Texas § TN.724.014 - PERSON INCAPABLE OF REFUSAL
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§ TN.724.014. PERSON INCAPABLE OF REFUSAL
PERSON INCAPABLE OF REFUSAL. (a) A person who is dead, unconscious, or otherwise incapable of refusal is considered not to have withdrawn the consent provided by Section 724.011 . (b) If the person is dead, a specimen may be taken by: (1) the county medical examiner or the examiner's designated agent; or (2) a licensed mortician or a person authorized under Section 724.016 or 724.017 if there is not a county medical examiner for the county. (c) If the person is alive but is incapable of refusal, a specimen may be taken by a person authorized under Section 724.016 or 724.017 . Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
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