The ABC (Alcoholic Beverage Code) of Texas DUI enforcement gives the TABC (Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission) the authority to enforce Texas Dram Shop Laws against venues licensed to serve alcohol. This means that after a Texas DUI crash, if the TABC can discover which venue served the drunk driver the alcohol that led to your wreck, the TABC can do the following.
“How does this help me after my Texas DUI crash?” you may ask. Well, it doesn’t really help you directly. You may derive some satisfaction from seeing the place lose its license and receive some bad publicity. But TABC fines are not very large, and it requires more than one violation before the venue will lose its license.
If you intend to obtain any compensation personally for your injury, you’ll need the aid of an experienced Texas DUI liability attorney. Your attorney could use the evidence of the TABC enforcement action in your claim to help show the venue’s negligence. Your skilled Texas DUI liability attorney would need to file a civil claim against the venue directly for the full value of your losses from the Texas DUI crash. And alcohol-serving establishments have access to a “safe harbor” defense that requires in-depth knowledge and extensive experience to overturn.
So call us today if you’re the victim of a Texas DUI crash. Our experienced Texas DUI liability attorneys have more than a decade of experience holding drunk drivers and the venues that served them accountable for the harm done to innocent victims and their families. Your case evaluation consultation is free.