{"id":47919,"date":"2021-03-25T08:00:04","date_gmt":"2021-03-25T12:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/duplicate-3504444.findlaw4.flsitebuilder.com\/?p=47919"},"modified":"2022-07-22T07:22:59","modified_gmt":"2022-07-22T11:22:59","slug":"potential-penalties-for-violating-implied-consent-laws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/dev.internetfactfinder.com\/levittandlevitt\/blog\/2021\/03\/potential-penalties-for-violating-implied-consent-laws\/","title":{"rendered":"Potential penalties for violating implied consent laws"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If a Tennessee police officer suspects that you are driving while impaired, the officer may ask you to submit to a breath-alcohol test. While you are not obligated to comply with the request, there can be negative consequences for failing to do so. Let&#8217;s take a closer look at what those consequences could be.<\/p>\n<h2>You could lose your license for at least a year<\/h2>\n<p>Tennessee law says that those who violate the state&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tn.gov\/safety\/publicsafety\/duioutline.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">implied consent laws<\/a> for the first time will lose their license for a year. The penalty increases to two years if you violate the implied consent law for a second time.<\/p>\n<h2>Penalties increase if you caused a crash while impaired<\/h2>\n<p>Failing to submit to a blood alcohol test after causing an accident that results in bodily injury can lead to a license revocation of at least two years. The revocation can be extended to five years if you refuse to take a chemical test after causing an accident that led to someone&#8217;s death.<\/p>\n<h2>You may be eligible for a restricted license<\/h2>\n<p>A restricted license allows you to drive to work, school or other limited destinations during a portion of the revocation period. An attorney can provide more information about how to potentially restore your driving privileges.<\/p>\n<h2>What happens if you aren&#8217;t convicted of impaired driving?<\/h2>\n<p>Refusing to take a chemical test might be an effective way to avoid a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.levittandlevittlaw.com\/criminal-defense\/\">drunk driving<\/a> conviction. However, the license revocation will likely stand regardless of the result of your criminal case. It&#8217;s also important to remember that a refusal to be tested can be used as evidence of guilt at trial.<\/p>\n<p>If you are convicted of DUI, you may face penalties such as jail time, a fine or license revocation. These penalties may be added to those imposed for violating implied consent laws. An experienced attorney may be able to help you avoid these penalties.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If a Tennessee police officer suspects that you are driving while impaired, the officer may ask you to submit to a breath-alcohol test. While you are not obligated to comply with the request, there can be negative consequences for failing to do so. Let&#8217;s take a closer look at what those consequences could be. You [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47919","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-drunk-driving"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/dev.internetfactfinder.com\/levittandlevitt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47919","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/dev.internetfactfinder.com\/levittandlevitt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/dev.internetfactfinder.com\/levittandlevitt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/dev.internetfactfinder.com\/levittandlevitt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/dev.internetfactfinder.com\/levittandlevitt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47919"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/dev.internetfactfinder.com\/levittandlevitt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47919\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/dev.internetfactfinder.com\/levittandlevitt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47919"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/dev.internetfactfinder.com\/levittandlevitt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47919"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/dev.internetfactfinder.com\/levittandlevitt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47919"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}