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STATE: DELAWARE 1 -— F 21165
General Reference: Delaware Code Annotated
Basis for a DWI Charge: I
Standard DWI Offense: Under the influence of alcohol 21 §4l77(a)(l)
Illegal Per Se Law (BAC/BrAC): 2.08°°°“'"h°7 21 §4l77(a)(4)
Presumption (BAC): None
Types of Drugs/Drugs and Alcohol: Under the influence of (1) any Drug or (2) a Combination of
Alcohol and a Dntgm 21 §4l77(a)(2) and (3)
Persons Under 21 Years Old—Vehicle Operation While or
After Consuming Alcoholic Liquor2°° 21 §4l77L(a)
Chemical Breath Tests for Alcohol Concentration:
Preliminary Breath Test Law: Yesm 21 §2741
Implied Consent Law:
Arrest Required (Yes/No): N0. Probable cause is sufficient 21 §§2740 and 2742(e)
Implied Consent Law Applies to
`Drugs (Yes/No): Yes 21 §2740 4
Refusal to Submit to Chemical Test
Admitted into Evidence: Yes (Criminal and Civil Cases) 21 §2749
» Other Information: A person may be required to submit to a chemical test if
there is probable cause of a DWI offense. However, if a
person is informed of their statutory right to refuse to submit
· to a test and he/she exercises this right, a test cannot be
administered by involuntary means. 21 §§2740, 2741(b) and
2742(a), McCann v. State, 588 A.2d 1100 (Del. 1991), and
Seth v. State, 592 A.2d 436 (Del. 1991)
_ A person submit to a chemical test if there is probable
cause to believe that person committed a DWI offense
related to an accident in which there was a death. 21 §2'/40
{In death—related DWI situations, it appears that a driver
catmot refuse to submit to a test. Therefore, “forced" taking
of blood samples for testing purposes may now be possible
under these circumstances.}
206 This State’s illegal per se law also makes it an offense to operate a motor vehicle with a breath alcohol concentration
of .08 or more.
lm Standard: Grams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood or grams of alcohol per 210 liters of breath. 21
§§4177(c)(1) and 4177L(b)
M The term "rl1·ug" includes (1) those drugs defined in Titles 11 and 16 (eg., see schedule of controlled
substances in Ch. 47 of Title 16) and (2) any substance or preparation which releases intoxicating vapors or
fumes. 21 §4l77(c)(7)
y my An alcohol concentration 2.02 is "per se eviden@" of having consumed alcoholic liquor. 21 §4l77L(b)
m The law appears to only indirectly authorize PBT use.
DWI Bicycle. Separate provisions of law make it illegal to ride a bicycle while under the influence of either an
p intoxicating liquor or narcotic drugs. The sanctions for this oft`ense are as follows: first offense — a fine of
$150 to {B 1,150; subsequent offense (within 2 years of a prior offense) — an imprisonment term of 10 to 30
days and/or a fine of $400 to $ l ,5 00. {A violation of this law is not entered on an offender’s driver licensing
i record. 21 §4l9BK}.
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