Texas Transportation Code
§ 724.015 — INFORMATION PROVIDED BY OFFICER BEFORE REQUESTING SPECIMEN; STATEMENT OF CONSENT
TN § 724.015Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Part J. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS · Ch. 724. IMPLIED CONSENT · Art. B. TAKING AND ANALYSIS OF SPECIMEN
Statute text
View on source(a)Before requesting a person to submit to the taking of a specimen, the officer shall inform the person orally and in writing that:
(1)if the person refuses to submit to the taking of the specimen, that refusal may be admissible in a subsequent prosecution;
(2)if the person refuses to submit to the taking of the specimen, the person's license to operate a motor vehicle will be automatically suspended, whether or not the person is subsequently prosecuted as a result of the arrest, for not less than 180 days;
(3)if the person refuses to submit to the taking of a specimen, the officer may apply for a warrant authorizing a specimen to be taken from the person;
(4)if the person is 21 years of age or older and submits to the taking of a specimen designated by the officer and an analysis of the specimen shows the person had an alcohol concentration of a level specified by Chapter 49, Penal Code, the person's license to operate a motor vehicle will be automatically suspended for not less than 90 days, whether or not the person is subsequently prosecuted as a result of the arrest;
(5)if the person is younger than 21 years of age and has any detectable amount of alcohol in the person's system, the person's license to operate a motor vehicle will be automatically suspended for not less than 60 days even if the person submits to the taking of the specimen, but that if the person submits to the taking of the specimen and an analysis of the specimen shows that the person had an alcohol concentration less than the level specified by Chapter 49, Penal Code, the person may be subject to criminal penalties less severe than those provided under that chapter;
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Legislative history
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 674 (S.B. 1787), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 840 (S.B. 335), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.