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Now, I would not refuse the chemical test bc here if someone refuses then they get strapped down and we force a blood draw and you still get the one year suspension.

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Thanks for responding. I'm pretty sure I was thinking of someone else, but maybe I'm just confused. More likely there's more than two of you in this forum...

Anyway, can't I just refuse everything at the time and not have to deal with being strapped down etc.? Sort of a nolo contendere to the whole process?

Don't get me wrong, I'm well past the time (at least ten years) when I regularly drove blotto, but about ten years ago a good friend who drove a stick shift rolled back into a cop car while trying to park at an after hours club. He took his year off (I think he actually honored it, which I probably would not) and said it was a great decision. Just trying to figure out my play if I get stupid again. Thanks.

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can't speak for other states but in CA when you get ur driver's license its implied consent. And so I can use reasoanble force to take the evidence (ie strapped down and phlebotomist draws ur blood) w/o a warrant as the evidence (blood alcohol content) is likely to quickly disappear.

Now a particular agency might have a policy that only forces blood for felony cases or some such but I wouldn't count on it. However, I guess you could initially refuse and see what the cop says. If he says he'll force it then i would consent. hard to say. Seriously driving drunk is so retarded. I've seen completely normally people's lives effed bc they've driven drunk hit someone and seriously injured them--instant felony..