When you drive in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, you have given your consent to be tested for DUI. This is called “implied consent” and it is covered in Title 75 § 1547: “Any person who drives, operates or is in actual physical control of the movement of a vehicle in this Commonwealth shall be deemed…
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High costs for refusing breathalyzer test among new Pennsylvania laws for 2018
A new law that recently went into effect has established a huge, new license restoration fee for drivers who refuse testing. High costs for refusing breathalyzer test among new Pennsylvania laws for 2018 Pennsylvania police will have a new financial incentive to make suspected drunk or impaied drivers consent to a breath or blood test…
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Forced Blood Draws are Ruled Unconstitutional by SCOTUS
A few months ago, the Supreme Court of the United States considered the question whether states may attach criminal penalties on a diver who refuses to submit to a blood or breath test to measure the blood alcohol concentration level during a DUI arrest. For Birchfield v. North Dakota case, the Court wanted to know in…
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