Kostyk v. Com., Dept. of Transp.

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• refusal to take breathalyzer test renders irrelevant proof as to whether test would have been conducted by qualified operator using approved equipment
• Section 1547 of the Vehicle Code does not violate either U.S. Const, amend. IV or XIV because licensee had no choice of test that was to be used and the selection of the test was within the police officer’s discretion
• Objective of the Implied Consent Law is to protect the public by providing an effective means of denying intoxicated motorists the privilege of using the Commonwealth’s highways and is a proper exercise of the Commonwealth’s police power by the General Assembly

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