Laws requiring drivers suspected of driving under the influence to admit to breath, blood, or urine testing for alcohol content are known as “implied consent laws.” Denial carries punishment that can include mandatory suspension of a driver’s license, varying by each state’s laws.

Revocation or suspension of the person’s license by the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). Suspension time may vary depending on whether the driver has been convicted of DUI in the past. Typical penalty could be one year’s suspension for the first conviction, two years’ suspension for the second conviction, and three years’ conviction for the third offense, but this varies among states. Habitually the driver is authorized limited driving privileges to and from work and other needed locations.

Conviction of DUI means the person is typically barred from getting a commercial driver’s license (CDL) compulsory for jobs such as truck driver (including delivery vans), school bus driver, or other specialized driving positions. If convicted, drivers are able to commute, or lessen, their sentence to a reckless driving charge.