Munro v. Dep't of Motor Vehicles

*43Before the Department of Motor Vehicles may suspend a driver's license for a driver's refusal to submit to a chemical test to determine the alcohol content of his or her blood, the driver "shall be told [by the arresting officer] that his or her failure to submit to ... the required chemical testing will result in ... the suspension of the person's privilege to operate a motor vehicle for a period of one year." ( Veh. Code, § 23612, subd. (a)(1)(D).) The question presented here is whether an arresting officer is relieved of the statutory duty to provide that admonition when the suspected…