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Prosecutors, police reworking DUI policy in wake of Ga. Supreme Court decision
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Gainesville Police Sgt. Justin Martin opens a GBI blood alcohol toxicology kit Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019, that are in all the departments patrol cars. - photo by Scott Rogers
Gainesville Police are holding their breath — or at least the word “breath” from the implied consent notice read to suspected DUI drivers.In the wake of a Georgia Supreme Court ruling that refusing to give a breath test could not be held against you in court, police are changing how they approach these suspects.