Dos and Don'ts When Stopped for Drunk Driving

DO. . .

• have your driver's license, registration, and insurance card ready for police.
• submit to a "pat down" search, handcuffing, and arrest, and ask for a lawyer.
• be calm, polite and courteous.

DON'T . . .

• answer police questions, which may incriminate you.
• volunteer information or engage in small talk.
• do balance tests (politely decline).
• consent to blood tests.
• sign anything.

Dos and Don'ts When Arrested for Drunk Driving

DO . . .

• ask for a lawyer, again.
• give breath samples.
• go to a hospital or doctor as soon as you are released.
• insist that the hospital or doctor test your blood for ethanol.
• hire a competent lawyer on the next business day.

DO NOT . . .

• answer police questions.
• volunteer information or engage in small talk.
• do balance tests.
• consent to blood tests.
• sign anything.

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