Monthly Archives: April 2024
How to Challenge Colorado DUI Blood Tests
Anyone who is stopped in Denver or Brighton on suspicion of drunk driving can be required to submit to a test to determine their blood alcohol concentration (BAC), including a blood test. To be sure, under Colorado law, when you drive on the road, you give what is known as implied consent or express… Read More »
Can I Refuse to Take a Breathalyzer Test?
If you are stopped on suspicion of drunk driving and the police have probable cause to conduct a breathalyzer test, can you refuse it? In short, you can refuse, but in doing so you will be violating Colorado law and subjecting yourself to increased penalties. It is important to remember that there are a… Read More »
Your Rights Around a Field Sobriety Test
If you go through a DUI checkpoint or you are stopped on suspicion of drunk driving, you might be given a field sobriety test (or FST) by a law enforcement officer. Field sobriety tests are used to determine whether a driver is intoxicated, but there are many limitations to these types of tests. Although… Read More »