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Asked in Athens, GA Aug. 02, 2017 ,  1 answers Visitors: 8
If I refuse to take a blood-alcohol test, will that be used against me in court?
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Posted on / Aug. 03, 2017 02:37:30

Likely, but not 100% known, from such limited facts. Georgia implies consent law under 40-5-67.1 calls for use of refusal evidence (in an administrative driver's license suspension action) to totally bar you from driving for a full year, if you lose that non-criminal proceeding. A new July 1, 2017 law MAY be available to some drivers to use ignition interlock during that 12 month suspension, but this is a limited permit.

Plus, Georgia law permits use of the DUI refusal at the CRIMINAL trial, to be able to argue to a jury that you were conscious of your guilt, and therefore would not provide a sample of your breath (or blood).

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