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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to taking a blood specimen from the body of a deceased |
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person during an inquest. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 49.10(j), Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(j) A justice of the peace may order a physician, qualified |
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technician, paramedic, chemist, registered professional nurse, or |
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licensed vocational nurse to take a specimen of blood from the body |
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of a person: |
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(1) who died as the result of a motor vehicle accident |
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if the justice determines that circumstances indicate that the |
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person may have been driving while intoxicated; or |
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(2) to aid in the confirmation or determination of the |
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cause and manner of death while conducting an inquest. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |