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Tex. Transp. Code § 724.001 (2026)

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Sec. 724.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:

(1) "Alcohol concentration" has the meaning assigned by Section 49.01, Penal Code.

(2) "Arrest" includes the taking into custody of a child, as defined by Section 51.02, Family Code.

(3) "Controlled substance" has the meaning assigned by Section 481.002, Health and Safety Code.

(4) "Criminal charge" includes a charge that may result in a proceeding under Title 3, Family Code.

(5) "Criminal proceeding" includes a proceeding under Title 3, Family Code.

(6) "Dangerous drug" has the meaning assigned by Section 483.001, Health and Safety Code.

(7) "Department" means the Department of Public Safety.

(8) "Drug" has the meaning assigned by Section 481.002, Health and Safety Code.

(9) "Intoxicated" has the meaning assigned by Section 49.01, Penal Code.

(10) "License" has the meaning assigned by Section 521.001.

(11) "Operate" means to drive or be in actual control of a motor vehicle or watercraft.

(12) "Public place" has the meaning assigned by Section 1.07, Penal Code.

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1013, Sec. 31, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 26 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1997–2025 · leading case: Stagg v. Texas Dep't of Pub. Saf., 81 S.W.3d 441 (Tex. App. 2002).
Stagg v. Texas Dep't of Pub. Saf., 81 S.W.3d 441 (Tex. App. 2002). “Tex. Transp. Code Ann. §§ 724.001 -.064 (West 1999 & Supp.”
Texas Dep't of Pub. Saf. v. Varme, 262 S.W.3d 34 (Tex. App. 2008). “See Tex. Transp. Code Ann. §§ 724.001 -.064 (Vernon 1999 & Supp.”
Jonathan Albert Leal v. State, 452 S.W.3d 14 (Tex. App. 2014). “See Tex. Transp. Code Section 724.001, et seq.”
Texas Dep't of Pub. Saf. v. Lavender, 935 S.W.2d 925 (Tex. App. 1997). “Laws 1025, 1870-71 (current version at TexTransp.Code Ann. § 724.001, et seq. (Vernon Pamph.”
Leo Watson v. State, 10 S.W.3d 782 (Tex. App. 2000). “) (violation Tex. Transp. Code Ann. §§ 724.001 , .012); Carroll v.”
Bobby Joe Stovall v. State, 440 S.W.3d 661 (Tex. App. 2011). “See generally Tex. Transp. Code Ann. §§ 724.001 , et seq.”
Juan Alvarez v. State, 571 S.W.3d 435 (Tex. App. 2019). “Ann. art. 38.23. A person taking a breath specimen on the request or order of a peace officer must be properly certified and must take and analyze the test “under rules of the department” of public safety (DPS).”
Kerr v. Texas Dep't of Pub. Saf., 973 S.W.2d 732 (Tex. App. 1998). “012 of the Transportation Code are unconstitutionally vague as applied to him in this ease or that the sections were enforced against him in an arbitrary and discriminatory manner.”
William Thomas Vaughn III v. State (Tex. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 724.064 (West 2011).”
Vanessa Ann Davis v. State (Tex. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “1 Tex. Transp. Code Ann. §§ 724.001 -.064 (West 2011 & Supp.”
Isaias Paredes v. State (Tex. App. 2020). · cites it 2× “3d at 391 ; Gonzalez, 2014 WL 5089175 , at *5; see also TEX. TRANSP. CODE ANN. §§ 724.001(7), 724.”
Pfizer Inc. & Tris Pharma, Inc. v. the State of Texas & Tarik Ahmed (Tex. App. 2025). · cites it 2× “14 Tex. Transp. Code § 724.001(6) ..........”
— Tex. Transp. Code § 724.001(11) — 1 case
Wesley Perkins v. State (Tex. App. 2015).
— Tex. Transp. Code § 724.001(6) — 1 case
Pfizer Inc. & Tris Pharma, Inc. v. the State of Texas & Tarik Ahmed (Tex. App. 2025). “14 Tex. Transp. Code § 724.001(6) ..........”
— Tex. Transp. Code § 724.001(7) — 1 case
Isaias Paredes v. State (Tex. App. 2020). “3d at 391 ; Gonzalez, 2014 WL 5089175 , at *5; see also TEX. TRANSP. CODE ANN. §§ 724.001(7), 724.”
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