in a DUI arrest, is the arresting officer required to tell you your miranda rights?

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15 Responses to “in a DUI arrest, is the arresting officer required to tell you your miranda rights?”

  1. CGIV76 says:

    It is a normal practice to give Miranda, and Implied Consent warnings. Miranda is to protect an individual against self incrimination, but does not pertain to identification. If no questions are asked, then Miranda Warnings are not required.

  2. The Great Gate says:

    NO
    Confusion regarding use

    Due to the prevalence of American television programs and motion pictures in which the police characters frequently read suspects their rights, it has become an expected element of arrest procedure. In the 2000 Dickerson decision, Chief Justice William Rehnquist wrote that Miranda warnings had "become embedded in routine police practice to the point where the warnings have become part of our national culture." Dickerson v. United States 530 U.S. 428 (2000). However, police are only required to warn an individual whom they intend to subject to custodial interrogation at the police station, in a police vehicle or when detained. Arrests can occur without questioning and without the Miranda warning — although if the police do change their mind and decide to interrogate the suspect, the warning must then be given. Furthermore, if public safety (see New York v. Quarles) warrants such action, the police may ask questions prior to a reading of the Miranda warning, and the evidence thus obtained can sometimes still be used against the defendant.

    Because Miranda only applies to custodial interrogations, it does not protect detainees from standard booking questions: name, date of birth, address, and the like. Because it is a prophylactic measure intended to safeguard the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination, it does not prevent the police from taking blood from persons suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol without a warrant.[vague]

    Currently there is a question about corrections and Miranda. If an inmate is in jail and invoked Miranda on one case, it is unclear whether this extends to any other cases that he or she may be charged with while in custody.

  3. I DON"T heart Huckabee says:

    Miranda isn’t applicable unless you are being questioned in custody. The policy of most police departments is to inform suspects of Miranda upon arrest to ensure that they are covered.

    Short answer: Unless you’re arrested AND being questioned Miranda doesn’t apply.

  4. mech335 says:

    Certainly

  5. StarSky says:

    Nope police only read miranda rights if your under arrest and if they are going to question you

  6. looneycop says:

    Only if he asks you incriminating questions. It is not a requirement that an officer advise a suspect of his or her miranda rights during a stop for suspicion of DUI, but it is highly adviseable if he asks any questions, such as "Have you been drinking tonght?"

    Most states, however, have implied consent laws, of which the officer must advise a DUI suspect.

  7. Aunt Bee says:

    An officer is required to give you your Miranda Rights only prior to questioning.

    P.S. I hate it when people cut and paste articles from Wikepedia.

  8. Angelena says:

    YES don’t listen to the first guy, they have to read you your miranda rights, but even if they didn’t the case still goes to court, but you can bring it up in the court room but if it i don’t know how previlent it will be regarding a DUI.

  9. left_coast_punk says:

    Yes, one must be mirandized when being arrested. If they aren’t anything that they say may be inadmissible.

  10. Kathleen says:

    In order to tell you the Miranda rights, these two things are needed: you are in custody, and when I’m questioning you, but if I arrest you, and don’t need to question you at all, then no miranda is needed, at least not in my state.

  11. bobby d says:

    no

  12. scott2ann says:

    i thought that was the whole point of the miranda if you are arrested you get you rights read to you period

  13. cclover _ says:

    No, only if the officer is asking questions pertaining to the DUI arrest itself, which would be incriminating questions, but not routine information gathering questions.

  14. TheRook says:

    I won’t bore you with all of the information regarding Miranda and other custodial situations. To answer your specific question—-

    I’m not sure what state you live in and if DUI investigations are different there, but in California Miranda Warnings are not required during a DUI INVESTIGATION. ie, if you are being asked to complete some Field Sobriety Tests, are asked about what you’ve been drinking or what drugs you’ve been using then Miranda is not required.

    As others have explained, Miranda applies only after you’ve been taken into custody (arrested) and then ONLY if you are going to be questioned.

    Because of TV and movies, lots of people believe that they are to be read their Miranda Warning as soon as an Officer comes into contact with them or speaks with them. It’s not true. And NO Police work is NOTHING like CSI! Ha ha!

  15. brian_hubbard8 says:

    any arrest, and before interrogation and questions.

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