Ohio law says that your refusal to submit to a breath, or chemical, test
means your license will automatically suspend for one year and that the
mandatory minimum jail requirements are doubled-even for a first offense.
On top of that, you are going to be required to have the "party"
restricted plates and the interlock device. That is the bad news. The
good news is that the refusal to submit to a breath test makes it exponentially
more difficult, in most cases, for the prosecutor to convict you and have
you subjected to all of the harsh penalties associated with a DUI. A skilled
DUI defense attorney can use your refusal as a great tool in defending you.