State v. King
State v. King
Opinion of the Court
Defendant appeals from civil suspension of his license based on the district court’s finding that he refused to take an infrared breath test. He argues that because the Department of Health had not yet promulgated regulations governing use of the Datamaster infrared device for which he refused to provide a sample, he did not refuse to submit to an “evidentiary test” and, therefore, did not violate the “implied consent” law. We affirm.
“Every person who operates . . . any vehicle on a highway in this state is deemed to have given consent to an evidentiary test of that person’s breath for the purpose of determining the person’s alcohol concentration ... in the blood.” 23 V.S.A. § 1202(a) (emphasis added). An “evidentiary test” is “a breath or blood test which indicates the person’s alcohol concentration and which is intended to be introduced as evidence.” 23 V.S.A. § 1200(3) (emphasis added).
Affirmed.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- STATE of Vermont v. Donald KING
- Status
- Published