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As a general rule, however, there is no right to an attorney until you have submitted to (or refused) blood, breath or urine testing. In some states, there is a right to consult with counsel upon being arrested or before deciding whether to submit to chemical testing. Of course, this does not mean that you cannot ask for one. Bottom line is that you can ask but you may not be allowed that right until after you are arrested. At the very least you can ask the officer to include your request in his police report.
It is unlawful to have an excessive blood-alcohol content (BAC) at the time of DRIVING – not at the time of being TESTED. Since it takes between 45 minutes and 3 hours for alcohol to be absorbed into the system, an individual’s BAC may continue to rise for some time after he is stopped and arrested. Commonly, it is an hour or more after the stop when the blood, breath or urine test is given to the suspect. Assume that the result is .10%. If the suspect has continued to absorb alcohol since he was stopped, his BAC at the time he was driving may have been only .07%. In other words, the test result shows a blood-alcohol concentration above the legal limit – but his actual BAC AT THE TIME OF DRIVING was below.
Contact us if you have been charged with DUI in Macon GA (Georgia), as well as Roberta, Warner Robins, Forsyth, Byron-Centerville, Culloden, Fort Valley, Haddock, Jeffersonville, Lizella, Perry, Gray, Irwinton, Milledgeville and Vienna including Bibb County, Monroe County, Jones County, Crawford County, Peach County, Twiggs County, Baldwin County, Dooly County Houston County, Wesleyan College, Macon State College and Mercer University. Our DUI and Criminal Defense attorneys are based in Macon GA (Georgia).
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