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Legal Blog 2016 April Colorado's Expressed Consent Law
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Colorado's Expressed Consent Law

Posted By The Samuelson Law Firm || 29-Apr-2016

Colorado’s DUI statutes operate under an “expressed consent” law, which means if an officer has enough reasonable doubt to suspect that you are driving under the influence, you’ll be required to undergo a blood or breath test after your arrest to determine the amount of alcohol in your system (BAC). The test must be administered within 2 hours of when you last operated a vehicle and you’ll be given the chance to choose which test you’d like to take—once you choose, however, you can’t change your mind.

Before an arrest, the officer may also ask it you agree to take a preliminary sobriety test. This test is typically used to establish the officer’s probable cause that you’re driving under the influence. This test is not mandatory and under no circumstances should you be forced to take a preliminary test.

What if I refuse to take the BAC test?

There are a wide range of penalties for refusing to take a blood or breath test following a DUI arrest, but an officer officer cannot force you to take the test after your refusal. If your DUI incident led to the death or injury to yourself or another individual, however, the officer can physically restrain you to take the chemical test.

License suspension penalties for refusing to take a blood or breath test can include:

  • First offense: 12 month suspension
  • Second offense: 2 year suspension with early reinstatement after 12 months
  • Third offense: 3 year suspension with early reinstatement after 12 months

Contact a Trusted Colorado Springs DUI Lawyer

Refusing to take a mandatory blood or breath test won’t help your case, but agreeing to the test is not a conviction. Regardless of the test results, you should contact The Samuelson Law Firm immediately after a DUI arrest to retain proper representation. Our DUI defense attorney has more than 15 years of experience and is dedicated to providing high quality legal service to clients during their time of crisis.

Call The Samuelson Law Firm today at (719) 941-1127 to begin building your DUI defense case.

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