during a dui arrest, how common is it for the officer to lie and say you refused a chemical test?

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This happened to someone very close to me. It was a first offense, and the arresting officer lied about him refusing the chemical test. Now this individual has a suspended DL for one year, even though the court dropped the charges.
I think it's wrong that these individuals have that kind of power.
Julius, really , it's not nessecary to use this site as a platform for rudeness. Just a simple, decent answer that denotes some vague intelligence would be nice.
Actually, he was convicted of the dui but the charges for refusal of a chemical test were dropped. The truth is, in California, the DMV can still do what it sees fit with your dl.


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  1. phatboy says:
    March 22, 2010 at 6:32 pm

    Tell your friend to get a lawyer. It is standard routine for them to do all the tests in front of their in-car camera. If he can’t prove that your friend denied it, the court might rule in favor of your friend. He did not follow procedure anyway.

  2. Epic Penguin says:
    March 22, 2010 at 6:32 pm

    Depends on the officer I suppose. I heard something about officers needing to meet a quota of some sort, but it could be false information

  3. S says:
    March 22, 2010 at 6:32 pm

    A suspended license indicates a penalty due to being found guilty. If they dropped the charges this doesn’t make sense.

    But to answer your question, I imagine it would be very rare for a police officer in the U.S. to claim a suspect did not want to take a test when in fact they did. The officer has nothing to gain from such a fabrication, and much to lose if it could be proven otherwise.

    More likely than not the person that is very close to you has not shared all the facts or does not understand them.

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