July 4th Weekend - Another Houston DWI No Refusal Weekend
Houston, Texas - Houston Police officers will use the July 4th weekend as another "No Refusal" weekend for DWI suspects.
As is the case with many holiday weekends in Houston, the July 4th weekend will once again be dubbed a "No Refusal" weekend. What this means is that the police officers in and around Houston will try and forcibly draw blood from anyone arrested for DWI that does not volunteer for a breath test.
After arresting an individual for DWI, the police are required to read a form to the DWI suspect before requesting a breath or blood sample. If the DWI suspect refuses to give a voluntary sample of breath or blood, the officer will ask a Judge to sign a warrant that will allow the police literally strap the DWI suspect down and forcibly take his/her blood.
As I have maintained, this practice of forcibly strapping citizens down and drawing their blood should be considered an unreasonable search and seizure under the 4th Amendment to the United States Constitution.