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The Garza Law Firm, PLLC defends Tennessee Driving Under the Influence and Tennessee Boating Under the Influence charges, as well as other Personal Injury and Criminal Defense cases, across the State of Tennessee. The Garza Law Firm serves the following cities and counties, including but not limited to: • Alcoa • Anderson County • Athens • Blount County • Bradley County • Campbell County • Chattanooga • Claiborne County • Cleveland • Clinton • Cocke County • Cookeville • Crossville • Cumberland County • Dandridge • Englewood • Etowah • Gatlinburg • Grainger County • Greene County • Greeneville • Hamblen County • Hamilton County • Hancock County • Harriman • Hawkins County • Jefferson City • Jefferson County • Johnson City • Knoxville • Knox County • Lenoir City • Loudon County • Madisonville • Marion County • Maryville • Maynardville • McMinn County • Meigs County • Monroe County• Morgan County • Morristown • New Market • Newport • New Tazewell • Oak Ridge • Oliver Springs • Overton County • Pigeon Forge • Polk County • Putnam County • Rhea County • Roane County • Rutledge • Scott County • Sequatchie County • Sevier County • Sevierville • Sullivan County • Sweetwater • Tazewell • Tellico Plains • Unicoi County • Union County • Vonore • Wartburg • Washington County
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Tennessee Implied Consent Law
The Consequences of Refusing a Breath, Blood or Urine Test
Under Tennessee state law, everyone with a driver's license has already consented to submit to a chemical test to check blood alcohol content if a police officer stops the driver and reasonably believes the driver to be impaired due to alcohol or drug use. This law is called the implied consent law, and very few Tennessee drivers know it exists or understand how it works.
Refusal of a Chemical Test Results in Automatic Driver's License Suspension
The end result of Tennessee’s implied consent law is that anyone who refuses a Breathalyzer test, a blood test or a urine test will automatically lose their driver's license for up to 12 months.
Other implications of Tennessee’s implied consent law include:
· If, in the police officer's judgment, the driver is unconscious or too impaired to give or withhold consent, then the police officer can draw blood for a blood alcohol content test without asking permission.
· If a driver withholds consent for a Breathalyzer test, a blood test or a urine test, the police officer may obtain a search warrant that will order the driver to submit to the test or be held in contempt of court.
The Garza Law Firm, PLLC: A Tennessee DUI Defense Law Firm
The results of a breath, blood or alcohol test will almost always be a factor in building a defense to a DUI prosecution. If the driver failed the test, an experienced lawyer will know how to challenge the results. If the driver refused to take the test, an experienced Tennessee DUI defense lawyer will know how to pursue an administrative hearing to protect the driver's driving privileges.
The Garza Law Firm PLLC, is a well-established Tennessee criminal defense law firm. From our offices in Knoxville and Chattanooga, we offer criminal defense services to individuals across the state, including in and around communities like Athens and Lenoir City.