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REFUSING TO TAKE A DWI BREATH TEST IS NOT AN OFFENSE (FOURTH DEPT).

The Fourth Department, reversing the conviction and dismissing the count, noted that refusing to take a DWI breath test is not an offense:

… [W]e note that defendant’s “refusal to submit to a breath test did not establish a cognizable offense” … . People v Alim, 2022 NY Slip Op 02671, Fourth Dept  4-22-22

Practice Point: Refusing to take a DWI breath test is not a crime.

 

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