Texas Transportation Code

§ 724.014 — PERSON INCAPABLE OF REFUSAL

TN § 724.014Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Part J. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS · Ch. 724. IMPLIED CONSENT · Art. B. TAKING AND ANALYSIS OF SPECIMEN

(a)A person who is dead, unconscious, or otherwise incapable of refusal is considered not to have withdrawn the consent provided by Section 724.011.

(b)If the person is dead, a specimen may be taken by:

(1)the county medical examiner or the examiner's designated agent; or

(2)a licensed mortician or a person authorized under Section 724.016 or 724.017 if there is not a county medical examiner for the county.

(c)If the person is alive but is incapable of refusal, a specimen may be taken by a person authorized under Section 724.016 or 724.017.

Legislative history

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.