California
Vehicle Code VC 13353.1 - Refusal to Take Preliminary Alcohol Screening Test.13353.1.
(a) If a person refuses an officer's request to submit to, or fails to complete,
a preliminary alcohol screening test pursuant to Section 13388, upon the receipt
of the officer's sworn statement, submitted pursuant to Section 13380, that the
officer had reasonable cause to believe the person had been driving a motor vehicle
in violation of Section 23136, and that the person had refused to submit to, or
did not complete, the test after being requested by the officer, the department
shall do one of the following: - Suspend the person's privilege to operate
a motor vehicle for a period of one year.
- Revoke the person's privilege
to operate a motor vehicle for a period of two years if the refusal occurred within
10 years of either of the following:
- A separate violation of
subdivision (a) of Section 23136, that resulted in a finding of a violation, or
a separate violation, that resulted in a conviction, of Section 23103, as specified
in Section 23103.5, of Section 23140, 23152, or 23153, of Section 191.5 of the
Penal Code, or of paragraph (3) of subdivision (c) of Section 192 of that code.
- A
suspension or revocation of the person's privilege to operate a motor vehicle
if that action was taken pursuant to this section or Section 13353 or 13353.2
for an offense that occurred on a separate occasion.
- Revoke
the person's privilege to operate a motor vehicle for a period of three years
if the refusal occurred within 10 years of any of the following:
- Two or more separate violations of subdivision (a) of Section 23136, that
resulted in findings of violations, or two or more separate violations, that resulted
in convictions, of Section 23103, as specified in Section 23103.5, of Section
23140, 23152, or 23153, of Section 191.5 of the Penal Code, or of paragraph (3)
of subdivision (c) of Section 192 of that code, or any combination thereof.
- Two
or more suspensions or revocations of the person's privilege to operate a motor
vehicle if those actions were taken pursuant to this section, or Section 13353
or 13353.2, for offenses that occurred on separate occasions.
- Any combination
of two or more of the convictions or administrative suspensions or revocations
described in subparagraph (A) or (B).
(b) For the purposes
of this section, a conviction of any offense in any state, territory, or possession
of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,
or Canada that, if committed in this state, would be a violation of Section 23103,
as specified in Section 23103.5, or Section 23140, 23152, or 23153, or Section
191.5 or paragraph (3) of subdivision (c) of Section 192 of the Penal Code, is
a conviction of that particular section of the Vehicle or Penal Code. (c)
The notice of the order of suspension or revocation under this section shall be
served on the person by the peace officer pursuant to Section 13388 and shall
not become effective until 30 days after the person is served with that notice.
The notice of the order of suspension or revocation shall be on a form provided
by the department. If the notice of the order of suspension or revocation has
not been served by the peace officer pursuant to Section 13388, the department
immediately shall notify the person in writing of the action taken. The peace
officer who serves the notice, or the department, if applicable, also shall provide,
if the officer or department, as the case may be, determines that it is necessary
to do so, the person with the appropriate non-English notice developed pursuant
to subdivision (d) of Section 14100. (d) Upon the receipt of the officer's
sworn statement, the department shall review the record. For the purposes of this
section, the scope of the administrative review shall cover all of the following
issues: - Whether the peace officer had reasonable cause to believe
the person had been driving a motor vehicle in violation of Section23136.
- Whether
the person was lawfully detained.
- Whether the person refused to submit
to, or did not complete, the test after being requested to do so by a peace officer.
(e)
The person may request an administrative hearing pursuant to Section 13558. Except
as provided in subdivision (e) of Section 13558, the request for an administrative
hearing does not stay the order of suspension or revocation. Amended Sec.
3.10, Ch. 118, Stats. 1998. Effective January 1, 1999. Operative July 1, 1999.
Amended Sec. 19, Ch. 473, Stats. 2001. Effective January 1, 2002.
Amended
Sec. 7, Ch. 550, Stats. 2004. Effective January 1, 2005. California
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