Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 3 - Motor Vehicle Laws
Section 10-309 - Chemical Test for Alcohol, Drug or Controlled Dangerous Substance Content -- Refusal to Submit to Test

(a)    (1)    (i)    Except as provided in § 16–205.1(c) of the Transportation Article or § 8–738.1 of the Natural Resources Article, a person may not be compelled to submit to a test or tests provided for in this subtitle.
            (ii)    Evidence of a test or analysis provided for in this subtitle is not admissible in a prosecution for a violation of § 16–113 or § 21–902 of the Transportation Article, § 8–738 of the Natural Resources Article, or Title 2, Subtitle 5, § 2–209, or § 3–211 of the Criminal Law Article if obtained contrary to the provisions of this subtitle.
        (2)    The fact of refusal to submit is admissible in evidence at the trial.
    (b)    This section does not limit the provisions of the vehicle laws regarding the consequences of refusal to submit to a test or tests.
    (c)    Nothing in this section precludes or limits the admissibility of evidence of a test or analysis to determine the alcohol concentration of a person’s blood or breath in any prosecution other than for a violation of § 16-113 or § 21-902 of the Transportation Article, § 8-738 of the Natural Resources Article, or Title 2, Subtitle 5, § 2-209, or § 3-211 of the Criminal Law Article.
    (d)    Nothing in this section precludes or limits admissibility of evidence of a test or analysis to determine the alcohol concentration of a person’s blood or breath which is obtained as provided in § 16–205.1(c) of the Transportation Article or § 8–738.1 of the Natural Resources Article.

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Maryland Statutes

Courts and Judicial Proceedings

Title 10 - Evidence

Subtitle 3 - Motor Vehicle Laws

Section 10-301 - Use of Radio-Micro Waves to Prove Speed of Vehicles

Section 10-301.1 - Definitions

Section 10-302 - Chemical Test for Alcohol, Drug or Controlled Dangerous Substance Content -- Purpose

Section 10-303 - Chemical Test for Alcohol, Drug or Controlled Dangerous Substance Content -- Specimens; Time Limitations

Section 10-304 - Chemical Test for Alcohol, Drug or Controlled Dangerous Substance Content -- Qualifications of Person Administering Test; Equipment

Section 10-305 - Chemical Test for Alcohol, Drug or Controlled Dangerous Substance Content -- Type of Test Administered

Section 10-306 - Chemical Test for Alcohol, Drug or Controlled Dangerous Substance Content -- Admissibility of Test Results Without Presence or Testimony of Technician

Section 10-307 - Chemical Test for Alcohol, Drug or Controlled Dangerous Substance Content -- Results of Analysis and Presumptions

Section 10-308 - Chemical Test for Alcohol, Drug or Controlled Dangerous Substance Content -- Other Evidence

Section 10-309 - Chemical Test for Alcohol, Drug or Controlled Dangerous Substance Content -- Refusal to Submit to Test

Section 10-310 - Photographs, Microphotographs, Videotapes or Other Recorded Images by Electronic Toll Collection Video Monitoring Systems

Section 10-311 - Recorded Images Produced by Traffic Control Signal, Speed Monitoring System, School Bus Monitoring Camera, or Work Zone Speed Control System

Section 10-312 - Admissibility of Test Results in Prosecution for Diesel Emissions Standard Violation