A 3-minute lesson from the Alaska course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
By driving in Alaska you have already agreed to a chemical breath test if you're lawfully arrested for DUI. Refusing doesn't get you out of trouble; it adds a second charge.
Implied consent
When you operate or drive a motor vehicle in Alaska, you consent to a chemical test of your breath to determine the alcohol concentration of your blood or breath.
If you've been in a crash or committed a moving violation and the officer has probable cause to believe alcohol impairs your driving, the officer can require a portable (preliminary) breath test.
You're pulled over for weaving and the officer smells alcohol. Refusing the roadside portable breath test is an infraction. If you're then arrested and refuse the breath test at the station, you face two charges: DUI and Refusal.
Check your understanding
Read the question, decide on an answer, then open it to check the explanation. These are Roadwise study questions based on the source handbook.
Under Alaska's implied consent law, operating a vehicle means you consent to what?
A vehicle inspection at any time
A background check by police
A chemical test of your breath for alcohol concentration
A search of your vehicle
Answer: A chemical test of your breath for alcohol concentration
Driving in Alaska implies consent to a breath test to determine alcohol concentration.