Refusing a chemical test
A free practice question for the New York permit test, with the answer explained.
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You're arrested for DWI and refuse a breath test. What happens to your license?
The rule
If you refuse a chemical test after an arrest, your license is suspended when you are arraigned, the refusal can be used against you at trial, and if a DMV hearing confirms the refusal your license is revoked even if you're found not guilty of the alcohol or drug charge.
Refusing a chemical test after arrest gets your license suspended at arraignment. If a DMV hearing confirms the refusal, your license is revoked, even if you're found not guilty of the alcohol charge.
From the New York State Driver's Manual, page 56. This question is our own wording of that rule. The handbook and the DMV have the final word.
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