Chemical test refusal: one-year revocation
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You're over 21 with a clean record. After an arrest, you refuse a breath test. What is the shortest revocation you face?
The rule
For a driver over 21, refusing a chemical test brings a license revocation of at least one year, and a $500 civil penalty must be paid before DMV will accept an application for a new license (penalty: page 23).
A chemical test refusal by a driver over 21 means at least a one-year revocation, and you must pay a $500 civil penalty before applying for a new license.
From the New York State Driver's Manual, page 21. This question is our own wording of that rule. The handbook and the DMV have the final word.
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