Legal Question in Civil Rights Law in California
If I, a licensed to drive California resident, refuse to submit to a DUI checkpoint field sobriety test what sort of consequences might I face?
Asked on 1/17/12, 2:03 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Stone
Law Offices of Michael B. Stone Toll Free 1-855-USE-MIKE
Oh, so now you -do- have a California driver license. Which is it? Don't drink and drive and chances are you won't have to get out of your car if you encounter a checkpoint. If the cops think you are sufficiently tipsy that they want you to submit to a field sobriety test, and you refuse, you'll be told to blow in the Intoxilyzer and you won't have a right to refuse. If you do, your license will be suspended and you'll probably face the same DUI charges as if you had blown into the machine and flunked.
Answered on 1/17/12, 2:11 pm