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Yes, if requested or ordered out of your vehicle, you are required to exit. If you do not, law enforcement will likely forcibly remove you from your vehicle.

Vermont is, in the first instance, an evidentiary breath test state, i.e., in Vermont evidentiary chemical tests by breath are preferred over blood tests, primarily because breath is less invasive and costs less than blood.

Yes, you have a statutory right to consult with either your own counsel or to consult with an on-call public defender via phone prior to making a decision of whether to submit an evidentiary sample. Generally, you may have up to 30 minutes to consult with counsel, and that consult should be reasonably private, i.e., law enforcement is not allowed to listen in on your conversation.

Yes, if you provide an evidentiary sample of breath or blood, you have a statutory right to submit a second evidentiary sample of breath, or to request a second evidentiary blood draw if you have consented to a blood draw.

Yes, pursuant to the 6th Amendment of the United States Constitution and the Vermont Constitution, you have the right to be represented by counsel of your own choosing. If you qualify as indigent, then the State will pay for counsel for you, generally a public defender.