Motor Vehicle Administration v. Deering

In the effort to reduce the hazards caused by drunk drivers, the General Assembly, like the legislatures of most other states, has enacted as part of the Maryland Vehicle Law a statute known as “the implied consent, administrative per se law.” That statute incorporates “implied consent” in that it provides that any individual who drives a vehicle in Maryland is deemed to have consented to take a chemical test — usually, a breath test — to measure blood alcohol concentration, if stopped by a police officer with reasonable grounds to believe that the person has been driving under the influence…