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Jail time is mandatory if you have prior DUI/DWAI convictions. Detention time is also mandatory if your BAC (blood alcohol content) is 0.20% within two hours of driving. For past convictions, receiving a second conviction in Colorado means a minimum of 10 days in jail, a mandatory sentence.

Your license will be suspended for a year, which will occur automatically when you refuse the chemical test. You will be labeled a ?persistent drunk driver? (PDD). Not only is this label embarrassing, but it can also impact your ability to secure employment. You must complete an alcohol and drug treatment program.

Colorado law does not require drivers to submit to any field sobriety tests or preliminary breath tests. These tests are ways for police officers to gather more evidence of wrongdoing, and drivers nearly always fail. You have nothing to gain by complying with any of these preliminary tests.

If you have been charged with a DUI or DWAI in Colorado, you may be able to have the charge reduced to something called a ?wet reckless? instead. Obtaining a plea offer to this reduced charge is beneficial for most offenders, but it isn't easy ? even if you have never been charged with DUI before.

In Colorado, field sobriety tests (FSTs) are a tool that enforcement officers use to determine whether a DUI suspect is under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs. The exercises are voluntary, meaning that a motorist detained for a DUI investigation can refuse to take them without penalty.

The thing is, though, is that most people don't know that field sobriety tests are completely optional. More pointedly: You can decline to submit to a field sobriety test without incurring any penalties. Not only are these tests optional, but you should never agree to one.