If you’re driving home and get stopped on suspicion of drunk driving, an officer may ask you to take a portable Breathalyzer test. You have the right to refuse to give a sample on this portable device without risking your driver's license. However, you don’t have the...
Can you challenge the legality of sobriety checkpoints?
Targeted enforcement plays a big role in public safety on the roads. Police officers have training that can help them identify the habits of those under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Officers patrolling traffic can conduct traffic stops when someone's behavior at...
Let’s talk about why you should refuse to take a field sobriety test
You’re heading home after a dinner out with your friends -- and you get pulled over. Maybe you make the mistake of telling the officer that you were at a restaurant for dinner and drinks, or maybe the officer smells alcohol on you from the glass of wine you spilled....
Refusing a Breathalyzer test: Do you have the right?
If you’re stopped by the police and they ask you to take a Breathalyzer test, it’s important for you to consider what will happen if you don’t. There are few times when it’s a good idea to refuse the test, because you agreed to provide a sample upon request when you...
When do drivers need to install IIDs in New Hampshire?
Chemical breath testing is fast and commonplace. It is now common for bars and restaurants to provide pay-per-use chemical testing units for patrons unsure if they are safe to drive. Even high schools sometimes utilize chemical breath testing to determine if a student...
3 medical explanations for someone failing a breath test
Chemical breath testing helps build evidence for a drunk driving case. However, despite what the police and prosecutors might want you to think, chemical testing isn't perfect. Mistakes can and do happen more frequently than you might imagine. Not only is it possible...
Why don’t police officers just wait outside the bar?
When police departments decide to ramp up DUI enforcement, they’ll often send out more patrols, set up checkpoints or put ads on local TV to influence people to only drive when they’re sober. They want to make more arrests, but they really want to stop drunk driving,...
Just how good is a blood alcohol content urine test?
In New Hampshire, you’ll be asked to take a urine test, breath test or blood test if an officer believes that you are driving while intoxicated. New Hampshire’s implied consent law states that you agree that if you are stopped and asked for a chemical test, then you...
3 ways to fight drunk driving charges after failing a breath test
A failed breath test during an impaired driving traffic stop can seem like irrefutable evidence that someone is guilty. Even if you know you didn't have too much to drink, you might find yourself second-guessing your own memories of the evening before your arrest if...
Can police assume you’re drunk and stop your car?
A police officer who stops your car cannot actually know that you’re drunk until they give you some type of test. Field sobriety tests, as inaccurate as they are, often justify an arrest. You may then be given a blood or breath test at the station. This can be used as...
