Si un policía sospecha que has bebido, tienes derecho a que te hagan una prueba de aliento para saber si hay alcohol en tu sangre. Puedes ver los resultados mientras se hace la prueba y también puedes negarte a hacerla si quieres.
Es como cuando te preguntan si has hecho tu tarea. Si te dicen que la revisen, puedes mostrarla, pero si no quieres, no tienes que hacerlo. Simplemente no tendrás una calificación por eso.
Imagina que Juan salió a una fiesta y al regresar a casa lo detiene un policía. El oficial le pregunta si ha estado bebiendo y le ofrece hacerle una prueba de aliento. Juan decide hacerse la prueba y ve el resultado que indica que sí tiene alcohol en su sistema.
Va. Code § 18.2-267 - Preliminary analysis of breath to determine alcoholic content of blood. A. Any person who is suspected of a violation of § 18.2-266 , 18.2-266.1 , subsection B of § 18.2-272 , or a similar ordinance shall have the right, if such equipment is available, to have his breath analyzed to determine the probable alcoholic content of his blood. The person shall have the right to observe the process of analysis and to see the blood-alcohol reading on the equipment used to perform the breath test. His breath may be analyzed by any police officer of the Commonwealth, or of any county, city or town, or by any member of a sheriff's department in the normal discharge of his duties. B. The Department of Forensic Science shall determine the proper method and equipment to be used in analyzing breath samples taken pursuant to this section and shall advise the respective police and sheriff's departments of the same. C. Any person who has been stopped by a police officer of the Commonwealth, or of any county, city or town, or by any member of a sheriff's department and is suspected by such officer to be guilty of an offense listed in subsection A, shall have the right to refuse to permit his breath to be so analyzed, and his failure to permit such analysis shall not be evidence in any prosecution for an offense listed in subsection A. D. Whenever the breath sample analysis indicates that alcohol is present in the person's blood, the officer may charge the person with a violation of an offense listed in subsection A. The person so charged shall then be subject to the provisions of §§ 18.2-268.1 through 18.2-268.12 , or of a similar ordinance. E. The results of the breath analysis shall not be admitted into evidence in any prosecution for an offense listed in subsection
Tienes el derecho a negarte a hacer la prueba de aliento y eso no se puede usar en tu contra durante un juicio.
No, no pueden obligarte a hacerla. Tienes derecho a decidir si la haces o no.
Si la prueba indica que tienes alcohol, el oficial puede acusarte de un delito relacionado con alcohol, pero el resultado de la prueba no se puede usar como evidencia en un juicio.
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