Legal Question in DUI Law in New Jersey

Submit or Decline Breathalyzer?

If pulled over and faced with the possibility of a DUI, and assuming that I may be over the legal BAC limit in NJ, should I submit to the breathalyzer test? or decline and invoke my fifth amendment right when verbally questioned? Would one choice work to my advantage over the other? Why?


Asked on 8/11/04, 3:02 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Ronald Aronds Law Office of Ronald Aronds, LLC

Re: Submit or Decline Breathalyzer?

In New Jersey refusal to submit to a breathalyzer examination is a distinct violation of the traffic code, one that can be imposed in addition to a charge for DUI. If you refuse to take the breathalyzer examination, then the police will use other evidence to try and convict you of DUI. Although you don't have to answer the police officers' questions, you still have to take the breathalyzer test. I am an attorney who has handled many cases similar to yours in the past in various courts in New Jersey. Please call me at 1-908-272-0111 to discuss your situation. There is never any charge for simply discussing a case with me. Thank you.

Sincerely yours, -Ronald Aronds, Esq.-

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Answered on 8/12/04, 8:56 am


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