Under Florida's Implied Consent Law, what is the consequence the first time you refuse a lawfully requested breath, blood, or urine test?
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A.
You are charged with a first degree misdemeanor at once.
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B.
Your license is automatically suspended for one year. Correct
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C.
You receive a fine but keep full driving privileges.
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D.
Your license is suspended for 90 days pending a hearing.
The answer is "Your license is automatically suspended for one year."
A first refusal under Florida's Implied Consent Law carries an automatic one-year license suspension. Drivers who assume the criminal charge lands on the first refusal reach for A and skip the manual's two-tier structure, where the first-degree misdemeanor attaches only on a second refusal.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. You are charged with a first degree misdemeanor at once.
The first-degree misdemeanor charge attaches to a second refusal, not the first. Reads the manual's two-tier refusal structure as one penalty applied in full from the first refusal onward.
C. You receive a fine but keep full driving privileges.
Refusal costs the license itself under Implied Consent, not just a fine. Treats refusal as a paperwork-only offense, on the assumption that only an actual DUI conviction can pull a license.
D. Your license is suspended for 90 days pending a hearing.
The first-refusal suspension runs a full year, not 90 days. Imports a 90-day administrative-suspension figure some other states use in place of Florida's one-year refusal penalty.
This question tests your knowledge of DUI & Impaired Driving in Florida. Source: Florida Driver Manual, "Implied Consent Law," p.26..
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