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ABA Family Legal Guide
Automobiles
Your Automobile and the Police
Drunk Driving
- Does it really matter what the police call it?
- What does "drunk driving" mean?
- How does the prosecution prove that a person was drunk driving?
- What are field sobriety tests?
- Do I have to take field sobriety tests if the police ask me to?
- Suppose I fail the field sobriety tests?
- How does a breath-testing device work?
- If my test result is under 0.08 or 0.10, will the charge against me be dismissed?
- If the breath-testing device hits 0.10, am I in serious trouble?
- Should I take a blood test or a Breathalyzer test if I am asked?
- May I change my mind after declining to take a blood or breath test?
- What kind of penalty am I likely to get for drunk driving?
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