Hubbard Police Department is once again participating in a High Visibility Enforcement (HVE) grant issued by the Oregon Department of Transportation. Police officer's will be focusing this grant time during holiday weekends. Hubbard Police Department has a strict no tolerance approach to impaired drivers. Driving under the influence of intoxicants (DUII) is a crime in Oregon. . This crime endangers the lives of innocent people who share the road, as well as yourself.
You may be found guilty of Driving while Under the Influence of Intoxicants (DUII) if you operate a motor vehicle while you are under the influence of intoxicating liquor, and/or a controlled substance. You may be charged with DUII if you commit the offense upon any premises open to the public.
If convicted of DUII, your driving privileges will be suspended. Suspension lengths vary. They can be one year, three years or permanent. A suspension or revocation resulting from a DUII conviction is separate from any suspension you may receive under the Implied Consent law.
For related statutes, see Chapter 813 of the Oregon Revised Statutes.
Implied Consent:
Oregon's implied consent law means that by driving a motor vehicle you have implied that you will consent to a breath, blood or urine test if a police officer requests you to take such a test. The officer can request you to take a test if they arrested you for a suspected DUII. Refusal to take a test is admissible as evidence in court. Drivers over 21 years old will fail the test if their blood alcohol reading is 0.08 percent or more. Drivers under 21, will fail the test if they have any amount of alcohol in their blood. An implied consent suspension is separate from any suspension you may receive as a result of a DUII conviction.
If you have a valid Oregon Driver License in your possession, the officer will confiscate it and issue a 30-day temporary driving permit. After 30 days, the suspension is in effect and the temporary driving permit is no longer valid.
If you receive a notice of intent to suspend from a police officer under Oregon's Implied Consent Law, you are entitled to a hearing. You must request the hearing in the manner, and within the timeframe allowed in the notice of intent to suspend.
Suspension lengths vary. If you are arrested for driving under the influence of intoxicants and you:
Take a breath test and fail it - DMV will suspend your driving privileges for 90 days. If you have any prior alcohol-related entries on your driving record within five years, DMV will suspend your driving privileges for one year.
Refuse to take a breath test - DMV will suspend your driving privileges for one year. If you have any prior alcohol-related entries on your driving record within five years, DMV will suspend your driving privileges for three years.
Refuse to take a urine test - DMV will suspend your driving privileges for one year. If you have any prior alcohol-related entries on your driving record within five years, DMV will suspend your driving privileges for three years. The suspension for refusing a urine test will not start until any other implied consent suspension (even from the same arrest) is over.
Refuse to take a blood test while receiving medical care in a health care facility following a motor vehicle collision - DMV will suspend your driving privileges for one year. If you have any prior alcohol-related entries on your driving record within five years, DMV will suspend your driving privileges for three years.
Fail a blood test while receiving medical care in a health care facility following a motor vehicle collision - DMV will suspend your driving privileges for 90 days. If you have any prior alcohol-related entries on your driving record within five years, DMV will suspend your driving privileges for one year. This suspension will begin on the 60th day after DMV received the report that you failed the test. DMV will send a suspension notice to the address on your driving record to inform you of the suspension dates. The officer will not confiscate your driver license and issue a 30-day temporary driving permit. You are required to return any license in your possession to DMV when the suspension begins.
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