In KS, you give consent for a blood/breath/urine test as part of obtaining a liscence. If you refuse the test or tests( can be multiple and which ones are at the officers discretion) you WILL lose your liscence for a year the first time, for 3 years at a second refusal. Third refusal is life long revocation. Refusal can also be used in any court procedings. If the suspect is unconcuois(sp?) or non-compus mentus, no search warrant is required.
Blood must be drawn by a certified medical technician. A search warrant is only required if the suspect is concious and refuses a test,the longest I can ever recall it takign to get the warrant( a verbal Ok from the judge to the doc via telephone is sufficient to get the blood drawn, hard copy can be served on suspect at the jail later) was about 20 minutes. This isnt realy long enough to lower the BAC enough to make a real difference.

 

It's interesting to see the differences between states. In Arizona, it doesn't matter how many times you refuse chemical testing, it's still a one year suspension. The max suspension for DUI offenses is three years, and that's only after three DUI convictions within 60 months.

Too bad all states won't adopt consistent - and harsh - penalties for DUI. Maybe that would be more of a deterrent than what we have now....

 

Is drawing blood taught at AZPOST or is it seperate? Is there recurrent training/testing? After seeing my employees arm there is no way I will let a LEO touch me.

Randy

 

I'm honestly not sure who is doing the training. Next time I run into one of the traffic officers I'll see if I can find out.

When my brother was training for his paramedic cert they had to "practice" on each other...that was enough to convince me I didn't want to become a paramedic.

 

There's too many alcohol related accidents and deaths.
The older I get, the more kinfolks I have out on crowded roads forever under construction. To lose one child or even a cousin is 'jes too much. Somebody who thinks they have a right to get loaded & "aren't too drunk to drive" is the epidemy of selfishness and will eventually either fail driving or fail a sobriety test. For the sake of all of mine and all of yours, I hope the latter comes first regardless of the test method and a no drinkin' & driving life change follows.
I do my beerin' stationary at home or where I'm gonna be until I wake up sober.