Common Types of DWI Tests

Have you or a loved one been pulled over for a DWI? Check out these common types of DWI tests, then call our Buffalo attorney to get started.

TAKING THE BREATH TEST

I was recently asked by a client as a Buffalo DWI Attorney if pulled over by the police, should they take the breath test.  You can actually refuse several types of roadside tests in New York State if you believe you are intoxicated (you must always provide the officer with your license, registration and insurance).

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• You do not have to answer about how much you have had to drink or where you were drinking. You should advise the police officer that you will not answer that question.
• You are allowed to refuse field sobriety tests, and are under no obligation to take them with no penalty.  This will prevent the officer from gathering evidence which could hurt your case.
• You can refuse to take an alco sensor test at the side of the road.  It is a traffic infraction to refuse, but is not a criminal test.  However, when you are back at the station, I tell most clients as a Buffalo DWI Attorney that this is hard to answer and depends on how much you had to drink, when you drank, and if you have had prior alcohol offenses.  If you refuse to take a breathalyzer tests back at the station in NYS, the DMV will impose sanctions on top of any conviction you will receive.  They will  impose a one year revocation of your license for a refusal of that breath test.

Have you been pulled over New York State for a DWI? Check out the common types of DWI tests, then contact Buffalo DWI Attorney Arthur Pressman to be your ticket to justice!

Arthur L. Pressman, Esq.

Attorney Miami School of Law, National College for DUI Defense, New York State Bar

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Arthur Pressman focuses his practice in the areas of DWI, traffic law and criminal defense. Arthur is a 1982 graduate of the State University of New York at Albany. He earned his law degree from the University of Miami School of Law in 1985 and practiced with the law firm of Heller & Rubin in Miami, Florida from 1986 to 1988. In 1988, Arthur relocated to Buffalo, where he opened his own practice where he has continued to defend those accused of crimes in the Buffalo and Niagara Falls, New York area.

Areas of Expertise: DWI Penalties, Traffic Violations, Speeding Tickets, Leaving the Scene of an Accident, Driving Without Insurance, Reckless Driving, Traffic Tickets, Out-of-State Drivers, Criminal Defense, Probation Violation, Drug Crimes, Domestic Violence, Assault and Battery

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