What is the penalty for refusing to submit to a chemical test?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Mason, 214 Cal.Rptr.3d 685, 8 Cal.App.5th Supp. 11 (Cal. Super. 2016):
upon a refusal to submit to a duly requested chemical test. (See Hughey v. Dept. of Motor Vehicles (1991) 235 Cal.App.3d 752, 757, 1 Cal.Rptr.2d 115 (Hughey ) [statute intended to "permit a driver to refuse to be tested," while "exact [ing] a penalty for refusal"].)
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