If a person under arrest refuses to submit to a chemical test under the provisions of this chapter, evidence of refusal shall be admissible in any criminal action under this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-11-41
Admissibility in criminal prosecution of evidence of refusal to submit to chemical test
Known as the Mississippi Implied Consent Law
The act spans §§ 63–63 (35 sections).
Applied in 9 court decisions — leading case 752 So. 2d 1070 - Price v. State (1999)
Most recently applied in Mark Schlepphorst v. State of Mississippi (March 2016)
Codes, 1942, § 8175-22; Laws, 1971, ch. 515, § 22, eff from and after April 1, 1972.
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