On the trial of a criminal proceeding arising out of an offense under Chapter 49, Penal Code, involving the operation of a motor vehicle or a watercraft, or an offense under Section 106.041, Alcoholic Beverage Code, evidence of the alcohol concentration or presence of a controlled substance, drug, dangerous drug, or other substance as shown by analysis of a specimen of the person's blood, breath, or urine or any other bodily substance taken at the request or order of a peace officer is admissible.
Tex. Transp. Code § 724.064
ADMISSIBILITY IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDING OF SPECIMEN ANALYSIS
Applied in 13 court decisions — leading case Bagheri v. State (2003)
Most recently applied in Melissa Dromgoole v. State (July 2015)
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff
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