[Dick Vomer]

I heard that if you're pulled over you should give the officer your license, registration and insurance card then refuse everything else including a field sobriety test.

Refuse the breath test, don't tell them if you've been drinking...nothing. Just the car info and keep your mouth shut and call a lawyer.

Anybody has any experience that they can offer about that suggestion?

[papasmurf]

I heard that if you're pulled over you should give the officer your license, registration and insurance card then refuse everything else including a field sobriety test. Refuse the breath test, don't tell them if you've been drinking...nothing. Just the car info and keep your mouth shut and call a lawyer. Anybody has any experience that they can offer about that suggestion?

In most States you will have your license suspended for one year for refusing a sobriety test. And, still, they can try you for a number of things including DUI, reckless driving, public endangerment, etc., based solely on the officer's testimony.

[deport]

Can any state force a blood alcohol test on a person?... Seems I’ve heard that but maybe only in my imagination.

[PAR35]

Anybody has any experience that they can offer about that suggestion?

Not good advice if you are innocent. Of course, the problem is that if you've been drinking enough to get pulled over, you might not be sober enough to be making good decisions.

And don't forget the new and growing practice of getting a search warrant from a tame judge, holding you down, and having an unlicensed non-professional stick a needle in you to take blood even if you say no.