Except as provided by Section 724.012(a-1) or (b), a specimen may not be taken if a person refuses to submit to the taking of a specimen designated by a peace officer.
Tex. Transp. Code § 724.013
PROHIBITION ON TAKING SPECIMEN IF PERSON REFUSES; EXCEPTION
Applied in 23 court decisions — leading case State v. Villarreal, David (2014)
Most recently applied in Melissa Dromgoole v. State (July 2015)
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff
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Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.