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YOU HAVE BEEN DRINKING AND DRIVING….

 

YOU ARE STOPPED BY THE POLICE….

 

WHAT SHOULD YOU DO?

 

 

·         When you see those flashing light in your rearview mirror, pull over immediately on to the right side of the road.

·         Roll down the passenger window to let out any alcohol odors.

·         Keep your Minnesota car registration and insurance card where you can easily get to them.

·         Place both of your hands on the steering wheel where the police officer can easily see them which makes him or her feel more comfortable. This also shows that you are in control of yourself.

·         Be polite to the police officer and give him or her your vehicle registration, insurance card and your driver’s license.

·         FYI: You are more than likely being recorded by the police officer’s video system on board his or her vehicle.

·         DO NOT ADMIT THAT YOU HAVE BEEN DRINKING ALCOHOL. You have no obligation to offer any information. If you say nothing, the police officer has to decide whether to arrest you for DUI based on your driving, the way you act after the stop or the initial chemical test. When the police officer asks if you have been drinking say something like, “I have nothing to say about that.”

·         The police officer may ask you to step out of your car if he or she has decided to continue the investigation.

·         Part of the field sobriety testing can include the Preliminary Breath Test or PBT. This test is not the “official” test but is one that is done at the time of the traffic stop.  If you in fact refuse to do this initial test, you will most likely be arrested and brought into custody to the local sheriff’s office.

·         There are three (3) types of official tests which are done once you are in custody:

§  Breath test -

§  Blood -

§  Urine – never agree to this type of test

o   If you refuse either the blood test or urine test, then the other of these two will be offered to you and you cannot be refuse that second test which is offered.

·         It is a crime to refuse an official ‘real’ test.  However, before making the decision on which test to agree to, you should contact an attorney. 

08-29-15

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