
(3) both such fine and confinement.
I'm not sure I understand the jump to logic of not driving you mentioned. Most other laws are more clearly defined such as BAC of 0.08 etc. I haven't been convinced that there is such numerical definition dealing with carrying and alcohol.
Since I didn't give my life story, I defaulted to the possible jail time argument, but there are several other things in my life that will be immediately ruined if I come home with a class A misdemeanor. That's enough reason for me.