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Tex. Transp. Code § 724.042 (2026)

Issues At Hearing

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Sec. 724.042. ISSUES AT HEARING. The issues at a hearing under this subchapter are whether:

(1) reasonable suspicion or probable cause existed to stop or arrest the person;

(2) probable cause existed to believe that the person was:

(A) operating a motor vehicle in a public place while intoxicated; or

(B) operating a watercraft powered with an engine having a manufacturer's rating of 50 horsepower or above while intoxicated;

(3) the person was placed under arrest by the officer and was requested to submit to the taking of a specimen; and

(4) the person refused to submit to the taking of a specimen on request of the officer.

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 444, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 118 cases (10 in the last 5 years), 1997–2025 · leading case: Texas Dep't of Pub. Saf. v. Pruitt, 75 S.W.3d 634 (Tex. App. 2002).
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Texas Dep't of Pub. Saf. v. Pruitt, 75 S.W.3d 634 (Tex. App. 2002). · cites it 6× “Tex. TRAnsp. Code Ann. § 724.042 (l)-(4) (Vernon 1999) (amended 2001) (current version at Tex.”
Texas Dep't of Pub. Saf. v. Hutcheson, 235 S.W.3d 312 (Tex. App. 2007). · cites it 10× “Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 724.042 (Vernon Supp.”
Texas Dep't of Pub. Saf. v. Axt, 292 S.W.3d 736 (Tex. App. 2009). · cites it 6× “DRIVER'S LICENSE SUSPENSION PROCEDURES AND STANDARD OF REVIEW At a driver's license suspension hearing, the Department bears the burden of proving that (1) reasonable suspicion or probable cause existed to stop or arrest the person; (2) probable cause existed to believe that the…”
Texas Dep't of Pub. Saf. v. Gonzales, 276 S.W.3d 88 (Tex. App. 2008). · cites it 2× “Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 724.042 (Vernon Supp.”
State v. Brabson, 976 S.W.2d 182 (Tex. Crim. App. 1998). · cites it 2× “[6] We note the current law for the administrative suspension of a person's driver's license based on that person's refusal to provide a breath or blood specimen is now contained in Subchapters C and D of Chapter 724 of the Transportation Code which became effective on September…”
Stagg v. Texas Dep't of Pub. Saf., 81 S.W.3d 441 (Tex. App. 2002). · cites it 2× “” Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 724.042 (2)(A) (West Supp.”
Texas Dep't of Pub. Saf. v. Alford, 154 S.W.3d 133 (Tex. App. 2005). · cites it 3× “TEX. TRANSP. CODE ANN. § 724.042 (Vernon Supp.”
Texas Dep't of Pub. Saf. v. Caruana, 363 S.W.3d 558 (Tex. 2012). · cites it 2× “[9] In an administrative hearing in which the Department seeks to suspend an individual's license based on a refusal to submit a specimen, it must prove four things: (1) reasonable suspicion or probable cause existed to stop or arrest the person; (2) probable cause existed to…”
Texas Dep't of Pub. Saf. v. Raul Rene Castro, 406 S.W.3d 782 (Tex. App. 2013). · cites it 4× “Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 724.042 (West 2011).”
Texas Dep't of Pub. Saf. v. Varme, 262 S.W.3d 34 (Tex. App. 2008). · cites it 2× “Impliedly rejecting Varme’s claim that dismissal of the underlying criminal case barred suspension of his license, the ALJ concluded that, “the [DPS] proved the issues set out in Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 724.042 and that [Varme’s] license is subject to a suspension/denial for…”
Texas Dep't of Pub. Saf. v. Allocca, 301 S.W.3d 364 (Tex. App. 2009). · cites it 2× “See Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 724.042 (West Supp.”
Texas Dep't of Pub. Saf. v. Walter, 979 S.W.2d 22 (Tex. App. 1998). · cites it 2× “See Tex. TRANSp. Code Ann. §§ 724.042 , 724.04 (Vernon Pamph.”
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— Tex. Transp. Code § 724.042(1) — 7 cases
State v. Brabson, 976 S.W.2d 182 (Tex. Crim. App. 1998). “[6] We note the current law for the administrative suspension of a person's driver's license based on that person's refusal to provide a breath or blood specimen is now contained in Subchapters C and D of Chapter 724 of the Transportation Code which became effective on September…”
Texas Dep't of Pub. Saf. v. Guajardo, 970 S.W.2d 602 (Tex. App. 1998).
Texas Dep't of Pub. Saf. v. Luis Demetrio Gonzalez Jr. (Tex. App. 2021).
Texas Dep't of Pub. Saf. v. Conrado M. Huerta (Tex. App. 2021).
Texas Dep't of Pub. Saf. v. Benedict Louis Bryan Jr. (Tex. App. 2023).
— Tex. Transp. Code § 724.042(2) — 1 case
Texas Dep't of Pub. Saf. v. Benedict Louis Bryan Jr. (Tex. App. 2023).
— Tex. Transp. Code § 724.042(2)(3)(4) — 1 case
Texas Dep't of Pub. Saf. v. Conrado M. Huerta (Tex. App. 2021).
— Tex. Transp. Code § 724.042(2)(A) — 2 cases
Texas Dep't of Pub. Saf. v. Conrado M. Huerta (Tex. App. 2021).
Texas Dep't of Pub. Saf. v. Micah McHugh (Tex. App. 2014).
— Tex. Transp. Code § 724.042(3) — 1 case
Texas Dep't of Pub. Saf. v. Luis Demetrio Gonzalez Jr. (Tex. App. 2021).
— Tex. Transp. Code § 724.042(4) — 2 cases
Malkowsky v. Texas Dep't of Pub. Saf., 53 S.W.3d 873 (Tex. App. 2001).
Texas Dep't of Pub. Saf. v. Ted A. Gasper (Tex. App. 2013).
— Tex. Transp. Code § 724.042(a)(1) — 1 case
Texas Dep't of Pub. Saf. v. Liza Sissac (Tex. App. 2015).
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