{"id":637,"date":"2015-12-19T11:45:40","date_gmt":"2015-12-19T16:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.massachusettscriminaldefenselawyerblog.com\/?p=637"},"modified":"2015-12-19T11:45:40","modified_gmt":"2015-12-19T16:45:40","slug":"can-refusing-take-breath-test-result-criminal-penalties-united-states-supreme-court-will-address-question","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.delsignoredefense.com\/blog\/can-refusing-take-breath-test-result-criminal-penalties-united-states-supreme-court-will-address-question\/","title":{"rendered":"Refusing a breath test:  Can it result in criminal penalties, the United States Supreme Court will address this question"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The United States currently has thirteen states which have criminalized drunk driving test refusal, allowing police officers to arrest and charge individuals for refusing the Breathalyzer or blood test. Unlike these thirteen states, it is not a crime to refuse such tests in Massachusetts. Although there will be a license suspension, drivers in Massachusetts can refuse a breath test without incurring any criminal penalty or adverse inference during an OUI trial; however, the driver will face a license suspension depending on the number of OUI convictions they have in their lifetime.<\/p>\n<p>While the ruling of the United States Supreme Court will not directly impact <a href=\"https:\/\/www.delsignoredefense.com\/consequences-of-refusing-the-breathalyzer-in-a-massachusetts-oui.html\" target=\"_blank\">Massachusetts drivers<\/a>, it is an important decision for DUI attorneys. \u00a0The decision would impact DUI convictions from Rhode Island. \u00a0Currently under Rhode Island DUI law, a second offense refusal to submit to a breath test is a criminal offense, even though a first offense refusal is only civil. \u00a0This decision would invalidate this provision of Rhode Island law criminalizing a second offense refusal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.delsignoredefense.com\/blog\/can-refusing-take-breath-test-result-criminal-penalties-united-states-supreme-court-will-address-question\/#more-637\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United States currently has thirteen states which have criminalized drunk driving test refusal, allowing police officers to arrest and charge individuals for refusing the Breathalyzer or blood test. Unlike these thirteen states, it is not a crime to refuse such tests in Massachusetts. 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