Worried About DUI Testing? Crucial Protection Guide Now
What DUI tests will you face after a stop? Three kinds, explains San Jose attorney Stuart Kirchick. Roadside, officers use field sobriety tests plus a handheld PAS (preliminary alcohol screening); a reading around .06 or higher supports an arrest. After that, implied consent requires a breath or blood test—both more accurate than the roadside screener, blood most of all.
Excerpt summaries from the video and transcripts · how we make them
Answered by Stuart Kirchick · San Jose, CA
Highlights
Frequently Asked Questions
What DUI tests will you face after a stop?
Three kinds—roadside, officers use field sobriety tests plus a handheld PAS screener, where a reading around .06 or higher supports an arrest.
What test comes after arrest?
Implied consent requires a breath or blood test, both more accurate than the roadside screener, with blood the most accurate of all, so that's the test you're obligated to take.
→ Full interview on Attorneys.Media
More DUI answers
Legal news in California
Links to outside sources. Not written or reviewed by the attorney.