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ILLINOIS LAW REQUIRES POLICE TO ASK BEFORE GIVING A PORTABLE BREATHALYZER TEST

Recent Illinois case law has clarified that an officer must ask you to take the portable breathlayzer test (PBT) and give you enough time to refuse before giving the test, or your case could be dismissed. If you are stopped … Continue reading

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PROVING THE BREATHALYZER IN ILLINOIS

You had always heard that if you were stopped for DUI, you should refuse to take a breathalyzer. But when the time came, you went right along with police and blew over the limit. What can you do? When you … Continue reading

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HOW ACCURATE IS THE BREATHALYZER MACHINE?

When you are stopped for DUI, the officer might ask you to blow into a portable breathalyzer machine. Depending on that reading, you may be arrested and asked to blow into a breathalyzer at the police station. Many factors can … Continue reading

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