I knew someone in Texas who was in a stopped car (had pulled off the road in a deserted area for boyfriend to use the restroom - not smart, shoulda gone to 7-11). She refused a breath test....had had 2 beers to drink 2 hours earlier...they whipped out a warrant....had to have the blood test at a hospital....had to spend the night in jail. An attorney got the DUI charge dismissed, but she still had her driver’s license revoked for 6 months because she had refused the breath test. This is Texas law. Kinda sucks! Oh, the blood test was contaminated or lost by the hospital lab or something (um huh) according to the Department of Public Safety.
Same thing will happen in California, only they don’t need a warrant.
That's the way it is here in Ohio. I had a friend who was acquitted in a jury trial. He still lost his license for a year.
Refuse a breathalyzer, automatic suspension.