Ohio DUI Refusal Laws
Charles is a frequent speaker and a prolific writer on all matters related to OVI / DUI defense.
Here, in answer to a written question from Vandalia, Ohio, is the high-tier urine, plasma, blood and refusal statutes. If you need representation for a DUI (now called OVI; operating a vehicle impaired), in the Vandalia Municipal Court, or throughout Ohio, please contact Charles M. Rowland II at 937-879-9542.
| Offense | Code Section | Basis of Offense |
| DUI | 4511.19 (A)(1)(f) | Blood Test with a concentration equal to or greater than .17 of 1% by weight of alcohol in the whole blood. |
| DUI | 4511.19(A)(1)(g) | The person has a concentration of two hundred four-thousandths (.204) of one per cent or more by weight per unit volume of alcohol in the person’s blood serum or plasma |
| DUI | 4511.19 (A)(1)(h) | Breath Test with a concentration equal to or greater than .170 of 1 gram by weight (B.A.C.) per 210 liters of breath. |
| DUI | 4511.19 (A)(1)(i) | Urine Test with concentration equal to or greater than .238 weight of alcohol per 100 milliliters of urine. |
| DUI | 4511.19 (A)(2) | Refusing the chemical test(s) if within 20 years of the new offense, has been previously convicted of division (A)(1) or (B) of this section or a municipal OVI offense. |