Texas Transportation Code

§ 724.012 — TAKING OF SPECIMEN

TN § 724.012Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Part J. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS · Ch. 724. IMPLIED CONSENT · Art. B. TAKING AND ANALYSIS OF SPECIMEN

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(a)One or more specimens of a person's breath or blood may be taken if the person is arrested and at the request of a peace officer having reasonable grounds to believe the person:

(1)while intoxicated was operating a motor vehicle in a public place, or a watercraft; or

(2)was in violation of Section 106.041, Alcoholic Beverage Code. (a-1) A peace officer shall require the taking of a specimen of the person's blood if:

(1)the officer arrests the person for an offense under Chapter 49, Penal Code, involving the operation of a motor vehicle or a watercraft;

(2)the person refuses the officer's request to submit to the taking of a specimen voluntarily;

(3)the person was the operator of a motor vehicle or a watercraft involved in a collision that the officer reasonably believes occurred as a result of the offense; and

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Legislative history

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1348 (S.B. 328), Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1024 (H.B. 558), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 709 (H.B. 2190), Sec. 105, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 813 (H.B. 1163), Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2023.