Texas Transportation Code, Chapter 724 – Implied Consent

Texas Transportation Code, § 724.032
OFFICER'S DUTIES FOR LICENSE SUSPENSION; WRITTEN REFUSAL REPORT

1. If a person refuses to submit to the taking of a specimen, whether expressly or because of an intentional failure of the person to give the specimen, the peace officer shall:
   1. serve notice of license suspension or denial on the person;
   2. take possession of any license issued by this state and held by the person arrested;
   3. issue a temporary driving permit to the person unless department records show or the officer otherwise determines that the person does not hold a license to operate a motor vehicle in this state; and
   4. make a written report of the refusal to the director of the department.
2. The director must approve the form of the refusal report. The report must:
   1. show the grounds for the officer's belief that the person had been operating a motor vehicle or watercraft powered with an engine having a manufacturer's rating of 50 horsepower or above while intoxicated; and
   2. contain a copy of:
      1. the refusal statement requested under Section 724.031; or
      2. a statement signed by the officer that the person refused to:
         1. submit to the taking of the requested specimen; and
         2. sign the requested statement under Section 724.031.
3. The officer shall forward to the department not later than the fifth business day after the date of the arrest:
   1. a copy of the notice of suspension or denial;
   2. any license taken by the officer under Subsection (a);
   3. a copy of any temporary driving permit issued under Subsection (a); and
   4. a copy of the refusal report.
4. The department shall develop forms for notices of suspension or denial and temporary driving permits to be used by all state and local law enforcement agencies.
5. A temporary driving permit issued under this section expires on the 41st day after the date of issuance. If the person was driving a commercial motor vehicle, as defined by Section 522.003, a temporary driving permit that authorizes the person to drive a commercial motor vehicle is not effective until 24 hours after the time of arrest.

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