S.B. No. 760
AN ACT
relating to taking a blood specimen from the body of a deceased
person during an inquest.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Article 49.10(j), Code of Criminal Procedure, is
amended to read as follows:
(j) A justice of the peace may order a physician, qualified
technician, paramedic, chemist, registered professional nurse, or
licensed vocational nurse to take a specimen of blood from the body
of a person:
(1) who died as the result of a motor vehicle accident
if the justice determines that circumstances indicate that the
person may have been driving while intoxicated; or
(2) to aid in the confirmation or determination of the
cause and manner of death while conducting an inquest.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 760 passed the Senate on
April 27, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 760 passed the House on
May 9, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 134, Nays 8,
two present not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor