Legal Question in Constitutional Law in Connecticut

The arresting officer doesn't have to give you legal advice, which seems to be what you expect him to do. He would have to let you contact a lawyer if you were in custody and being questioned, or being asked to sign an admission of guilt. If he refused to do so, you would have a good argument that any resulting answers or admissions should be excluded from evidence. (There are exceptions to this rule, though. For example, if someone else is in danger and the police need your info quickly in order to rescue him, they can make you answer questions without letting you get a lawyer first.)

But the same is not true of submitting to a breathalyzer test. Those tests are time-sensitive, since your body is metabolizing any alcohol in your system. The longer you delay, the less reliable the results will be. The officer does not have to let you spend time finding a lawyer and discussing your rights with her. And he doesn't have to keep explaining himself until you're satisfied.