Right to Refuse in Cherokee County

Recent studies have concluded there is a trend of people being forced to submit to chemical testing of their blood or breath.  Judges are signing warrants to take the blood of DUI Suspects who refuse to take a breath test.  This is a violation of a person's 4th Amendment right against self-incrimination.  In the State ofGeorgia, you have a statutory right to refuse testing. However, there are exceptions to this rule.  In vehicular homicide cases or where there is a serious injury by vehicle, your chemical test can be compelled.  Otherwise, you have a right to refuse.  But you must know, refusals in Georgia carry additional legal consequences.  When you refuse to take a blood or breath test, your Georgia driver's license can be suspended for 12 months.   With a  Cherokee County DUI, most of the State Patrol officers will attend the administrative license hearings in refusal cases.  As a result, the prospect of losing your license for 12 months could very well be reality.