Sec. 3. (a) If a law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe that a person committed an offense under IC 9-30-5, the person may be arrested. However, if the chemical test results in prima facie evidence that the person is intoxicated, the person shall be arrested for an offense under this chapter, IC 9-30-5, or IC 9-30-9.
(b) At any proceeding under this chapter, IC 9-30-5, or IC 9-30-9, a person's refusal to submit to a chemical test is admissible into evidence.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-11-4-3.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.18.
Structure Indiana Code
Article 30. General Penalty Provisions
Chapter 6. Implied Consent; Administrative and Evidentiary Matters
9-30-6-1. Chemical Test for Intoxication; Implied Consent
9-30-6-2. Probable Cause; Offer of Test; Alternative Tests; Requirement to Submit
9-30-6-3. Arrest; Probable Cause; Evidence of Intoxication; Refusal to Submit to Test; Admissibility
9-30-6-4.3. Seized Vehicles; Registration of Certain Vehicles Prohibited
9-30-6-8. Probable Cause; Suspension of Driving Privileges; Ignition Interlock Device; Violation
9-30-6-8.5. Ignition Interlock Device; Notice
9-30-6-9. Suspension of Driving Privileges; Duties of Bureau
9-30-6-12. Suspended Driving Privileges; Proof of Future Financial Responsibility
9-30-6-13.5. Removal of Suspension From Record
9-30-6-14. Certified Copies of Driving and Court Records as Prima Facie Evidence
9-30-6-15. Evidence of Blood Alcohol Content Shown by Chemical Tests Admissible
9-30-6-16. Bureau Certificate; Form and Contents