Statute of limitations for DUI in Texas

Rule or statute summary

Run this scenario in DocketMath using the Statute Of Limitations calculator.

In Texas, DUI prosecutions fall under Texas’s general criminal statute of limitations framework in Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, Chapter 12. DocketMath’s statute-of-limitations calculator uses that general/default period rather than a DUI-specific limitation, because no claim-type-specific sub-rule was found in the applicable chapter for DUI as a distinct category.

What this means in practice: the statute-of-limitations deadline can be expressed in years, but the starting point (often tied to the offense date) and any tolling/extension events can change the final “latest filing” deadline. DocketMath helps you model the baseline deadline and see which inputs drive the result. It does not replace a lawyer’s case-specific analysis of tolling, procedural posture, or how/when prosecution is deemed to be commenced.

What DocketMath will compute for Texas DUI (baseline model)

Use the calculator to estimate the latest filing/expiration date based on:

• Offense date (the date you enter for the DUI conduct)
• The Texas general SOL period provided to the calculator (expressed in years, then converted to days for a deadline date)

Checklist of inputs to gather before running the calculator:

Citations

Texas’s criminal statute of limitations is codified in Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, Chapter 12. The controlling statute framework for the general limitation period is within CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Chapter 12.

• Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, Chapter 12 (general SOL framework)
  Source: https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.12.htm

DocketMath jurisdiction data used for this calculator run:

• General SOL Period: 0.0833333333 years
• General Statute: Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, Chapter 12
• Jurisdiction: Texas (US-TX)
  Source for the statutory chapter: https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.12.htm

How the period converts (calculator mechanics):
0.0833333333 years equals 1/12 of a year, which is approximately 1 month. The calculator will convert that period into days and then compute a deadline date by applying it to your entered offense date.

Use the calculator

Use the DocketMath statute-of-limitations tool here: /tools/statute-of-limitations.

Run the Statute Of Limitations calculation in DocketMath, then save the output so it can be audited later: Open the calculator.

If an assumption is uncertain, document it alongside the calculation so the result can be re-run later.

Step-by-step: modeling a Texas DUI baseline deadline

1. Open the tool: /tools/statute-of-limitations
2. Choose **Jurisdiction: Texas (US-TX)
3. Enter the offense date (the date the DUI conduct occurred)
4. Review the computed baseline expiration/deadline date using the general/default SOL period from Chapter 12

Understanding inputs and outputs (and how they change)

DocketMath’s output (deadline date and any comparison to a benchmark date) will change based on:

• Change the offense date → the expiration/deadline date shifts accordingly.
• Change the “filed on” (or comparable) date → the calculator can show whether the modeled event falls before or after the baseline deadline (if your workflow uses that comparison).
• Switch jurisdictions → the SOL period changes because the statute is jurisdiction-specific.

Baseline period used by DocketMath for Texas (from jurisdiction data)

• General SOL period: 0.0833333333 years
• Practical equivalent: ~1 month
• Statutory basis (general framework): Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, Chapter 12
  https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.12.htm

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