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Tex. Transp. Code § 724.013 (2026)

Prohibition On Taking Specimen If Person Refuses; Exception

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Sec. 724.013. PROHIBITION ON TAKING SPECIMEN IF PERSON REFUSES; EXCEPTION. 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.

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Amended by:

Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1024 (H.B. 558), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 64 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1997–2025 · leading case: Beeman v. State, 86 S.W.3d 613 (Tex. Crim. App. 2002).
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Beeman v. State, 86 S.W.3d 613 (Tex. Crim. App. 2002). · cites it 2× “See Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 724.013 (Vernon 1999).”
State v. Neesley, 239 S.W.3d 780 (Tex. Crim. App. 2007). · cites it 2× “") [14] While there are two sections within Chapter 724 of the Texas Transportation Code — § 724.”
Garcia v. State, 112 S.W.3d 839 (Tex. App. 2003). · cites it 2× “Compare Tex. Transp. Code Ann. §§ 724.013 and 724.”
State v. Villarreal, David, 475 S.W.3d 784 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014). “; Tex. TRAnsp. Code § 724.013. Nothing in Section 724.”
Steven Cole v. State, 454 S.W.3d 89 (Tex. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “TEX. TRANSP. CODE ANN. § 724.013 (West 2011) (“Except as provided by Section 724.”
St. Clair v. State, 26 S.W.3d 89 (Tex. App. 2000). · cites it 2× “See Tex.Transp.Code Ann. §§ 724.013, 724.015, 724.”
Texas Dep't of Pub. Saf. v. Story, 115 S.W.3d 588 (Tex. App. 2003). · cites it 2× “[2] Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 724.013 (Vernon 1999); Act of May 1, 1995, 74th Leg.”
State v. David Villarreal, 476 S.W.3d 45 (Tex. App. 2014). “” Tex. TRANsp. Code Ann. § 724.013 (West 2011).”
Clayton Dean Reeder v. State, 428 S.W.3d 924 (Tex. App. 2014). “Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 724.011 . 7 . This section prohibits the taking of a specimen "[e]xcept as provided by Section 724.”
State v. Laird, 38 S.W.3d 707 (Tex. App. 2001). “See Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 724.013 , .017(a) (West 1999).”
Antonio Ruiz Perez v. State, 464 S.W.3d 34 (Tex. App. 2015). “” Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 724.013 (Vernon 2011) (providing that “a specimen may not be taken if a person refuses to submit to the taking of á specimen designated by a peace officer”); Villarreal , — S.”
State v. Allen Tercero, 467 S.W.3d 1 (Tex. App. 2015). “” Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 724.013 (Vernon 2011) (providing that “a specimen may not be taken if a person refuses to submit to the taking of a specimen designated by a peace officer”); Villarreal , — S.”
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