The most reliable answer is simple: when your attorney tells you to. If you've been arrested or otherwise detained on suspicion of a crime, talk to an attorney before you make decisions or provide information to the police.
Added: in most states, refusal of a breathalyzer test is grounds for arrest, a DUI charge, and may lead to harsh penalties regarding your drivers' license. Commonly, you will be asked to take a breath test on the side of the road, and will not have the opportunity to speak with an attorney before making this decision. Of course, you should never drive after drinking, but if you are in a position where you think you may be encountered with this decision, you should talk to an attorney about breath tests and refusal laws in your state.
Not really. You can delay it and take the breathalyzer at the station. It does measure your breath and you don't need to blow as hard as the cops will encourage you to.
a drunk person refusing to take a sample
a breathalyzer generally takes 1 minute to complete. This included a 10-45 second warm up, and a 5 second test.
If the police holds the tube in your face and instructs you to "blow here", they assume you have sense enough to know it's for a breathalyzer test.
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How long it will take for you to pass a Breathalyzer test after drinking alcohol, will depend on how much you drank. Alcohol is metabolized in the body at a rate of .015 of blood alcohol concentration per hour.
As a licensed driver you consent to take a breathalyzer test if and officer asks you to.
You can order them off the computer from the manufacturer Drager and take them somewhere to have them installed.
No, Orajel will not affect a breathalyzer test as it is a topical anesthetic used for dental purposes and does not contain alcohol or substances that would be detected by a breathalyzer.
Yes, in most states the breathalyzer is seen as a presumptive test.
No, consuming ice cubes will not help you pass a breathalyzer test. The only way to pass a breathalyzer test is to abstain from consuming alcohol.
no drugs can be detected on a breathilizer. a breathalyzer is used to tell if someone is drunk.