How to get help for DWI


Dui Help: Refuse Dui Pre-screening Tests

In most states, if you are suspected of drunkchat  with  police.
driving, you must take a blood alcohol
content test such as a breathalyzer whenRefuse  the  DUI  Field  Sobriety  Tests
asked to do so by police or face very harsh
penalties. But police must have reasonableIf you are stopped by police the officer may
suspicion that you have been drinking beforeask you to take a field sobriety test such as
they  can  ask  you  to  take  a  BAC  test.the one-leg-stand, finger-to-nose or the
nystagmus test which involves the officer
To establish reasonable suspicion police useshining a flash light in your eyes and
a range of questions and DUI pre-screening orlooking  for  erratic  eye  motion.
field sobriety tests. You are not required to
answer the questions or to participate in anyThese tests have just one purpose, to give
of the tests. If you do go along with thesethe officer the reasonable suspicion he or
tests you are only giving the officer theshe needs to require you to take a BAC test.
reasonable suspicion he or she needs toYou have almost no chance of passing these
require  you  to  take  a  BAC  test.tests. Some of them, like the one-leg-stand,
could be difficult for a trained athlete to
Refuse to Have a Nice Chat and Avoid a DUIperform perfectly and your pass or fail grade
Testrests not with a panel of judges but entirely
with the police officer. You are not required
One of the simplest ways for police to getto perform these tests and you should
the reasonable suspicion they need topolitely refuse to do so without getting
administer a BAC test is to just ask you ifdrawn into a conversation with the officer.
you have had anything to drink. Do not admitDon't make excuses for not taking the test,
to having had even one drink. If you do,just  refuse.
that's  reasonable  suspicion.
The most important point to remember is that
The officer may also ask you where you haveif you are charged with a DUI offence and the
been and what you've been doing. This maycase ends up in court the officer must be
seem very innocent but if you admit to havingable to justify requiring you to take the BAC
been out with friends or attending a sportstest. Don't give the police extra ammunition
event or being anywhere where alcohol isby talking too much or taking a field
commonly served you have given the officersobriety test that is all but impossible to
reasonable suspicion. You are not required topass.
answer these questions or to have a friendly



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