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California Alcohol and Chemical Testing

By Walin & Klarich

Do I Need A California DUI Attorney? I Took an Alcohol and/or Chemical Test and I Need a DUI Lawyer Under California law drivers pulled over for suspicion of driving under the influence have the right to refuse a preliminary alcohol screening test. A person lawfully detained for suspicion of DUI in California can refuse the PAS test, and only have to submit to a breath or chemical test after being arrested for suspicion of DUI. Under certain circumstances, refusing a PAS test may be tremendously beneficial to a driver detained for suspicion of DUI. As of 2009, California Vehicle Code Section 23154 states that a person who is on probation for a DUI and who drives a motor vehicle is deemed to have given his or her consent to a California PAS test or other chemical test for the purpose of determining the presence of alcohol in the person...continue to full post

Full post as published by Southern California Criminal Defense Blog on February 23, 2009 (boomark / email).