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Tex. Transp. Code § 724.011 (2026)

Consent To Taking Of Specimen

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Sec. 724.011. CONSENT TO TAKING OF SPECIMEN. (a) If a person is arrested for an offense arising out of acts alleged to have been committed while the person was operating a motor vehicle in a public place, or a watercraft, while intoxicated, or an offense under Section 106.041, Alcoholic Beverage Code, the person is deemed to have consented, subject to this chapter, to submit to the taking of one or more specimens of the person's breath or blood for analysis to determine the alcohol concentration or the presence in the person's body of a controlled substance, drug, dangerous drug, or other substance.

(b) A person arrested for an offense described by Subsection (a) may consent to submit to the taking of any other type of specimen to determine the person's alcohol concentration.

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1013, Sec. 32, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 193 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1995–2025 · leading case: State v. Villarreal, David, 475 S.W.3d 784 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014).
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State v. Villarreal, David, 475 S.W.3d 784 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014). · cites it 8× “Compare Tex. Transp. Code §§ 724.011, 724.012(b), with Schneckloth, 412 U.”
Jonathan Albert Leal v. State, 452 S.W.3d 14 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2014). · cites it 7× “Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 724.011 (West 2011).”
Briggs v. State, 560 S.W.3d 176 (Tex. Crim. App. 2018). · cites it 3× “State and Its Progeny When Briggs pled no contest in 2012, the Texas Transportation Code section 724.011 provided that a person arrested for driving while intoxicated "is deemed to have consented" to a taking of their blood or breath specimen.”
Rodriguez v. State, 191 S.W.3d 428 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 2006). · cites it 4× “[24] Texas Transportation Code section 724.011 states: If a person is arrested for an offense arising out of acts alleged to have been committed while the person was operating a motor vehicle in a public place, or a watercraft, while intoxicated, or an offense under section 106.”
State v. Jose Ruiz, 509 S.W.3d 451 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 2015). · cites it 7× “To meet its burden that the warrantless search in this case was reasonable, the State asserts that Texas’s implied consent law, see TEX. TRANSP. CODE ANN. §§ 724.011; 724.014 (West, Westlaw through Ch.”
Beeman v. State, 86 S.W.3d 613 (Tex. Crim. App. 2002). · cites it 2× “[8] Tex. Transp. Code §§ 724.011, 724.012, 724.”
State v. David Villarreal, 476 S.W.3d 45 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 2014). · cites it 3× “Tex. TRAnsp. Code Ann. § 724.011 (a) (West 2011) (emphasis added).”
State v. Ester Aboytes Anderson, 445 S.W.3d 895 (Tex. App.—Beaumont 2014). · cites it 3× “Texas Transportation Code Section 724.011, the implied consent statute, provides in part as follows: § 724.”
Clayton Dean Reeder v. State, 428 S.W.3d 924 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2014). · cites it 3× “See Tex. Transp. Code Ann. §§ 724.011 , 6 724.”
Daniel James Weems v. State, 434 S.W.3d 655 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 2014). · cites it 2× “Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 724.011 (a) (West 2011).”
McGuire v. State, 493 S.W.3d 177 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2016). · cites it 2× “draw,-specifically in light of the Texas implied-consent statute — Texas Transportation Code section 724.011 — and the subsequent Court of Criminal Appeals decision of State v.”
Antonio Aviles v. State, 443 S.W.3d 291 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 2014). · cites it 2× “3d at 665-66 ; see Tex. Transp. Code Ann. §§ 724.011 (a), 724.”
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Tex. Transp. Code § 724.011(a): 47 cases
State v. Villarreal, David, 475 S.W.3d 784 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014). “Compare Tex. Transp. Code §§ 724.011, 724.012(b), with Schneckloth, 412 U.”
Texas Dep't of Pub. Saf. v. Caruana, 363 S.W.3d 558 (Tex. 2012).
Fienen, Casey Ray, 390 S.W.3d 328 (Tex. Crim. App. 2012).
State v. David Villarreal, 476 S.W.3d 45 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 2014). “Tex. TRAnsp. Code Ann. § 724.011 (a) (West 2011) (emphasis added).”
State v. Hill, 484 S.W.3d 587 (Tex. App.—Austin 2016).
Tex. Transp. Code § 724.011(b): 6 cases
State v. Villarreal, David, 475 S.W.3d 784 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014). “Compare Tex. Transp. Code §§ 724.011, 724.012(b), with Schneckloth, 412 U.”
State v. Mario Ibarra Bernal, No. 03-14-00652-CR (Tex. App.—Austin Jan. 9, 2015).
State v. Gerardo Jerry Ayala, No. 03-14-00651-CR (Tex. App.—Austin Jan. 9, 2015).
State v. Michael Yanez, No. 03-14-00653-CR (Tex. App.—Austin Jan. 15, 2015).
State v. Gerardo Jerry Ayala, No. 03-14-00651-CR (Tex. App.—Austin June 1, 2015).
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