I work at a tobacco shop. And after they said I blown through a stop sign. When asked when drinking I said no. Then he said I smelled, and I quote, “of something suspicious”. I get cops get their paycheck for tickets and such but seriously has it really gotten this bad that for a ticket they try to make it something bigger? and ignoring my rights?
Like I said, your license can be suspended. That means you can still refuse it.
But most importantly, read 32:661 if you want to be insufferable about it. We have an implied consent law.
And that implied consent law is for a breathalyzer test. Not the one they do on the side of the road. You don’t lose your license to refuse a pbt.
Edit: Also fyi. Read 32.661 with a bit higher of a reading comp level. The chem test you can’t refuse is AFTER YOUR ARREST.
Yes you do. It literally happened to my sister.
Every single dui attorney in state even states it on their site. https://attorneycarl.com/refuse-breathalyzer-louisiana/
https://trafficticketsnola.com/what-happens-if-you-refuse-a-breathalyzer-in-louisiana/
But what the fuck would you know? You already said you’re not a lawyer, you’re not from here, and aren’t going to know better from 2 minutes of googling.
I didn’t Google. I looked at Louisiana law statutes.
Well you didn’t read them all cause you’re wrong.
https://answers.justia.com/question/2025/07/01/license-suspended-for-not-taking-breatha-1066646
https://www.sonjabradleylaw.com/refuse-a-breathalyzer-in-louisiana-what-happens/
https://www.bloomlegal.com/blog/dwi-refusal-in-louisiana-what-happens-if-you-refuse-the-breath-test/
https://www.ljlaw.org/blog/refusing-a-breath-test-in-louisiana/
That roadside test is NOT a breathalyzer test. It’s called a “Preliminary Breath Test”. Your links all advise you have to take the breathalyzer test, and that’s true. But a breathalyzer test doesn’t happen in the field. It’s at the station attached to a very not portable machine and happens after you get arrested. Call an actual DUI lawyer yourself and ask them the difference. A PBT is not a breathalyzer test.