Know Your Rights

The following information is not intended as legal advice and is merely a recitation of existing Maine Law. The contents herein are merely informational and to be used for broad educational purposes only. Nothing contained on this page or any other part of this website creates an attorney/client relationship, nor is it inteded to do so. For further information/legal advice on an issue you have or may have, please contact Willey Law Offices, or another licensed Maine lawyer of your choosing.

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1. You have the right to remain silent

Pursuant to the Maine and U.S. Constitutions, you have the right to not incriminate yourself. See U.S. Const. amend. V; Me. Const. art. I, §6. However, this right wasn't fully defined and outlined until the U.S. Supreme Court decide Miranda v. Arizona. According to Miranda, "unless other fully effective means are devised to...
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2. You cannot refuse field sobriety tests or an intoxilyzer test

When the police suspect a driver of operating under the influence (OUI), that officer has great discretion to stop the driver and require further testing. According to Maine Law, 29-A M.R.S.A. §2521(1) "If there is probable casue to believe a person has operated a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicants, that person shall submit...
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