What are the different tests that the police can use to determine my blood alcohol concentration?
The two ways that police use to determine your blood alcohol concentration in Pennsylvania are obtaining a breath sample by having you blow into a machine called a breathalyzer/intoxilizer, or by having a sample of your blood drawn and analyzed. If your blood alcohol concentration is at or over .08%, you will be charged with DUI. If you are driving a commercial vehicle, or are a minor, the threshold is much lower. For DUI purposes in Pennsylvania, a minor is anyone under the age of 21. Not only will you be arrested for DUI, you will probably be charged with underage drinking too and will face an additional 90-day suspension of your driver’s license on top of whatever suspension is mandated by your DUI arrest.
