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No, the penalties for first DUI are far more harsh than test refusal in CA.

Test refusal with 0 DUIs: 48 extra hours in jail; six extra months of required DUI school; 1-year driver’s license suspension

1st misdemeanor DUI: up to 6 months in jail, $390-1000 fine, 6 months IID, 3-9 months of DUI school.

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Just refusing the test with 0 DUIs is a mandatory license suspension (even if you are not convicted of a DUI), while you can have multiple DUIs without license suspension.

No, first offense DUI in California mandates a license suspension:

https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displayText.x....

California's DMV will allow people with a suspended license to drive after they've installed an IID in their vehicle, so most lawyers' websites list that as a penalty instead of a 6 month license suspension.

Thanks for the correction, I was unaware.

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