Opinion ID: 1179534
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Heading: tomkins case

Text: On January 22, 1985, Officer Randal Houser of the Medina/Clyde Hill Police Department arrested Ms. Tomkins for driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor. The officer read Ms. Tomkins a form of implied consent warnings which included the following language: You further have the right to take additional tests administered by a physician, or a qualified technician, chemist, registered nurse, or other qualified person of your own choosing and at your own expense. (Italics ours.) This case also concerns the effect of this emphasized language on the adequacy of the warnings given. Ms. Tomkins also refused to take the Breathalyzer test and the Department of Licensing revoked her driver's license. The Superior Court sustained the Department's decision in her case as well. These consolidated cases present two major issues, the first of which is common to both.