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To: mewzilla

Good find. Keep it bumped and it’ll get traction. FR is show prep.


128 posted on 01/12/2008 10:45:10 AM PST by don-o (Do the RIGHT thing. Become a monthly donor. End Freepathons forever)
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To: don-o
And what's even more telling is what we're not seeing, eh?
129 posted on 01/12/2008 10:46:55 AM PST by mewzilla (In politics the middle way is none at all. John Adams)
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To: don-o

In my state if you refuse a breathalizer you lose your license for one year.


132 posted on 01/12/2008 11:00:18 AM PST by AGreatPer ("The Democrats don't give a rats ass about this country"....Rush Limbaugh, 11/15/07)
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To: don-o
It looks as though NH's messed with its DWI laws recently. An update on what happens if your refuse...

TITLE XXI MOTOR VEHICLES CHAPTER 265-A ALCOHOL OR DRUG IMPAIRMENT

Section 265-A:14
265-A:14 Refusal of Consent. –
I. If a person under arrest for any violation or misdemeanor under RSA 265 or RSA 215-A refuses upon the request of a law enforcement officer, authorized agent, or peace officer to submit to physical tests or to a test of blood, urine, or breath designated by the law enforcement officer, authorized agent, or peace officer to as provided in RSA 265-A:4, none shall be given, but:
(a) If this is the first refusal with no prior driving or operating while intoxicated or aggravated driving or operating while intoxicated convictions:
(1) The director shall suspend his or her license to drive or nonresident driving privilege for a period of 180 days; or
(2) If the person is a resident without a license or permit to drive a motor vehicle in this state, the director shall deny to the person the privilege to drive and the issuance of a license for a period of 180 days after the date of the alleged violation.
(b) If the person has a prior driving or operating while intoxicated or aggravated driving or operating while intoxicated conviction or a prior refusal of consent under this section:
(1) The director shall suspend his or her license to drive or nonresident driving privilege for a period of 2 years; or
(2) If the person is a resident without a license or permit to drive a motor vehicle in this state, the director shall deny to the person the privilege to drive and the issuance of a license for a period of 2 years after the date of the alleged violation.
II. The 180-day or 2-year suspension period or denial of issuance period imposed pursuant to this section shall not run concurrently with any other penalty imposed under the provision of this title. Any such suspension or denial of a license or privilege to drive shall be imposed in addition to any other penalty provided by law, subject to review as provided in RSA 265-A:31.
III. A refusal of consent for both post-arrest physical testing and testing of blood, urine, or breath following any one arrest shall be deemed one refusal for the purposes of this section.
IV. The provisions and penalties of this section, relative to the refusal of consent, shall apply to any person under arrest for any violation or misdemeanor involving the operation of a boat, after a hearing and upon satisfactory proof of the following:
(a) That the authorized agent or peace officer had reasonable grounds to believe the arrested person had been operating, had been attempting to operate, or was in actual physical control of a boat upon the public waters of this state while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or controlled drugs or any combination thereof;
(b) That the person has been arrested;
(c) That the person refused to submit to the test upon request of the authorized agent or peace officer;
(d) That the agent or officer informed the person arrested that his or her refusal to submit to such a test would constitute a violation; and
(e) That the agent or officer informed the arrested person of his or her right to have a similar test or tests conducted by a person of his or her own choosing. Source. 2006, 260:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2007.

136 posted on 01/12/2008 11:12:05 AM PST by mewzilla (In politics the middle way is none at all. John Adams)
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