Tex. Transp. Code § 724.035 · Subchapter C. SUSPENSION OR DENIAL OF LICENSE ON REFUSAL OF SPECIMEN
SUSPENSION OR DENIAL OF LICENSE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) If a person refuses the request of a peace officer to submit to the taking of a specimen, the department shall:
(1) suspend the person's license to operate a motor vehicle on a public highway for 180 days; or
(2) if the person is a resident without a license, issue an order denying the issuance of a license to the person for 180 days.
(b) The period of suspension or denial is two years if the person's driving record shows one or more alcohol-related or drug-related enforcement contacts, as defined by Section 524.001(3), during the 10 years preceding the date of the person's arrest.
(c) A suspension or denial takes effect on the 40th day after the date on which the person:
(1) receives notice of suspension or denial under Section 724.032(a); or
(2) is considered to have received notice of suspension or denial under Section 724.033.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.163, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1013, Sec. 35, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 444, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.724.htm
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Transportation Code
- Tex. Transp. Code § 524.001DEFINITIONS.Printed as Section 524.001(3)
- Tex. Transp. Code § 724.032OFFICER'S DUTIES FOR LICENSE SUSPENSION; WRITTEN REFUSAL REPORT.Printed as Section 724.032(a)
- Tex. Transp. Code § 724.033ISSUANCE BY DEPARTMENT OF NOTICE OF SUSPENSION OR DENIAL OF LICENSE.Printed as Section 724.033
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