HB945 — Relating to the authority of a justice of the peace to issue a search warrant to collect a blood specimen from a person arrested for certain intoxication criminal offenses.

HB945 — Relating to the authority of a justice of the peace to issue a search warrant to collect a blood specimen from a person arrested for certain intoxication criminal offenses. · Informed CitizenryThe bill amends Article 18.01(j) of the Code of Criminal Procedure to grant authority to any magistrate who is an attorney licensed by Texas or a justice of the peace. This authority allows the iss…Open in Informed Citizenry