Consentimiento Implícito para Pruebas Químicas de Alcohol y Drogas

Explicación Simple

Si manejas un carro en Dakota del Norte, se supone que aceptas hacer una prueba de aliento o sangre si la policía te lo pide. Si no quieres hacerlo, podrías perder tu licencia de conducir.

Es como si fueras a una fiesta y, al entrar, aceptas que te revisen la mochila. Si decides no dejar que revisen, no te dejarán entrar.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan está manejando y es detenido por un oficial de policía porque va muy rápido. El oficial le dice que debe hacerse una prueba de aliento para ver si ha consumido alcohol. Si Juan se niega, podría enfrentar problemas con su licencia de conducir.

Penalidades

Si te niegas a hacer la prueba, podrías perder tu licencia de conducir y enfrentar sanciones adicionales.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

CHAPTER 39-20 CHEMICAL TEST FOR INTOXICATION, IMPLIED CONSENT 39-20-01. Implied consent to determine alcohol concentration and presence of drugs. 1. Any individual who operates a motor vehicle on a highway or on public or private areas to which the public has a right of access for vehicular use in this state is deemed to have given consent , and shall consent , subject to the provisions of this chapter, to a chemical test, or tests, of the blood, breath, oral fluid , or urine for the purpose of determining the alcohol concentration or presence of other drugs , or combination thereof, in the individual's blood, breath, oral fluid, or urine. As used in this chapter, the word "drug" means any drug or substance or combination of drugs or substances which renders an individual incapable of safely driving, and the words "chemical test" or "chemical analysis" mean any test to determine the alcohol concentration or presence of other drugs , or combination thereof, in the individual's blood, breath, or urine, approved by the director of the state crime laboratory or the director's designee under this chapter. 2. The test or tests must be administered at the direction of a law enforcement officer only after placing the individual under arrest for violation of section 39 -08-01 or an equivalent offense. For the purposes of this chapter, the taking into custody of a child under section 27 -20.4-05 or an individual under twenty -one years of age satisfies the requirement of an arrest. The law enforcement officer shall determine which of the tests is to be used. 3. a. The law enforcement officer shall inform the individual North Dakota law requires the individual to take a chemical test to determine whether the individual is und