License taken at once
A free practice question for the Massachusetts permit test, with the answer explained.
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After an OUI arrest, your breath test shows you're over the limit. What happens to your license?
The rule
If your BAC is over the limit, or you refuse a breath or blood test, the officer must take your license and give you a notice of suspension that takes effect immediately.
If your BAC is over the limit, the officer must take your license. You get a notice of suspension that takes effect right away.
From the Massachusetts Driver's Manual, page 73. This question is our own wording of that rule. The handbook and the RMV have the final word.
Often mixed up with
People confuse these rules with this one. Each has its own practice question.
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