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Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Transportation Code § 724.014: PERSON INCAPABLE OF REFUSAL.

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  1. TRANSPORTATION CODE
  2. TITLE 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
  3. SUBTITLE J. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
  4. CHAPTER 724. IMPLIED CONSENT
  5. SUBCHAPTER 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(a) A person who is dead, unconscious, or otherwise incapable of refusal is considered not to have withdrawn the consent provided by Section 724.011.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.

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

Collected 2026-08-27T01:47:44Z. Source file · JSON

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