Before being informed that you are being (or have been) arrested for DUI, TAKE NO FIELD SOBRIETY EVALUATIONS, including the hand-held alcohol screening test, because all these roadside tests are VOLUNTARY and carry NO PENALTY and NO LOSS OF LICENSE under Georgia law for politely saying, “No, thanks.” An “OFFICIAL” test is one that has a PRINTED “evidentiary” result, and can be submitted to a judge or jury. The Intoxilyzer 5000 breath alcohol testing instrument (machine) is the only OFFICIAL evidentiary breath device approved in GA. No roadside tests of balance, ABC recital, follow-the-finger (or pen) eye examination or counting are REQUIRED to protect your right to drive or to keep your license in Georgia. These are NOT “evidentiary” tests, but the roadside “evaluations” CAN and often DO create a greater likelihood of conviction. Plus, scientific studies have revealed that these roadside evaluations are “designed to fail” and are NOT scientific, due to the number of variables that can cause false-positive readings and false-negative readings. Starting off with “negative” video footage of you failing these evaluations (the officer’s words) not a good starting point for a DUI arrest that is being captured on video approximately 90% of the time in GA.
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