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· 9/16/1993

Forman v. Motor Vehicle Administration

Citations

  • 630 A.2d 753
  • 332 Md. 201
  • 1993 Md. LEXIS 142

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that the statute is a “strict penalty ... designed to encourage licensees to take, rather than to refuse, such alcohol tests”
  • concluding that proffered evidence as to “whether Forman was properly and fully advised of the administrative sanctions” directly pertained to a genuine issue
  • observing that \due process does not require a detaining officer to provide any advice other than that which the statute requires\
  • observing that “due process does not require a detaining officer to provide any advice other than that which the statute requires”
  • stating that there is a “limited due process right” under Sites for a suspected drunk driver to contact counsel
  • stating that the strict penalty for refusing to take a breath test “is designed to encourage licensees to take, rather than to refuse” alcohol concentration breath tests

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Judges: Chasanow

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