Paris is going to jail...

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by macallan25

Actually this depends, or so I've been told by my attorney. Maybe Texas is different than Illinois.

I know a pretty good amount of people who have refused breathalizers and just opted to go to jail. Sure, they lost their license for around 90 days (I think that is the penalty for refusing one)...but they didn't get DWIs.

.....and if you are well connected and have a good attorney....you can get out of a DUI/DWI. Don't be silly.

It's different all over. A breathalizer refusal in Oklahoma will result in a one-year automatic suspension of your driver's license.

Some departments are now equipping these sensors which attack to the top of the cop's little clipboard thing which can get a measure your BAC from a pretty good distance. The cop just leans in a little when he's asking for your information and he's got your BAC.

They don't need your consent for that -- it's not a search because you have no expectation of privacy as to your breath. Neat, eh?