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Austin Police Enforcing "No Refusal" New Year's Weekend
The Austin Police Department says they will enforce a "No-Refusal" initiative for the New Year's weekend.
The initiative will start at 9 p.m. on Friday and end on Tuesday at 5 a.m.
"No-Refusal" means that DWI suspects that refuse to voluntarily give a breath or blood specimen will have blood drawn for testing anyway. Those found to have a blood alcohol concentration of .15 or above will be charged with a Class A Misdemeanor, which carries a maximum sentence of one year in jail and a $4,000 fine for the first time offenders.
APD says about 26 percent of this year’s traffic fatalities have been alcohol related.
Austin Police Enforcing "No Refusal" New Year's Weekend
The Austin Police Department says they will enforce a "No-Refusal" initiative for the New Year's weekend.
The initiative will start at 9 p.m. on Friday and end on Tuesday at 5 a.m.
"No-Refusal" means that DWI suspects that refuse to voluntarily give a breath or blood specimen will have blood drawn for testing anyway. Those found to have a blood alcohol concentration of .15 or above will be charged with a Class A Misdemeanor, which carries a maximum sentence of one year in jail and a $4,000 fine for the first time offenders.
APD says about 26 percent of this year’s traffic fatalities have been alcohol related.
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