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Needham Drunk Driving Lawyers

• Martha Conver:

  Know Your Rights Regarding O.U.I.
  
  PRINT AND KEEP IN CAR

  IF YOU HAVE BEEN STOPPED BY THE POLICE:

  • BE POLITE!!!
  • You have the right to REFUSE TO TELL the officer WHERE YOU ARE COMING FROM.
  • You have the right to refuse to tell the officer IF, WHAT and/or HOW MUCH you were DRINKING.
  • You have the right to REFUSE TO GET OUT OF YOUR CAR in routine traffic stops.
  • You have the right to SAY NOTHING to the police officer.
  • You have the right to REFUSE to PERFORM FIELD SOBRIETY TESTS roadside or at police station after you have been stopped by the police.
  • You have the right to REFUSE a BREATHALYZER TEST at the police station after you have been booked for Operating Under the Influence (OUI) and to REFUSE a PORTABLE BREATHALYZER TEST at roadside after you have been stopped by the police.
  • You have the right to request to BE RELEASED from the police station AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE in order to have your own PRIVATE BLOOD TEST performed by a doctor of your choosing.
  • Make sure that you have your LICENSE and REGISTRATION READY to give to the officer upon his/her approach.
  • IF YOU HAVE BEEN ARRESTED OR ARE UNDER INVESTIGATIONDO NOT TALK TO ANY LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL BEFORE CONSULTING WITH ATTORNEY.