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Costs of Refusing a Breathalyzer Increasing

By erink

As of Sept. 1, people in Louisiana who refuse to take a breath test will have their driver’s license suspended for one year. The penalty is twice as long as the current penalty for breathalyzer refusal. “Now … it’s worse if you refuse the test,” said DWI attorney Robert Fleming. Under Louisiana DUI law, a driver who refuses a blood alcohol test on a first DUI offense will have his or her driver’s license suspended for six months and 18 months for a second refusal. The new law that Gov. Bobby Jindal signed on June 1 doubles the first offense penalty and suspends the offender’s license for two years on a subsequent offense. Supporters of the new DUI law feel that it will give drivers the incentive to cooperate with police during a DUI stop...continue to full post

Full post as published by The DUI Blog on July 27, 2009 (boomark / email).