Implied consent

• Author: Don Bartell/Mary Catherine McMurray/Anne ImObersteg
• Pages: 77-94

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CHAPTER 3

IMPLIED CONSENT

I. IMPLIED CONSENT

§3:01 Validity of Implied Consent Laws

§3:01.1 Birchf‌ield Questions

§3:01.2 The Unconstitutional Conditions Doctrine

§3:02 Every State Has an Implied Consent Law

§3:03 Federal Land Refusals

II. CONSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGES

A. United States Supreme Court Decisions

§3:10 Unconscious Driver; No Statute

§3:11 Conscious Driver; No Statute

§3:12 Implied Consent Statute

§3:13 Missouri v. McNeely and the Need for a Warrant

B. State Challenges

§3:20 Due Process

§3:21 Self-Incrimination

§3:22 Illegal Search Cases

C. Rational Basis Challenges

§3:25 Only Some Conceivable Justif‌ication Needed

§3:26 Burden of Proof is on the Challenger

III. SUCCESSFUL DEFENSES TO REFUSAL ALLEGATIONS

§3:30 Attack Compliance With Procedure

§3:31 Untimely Warning

§3:32 Misinformation in Warning

§3:33 Refusal to Sign Hospital Release Is Not a Lack of Consent

§3:34 Failure to Notify of Intent to Revoke License

§3:35 Right to an Attorney Before Choosing a Test

§3:36 Miranda-Induced Confusion

IV. UNSUCCESSFUL DEFENSES TO REFUSAL ALLEGATIONS

§3:40 Generally Delay Equals Refusal

§3:41 Equivocation Equals Refusal

§3:42 Conditional Consent

IMPLIED CONSENT

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IMPLIED CONSENT

§3:43 Change of Mind After Refusal Usually Equals Refusal

V. MISCELLANEOUS DMV HEARING ISSUES

§3:50 Delayed Discovery

§3:51 Calibration Checks Reading High

§3:52 Duress and Necessity Defenses at DMV Hearings

VI. FILING A WRIT TO CHALLENGE A DMV HEARING LICENSE SUSPENSION

§3:60 Sample Writ of Mandate