Should I Take the DWI Test? ◦ Twin Cities Drunk Driving Lawyer
No Fancy Law Office, Just Solid Legal Advice
Once you have been detained on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI), you will be given the opportunity to take a breath, urine or blood test to help law enforcement determine your blood alcohol content (BAC). Chances are you already made this decision on your own when you were stopped, without the benefit of attorney advice.
Minnesota's implied consent law assumes that a person who drives, operates or is in control of any type of motor vehicle within the state's borders has consented to a chemical test of breath, blood or urine for the purposes of determining the presence of alcohol or controlled or hazardous substances in the person's body.
The law enforcement officer who stopped you most likely read you the implied consent advisory statement. He or she probably told you that testing was mandatory, and that refusal to take the test was a crime when there was probable cause to believe that you were driving drunk. He or she may or may not have told you that you had the right to consult with a lawyer before taking the test.
Should you take the breath, urine or alcohol test? Call our 24/7 toll-free answering service at 800-891-9131 for immediate help.
Whether you took the test or refused to take it, contact the law offices of Stephen M.Goldfarb Law Office, P.A. to discuss the path forward after a DUI/DWI stop or arrest.
If you did take the test, you may want to know that it is usually recommended that most people do take the test. But you might not have known that you had the right to hire a private tester to give a second opinion. And you might not have realized that taking the blood test is often more advantageous than the breath test.
Scientific evidence is mounting to support the position that a breath test is very often unreliable. Talk to an attorney to discuss how this and other arguments may work in your favor to help bring your DUI or DWI charges to a favorable conclusion. Contact us to schedule an initial consultation.
