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[Kim_Howie]

Jim, I never said you said I was a scumbag. OK. The state of Mass. is different than Iowa. In Iowa you have two breath test. One in the field {at your car} to see if they need to arrest you. Then at the station. That is the one that counts in court. This one I refused. When you refuse in Iowa you lose your lic. One year period. You can not fight it. I read the test refusal papers. The first thing on it asked if you are on drugs!! I tolded the officer I didn't do drugs. He stated right there I quote "he has refused the test". I was than charged with "under the infuence" 12,000.00 dollars later I was convicted. The police lied all the way to court. I won't go into that. The funny thing about the Iowa laws is you can be charged with this crime and pass the breath test. All they have to say is they think you are "under the infuence". Then you have to hire a lawyer, and of course they drop the charges. It just cost you 4,000.00 to prove it. But it STILL go's on your driving record in our state. Being an insurance agent I have seen this time after time.