DUI bill requires blood draw in certain cases in Tennessee

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DUI bill requires blood draw in certain cases in Tennessee

Posted May 30, 2011 at midnight
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The legislation, which would go into effect Jan. 1, 2012, will require
police to force a blood draw regardless of whether the driver consents
to it if they have a prior DUI conviction or if they have a child in
the vehicle with them under the age of 16.

Sponsored by lawmakers Sen. Mae Beavers, R-Mount Juliet, and Rep. Tony
Shipley, R-Kingsport, the legislation, which critics claim violates
certain constitutional rights, received unanimous support in the House
and Senate.

"We're tired of drunk drivers killing people," said District Attorney
General Steve Bebb, who serves Bradley, McMinn, Monroe and Polk
counties and who lobbied for the bill. "We don't know if it will stand
up or if it's constitutional, but we'll test it."

Police began forcibly drawing blood in DUI cases in July 2009. Under
current law, in vehicular assault or vehicular homicide cases, police
can take a driver's blood with probable cause.

But in all other circumstances, a driver may refuse to submit blood
with the understanding his or her driver's license will be suspended.
It's called the Implied Consent Statute.

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The DUI lovers claim this in unconstitutional since it forces someone
to give evidence against themselves, but it is routine for police to
take fingerprints of suspects.

S4B spewed:

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>DUI bill requires blood draw in certain cases in Tennessee

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Then you had better stay out of TN - otherwise you'd die from blood
loss, you drunken lush of a septic.

--
Speeders And Drunk Drivers Are MURDERERS says that
drinking and driving is acceptable:

"Oh no - drinking and driving are constitutional rights."
--Speeders And Drunk Drivers Are MURDERERS, 1/3/09

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