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Tex. Transp. Code § 724.012 (2026)

Taking Of Specimen

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Sec. 724.012. TAKING OF SPECIMEN. (a) One or more specimens of a person's breath or blood may be taken if the person is arrested and at the request of a peace officer having reasonable grounds to believe the person:

(1) while intoxicated was operating a motor vehicle in a public place, or a watercraft; or

(2) was in violation of Section 106.041, Alcoholic Beverage Code.

(a-1) A peace officer shall require the taking of a specimen of the person's blood if:

(1) the officer arrests the person for an offense under Chapter 49, Penal Code, involving the operation of a motor vehicle or a watercraft;

(2) the person refuses the officer's request to submit to the taking of a specimen voluntarily;

(3) the person was the operator of a motor vehicle or a watercraft involved in a collision that the officer reasonably believes occurred as a result of the offense; and

(4) at the time of the arrest, the officer reasonably believes that as a direct result of the collision any individual has died, will die, or has suffered serious bodily injury.

(b) Subject to Subsection (a-1), a peace officer shall require the taking of a specimen of the person's breath or blood under any of the following circumstances if the officer arrests the person for an offense under Chapter 49, Penal Code, involving the operation of a motor vehicle or a watercraft and the person refuses the officer's request to submit to the taking of a specimen voluntarily:

(1) the person was the operator of a motor vehicle or a watercraft involved in a collision that the officer reasonably believes occurred as a result of the offense and, at the time of the arrest, the officer reasonably believes that as a direct result of the collision an individual other than the person has suffered bodily injury and been transported to a hospital or other medical facility for medical treatment;

(2) the offense for which the officer arrests the person is an offense under Section 49.045 or 49.061, Penal Code; or

(3) at the time of the arrest, the officer possesses or receives reliable information from a credible source that the person:

(A) has been previously convicted of or placed on community supervision for an offense under Section 49.045, 49.061, 49.07, or 49.08, Penal Code, or an offense under the laws of another state containing elements substantially similar to the elements of an offense under those sections; or

(B) on two or more occasions, has been previously convicted of or placed on community supervision for an offense under Section 49.04, 49.05, 49.06, or 49.065, Penal Code, or an offense under the laws of another state containing elements substantially similar to the elements of an offense under those sections.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (a-1), the peace officer shall designate the type of specimen to be taken.

(d) In this section, "bodily injury" and "serious bodily injury" have the meanings assigned by Section 1.07, Penal Code.

(e) A peace officer may not require the taking of a specimen under this section unless the officer:

(1) obtains a warrant directing that the specimen be taken; or

(2) has probable cause to believe that exigent circumstances exist.

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1013, Sec. 33, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 422, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

Amended by:

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1348 (S.B. 328), Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2009.

Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1024 (H.B. 558), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.

Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 709 (H.B. 2190), Sec. 105, eff. September 1, 2023.

Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 813 (H.B. 1163), Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2023.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 305 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1997–2023 · 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 11× “' Whether the Thirteenth Court of Appeals erred in concluding that the mandatory blood draw statute does not allow the arresting officer to draw blood without a search warrant or exigent circumstances, and specifically whether the court failed to consider the distinction…”
State v. Neesley, 239 S.W.3d 780 (Tex. Crim. App. 2007). · cites it 10× “[4] TEX. TRANSP. CODE ANN. § 724.012(b). [5] State v.”
Beeman v. State, 86 S.W.3d 613 (Tex. Crim. App. 2002). · cites it 4× “Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 724.012 (b). In the present case, appellant argues that since under the facts of his case he had a statutory right to refuse the officer's request to provide a sample of his breath, the officer was precluded from obtaining a sample of his blood even…”
State v. Ester Aboytes Anderson, 445 S.W.3d 895 (Tex. App. 2014). · cites it 6× “See Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 724.012 (West 2011).”
Douds, Kenneth Lee, 472 S.W.3d 670 (Tex. Crim. App. 2015). · cites it 4× “See Tex. Transp. Code § 724.012(b)(1)(C). . Tex.”
Rodriguez v. State, 191 S.W.3d 428 (Tex. App. 2006). · cites it 6× “See TEX. TRANSP. CODE ANN. §§ 724.012, 724.015.”
Donald F. Huff v. State, 467 S.W.3d 11 (Tex. App. 2015). · cites it 6× “See Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 724.012 (b)(1)(B) (West 2011).”
Bigon v. State, 252 S.W.3d 360 (Tex. Crim. App. 2008). · cites it 2× “Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 724.012 (b)(3)(A).”
Jonathan Albert Leal v. State, 452 S.W.3d 14 (Tex. App. 2014). · cites it 8× “1552 (2013), and based solely on the arresting officer’s application of the repeat-offender provision of the implied-consent statute, see Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 724.012 (b)(3)(B) (West 2011), the State was justified in obtaining a blood sample from appellant’s veins without a…”
Clayton Dean Reeder v. State, 428 S.W.3d 924 (Tex. App. 2014). · cites it 4× “See Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 724.012 (b)(3)(B) (West 2011).”
Kenneth Lee Douds v. State, 434 S.W.3d 842 (Tex. App. 2014). · cites it 3× “” See ante, at 26-27; see also Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 724.012 (b) (Vernon 2011).”
State v. David Villarreal, 476 S.W.3d 45 (Tex. App. 2014). · cites it 3× “04, 49.05, 49.06, of 49.065, Penal Code, or an offense under the laws of another state containing elements substantially similar to the elements of an offense under those sections.”
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— Tex. Transp. Code § 724.012(B) — 1 case
State v. Raul Fernando Montes De Oca (Tex. App. 2015).
— Tex. Transp. Code § 724.012(a) — 8 cases
State v. Neesley, 239 S.W.3d 780 (Tex. Crim. App. 2007). “[4] TEX. TRANSP. CODE ANN. § 724.012(b). [5] State v.”
State v. Villarreal, David, 475 S.W.3d 784 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014). “' Whether the Thirteenth Court of Appeals erred in concluding that the mandatory blood draw statute does not allow the arresting officer to draw blood without a search warrant or exigent circumstances, and specifically whether the court failed to consider the distinction…”
Rodriguez v. State, 191 S.W.3d 428 (Tex. App. 2006). “See TEX. TRANSP. CODE ANN. §§ 724.012, 724.015.”
Texas Dep't of Pub. Saf. v. Alford, 154 S.W.3d 133 (Tex. App. 2005).
Texas Dep't of Pub. Saf. v. Watson, 945 S.W.2d 262 (Tex. App. 1997).
— Tex. Transp. Code § 724.012(a)(1) — 6 cases
State v. Villarreal, David, 475 S.W.3d 784 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014). “' Whether the Thirteenth Court of Appeals erred in concluding that the mandatory blood draw statute does not allow the arresting officer to draw blood without a search warrant or exigent circumstances, and specifically whether the court failed to consider the distinction…”
Texas Dep't of Pub. Saf. v. Alan L. Rabideau (Tex. App. 2019).
Texas Dep't of Pub. Saf. v. Benedict Louis Bryan Jr. (Tex. App. 2023).
Phillip Gregory Crofton v. State (Tex. App. 2013).
Texas Dep't of Pub. Saf. v. Guillermo Perez Jr. (Tex. App. 2013).
— Tex. Transp. Code § 724.012(b) — 80 cases
State v. Villarreal, David, 475 S.W.3d 784 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014). “' Whether the Thirteenth Court of Appeals erred in concluding that the mandatory blood draw statute does not allow the arresting officer to draw blood without a search warrant or exigent circumstances, and specifically whether the court failed to consider the distinction…”
State v. Neesley, 239 S.W.3d 780 (Tex. Crim. App. 2007). “[4] TEX. TRANSP. CODE ANN. § 724.012(b). [5] State v.”
State v. Mosely, 348 S.W.3d 435 (Tex. App. 2011).
Subirias v. State, 278 S.W.3d 406 (Tex. App. 2008).
State v. Hill, 484 S.W.3d 587 (Tex. App. 2016).
— Tex. Transp. Code § 724.012(b)(1) — 10 cases
Briggs v. State, 560 S.W.3d 176 (Tex. Crim. App. 2018).
Roop v. State, 484 S.W.3d 594 (Tex. App. 2016).
Benjamin Claude Comperry v. State, 375 S.W.3d 508 (Tex. App. 2012).
Badgett v. State, 7 S.W.3d 645 (Tex. App. 1999).
Blas Hernandez, Jr. v. State (Tex. App. 2014).
— Tex. Transp. Code § 724.012(b)(1)(A) — 9 cases
Cole v. State, 490 S.W.3d 918 (Tex. Crim. App. 2016).
Garcia, Paul Anthony (Tex. App. 2015).
Dylan Jezreel Garcia v. State (Tex. App. 2015).
Taylor M. Moser v. State (Tex. App. 2016).
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— Tex. Transp. Code § 724.012(b)(1)(B) — 3 cases
Huff, Donald (Tex. App. 2015).
Paul Anthony Garcia v. State (Tex. App. 2015).
State v. Jennifer Esher (Tex. App. 2015).
— Tex. Transp. Code § 724.012(b)(1)(C) — 7 cases
Douds, Kenneth Lee, 472 S.W.3d 670 (Tex. Crim. App. 2015). “See Tex. Transp. Code § 724.012(b)(1)(C). . Tex.”
Lee, John Kenneth, 549 S.W.3d 138 (Tex. Crim. App. 2018).
Thomas Andrews Evans II v. State (Tex. App. 2015).
State v. Elle Obering O'Brien (Tex. App. 2016).
Evans, Thomas Andrews Ii (Tex. 2015).
— Tex. Transp. Code § 724.012(b)(2) — 9 cases
State v. DiStefano, 764 A.2d 1156 (R.I. 2000).
Taylor, Dennis M. (Tex. App. 2015).
Lauren Olsen v. State (Tex. App. 2020).
Gary Noria v. State (Tex. App. 2015).
Kathy Urioste v. State (Tex. App. 2013).
— Tex. Transp. Code § 724.012(b)(3) — 12 cases
State v. Villarreal, David, 475 S.W.3d 784 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014). “' Whether the Thirteenth Court of Appeals erred in concluding that the mandatory blood draw statute does not allow the arresting officer to draw blood without a search warrant or exigent circumstances, and specifically whether the court failed to consider the distinction…”
State v. Javier Rodriguez (Tex. App. 2014).
Burcie, Troy Scott (Tex. App. 2015).
State v. Jerome Edmond (Tex. App. 2015).
Moore, Laura Denise (Tex. 2015).
— Tex. Transp. Code § 724.012(b)(3)(A) — 3 cases
Bigon v. State, 252 S.W.3d 360 (Tex. Crim. App. 2008). “Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 724.012 (b)(3)(A).”
Perez, Antonio Ruiz (Tex. App. 2015).
Antonio Ruiz Perez v. State (Tex. App. 2015).
— Tex. Transp. Code § 724.012(b)(3)(B) — 61 cases
State v. Villarreal, David, 475 S.W.3d 784 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014). “' Whether the Thirteenth Court of Appeals erred in concluding that the mandatory blood draw statute does not allow the arresting officer to draw blood without a search warrant or exigent circumstances, and specifically whether the court failed to consider the distinction…”
Jonathan Albert Leal v. State, 469 S.W.3d 647 (Tex. App. 2015).
State v. Micah Abraham Wulff, 337 P.3d 575 (Idaho 2014).
State v. Munoz, 474 S.W.3d 8 (Tex. App. 2015).
Antonio Aviles v. State, 385 S.W.3d 110 (Tex. App. 2012).
— Tex. Transp. Code § 724.012(c) — 3 cases
State v. Jennifer Esher (Tex. App. 2015).
Michael David Erhardt v. State (Tex. App. 2008).
James Edward Shaw Jr. v. State (Tex. App. 2015).
— Tex. Transp. Code § 724.012(d) — 1 case
Cynthia Lorraine Whitaker v. State (Tex. App. 2013).
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