Legal Opinion
Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion
Texas Attorney General Reports
Decided July 2, 1988No. JM-959Published
1Opinion of the Court
THE ATTORSET GENERAL OF TEXAS September 29, 1988 Honorable John L. Barnhill Opinion No. JR-959 County Attorney Crosby County Re: Authority of a justice of Crosbyton, Texas 79322 the peace to probate suspension of a driver*s license when an individual refuses to take a breathalyzer test (RQ-1419) Dear Mr. Barnhill: you ask whether a justice of the peace has the authority to probate the suspension of a driver's license when the defendant has refused to take a breathalyzer test. Article 67011-5, V.T.C.S., governs the administration of breath tests and the suspension of licenses for refusal to…