{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-724.014","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 724.014","heading":"PERSON INCAPABLE OF REFUSAL.","body":"(a) A person who is dead, unconscious, or otherwise incapable of refusal is considered not to have withdrawn the consent provided by Section 724.011.\n(b) If the person is dead, a specimen may be taken by:\n(1) the county medical examiner or the examiner's designated agent; or\n(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.\n(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.\nActs 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC","SUBTITLE J. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 724. IMPLIED CONSENT","SUBCHAPTER B. TAKING AND ANALYSIS OF SPECIMEN"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.724.htm#724.014","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"be7ba7a5e8983356a497e6cf67545862d1b452a2daea54d296137e34756814a8","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-724.013","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-724.015"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}