1524                            Laws of Maryland                      [Ch. 712

test to determine the alcoholic content of his blood, breath, or urine.
A copy of this form shall be furnished to the defendant at the time
of his detention, and he shall be informed that he signed such a state-
ment when making application for a license.

(C) DUTY OF POLICE OFFICER ON STOPPING OR DE-
TAINING SUSPECTED PERSON.—IT SHALL BE THE DUTY OF
ANY POLICE OFFICER WHO STOPS OR DETAINS ANY PER-
SON WHO HE HAS REASONABLE GROUNDS TO BELIEVE
IS OR HAS BEEN OPERATING OR ATTEMPTING TO OPERATE
A MOTOR VEHICLE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL,
OR WHO IS OR HAS BEEN OPERATING OR ATTEMPTING TO
OPERATE A MOTOR VEHICLE WHILE HIS ABILITY WAS IM-
PAIRED BY THE CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL TO DO ALL
THE FOLLOWING THINGS:

1.   DETAIN [SUCH] THE PERSON.

2.   REQUEST THAT HE TAKE A CHEMICAL TEST OR TESTS
OF HIS BLOOD, BREATH OR URINE, FOR THE PURPOSE OF
DETERMINING THE ALCOHOLIC CONTENT OF HIS BLOOD,
TO BE ADMINISTERED BY A PERSON EXAMINED AND CER-
TIFIED AS SUFFICIENTLY EQUIPPED AND TRAINED TO AD-
MINISTER [SUCH] TESTS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
MARYLAND STATE POLICE, WHICH IS AUTHORIZED TO
PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE EXAMI-
NATION AND CERTIFICATION, IF DETAINED BY A MEMBER
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MARYLAND STATE POLICE OR
BY A MEMBER OF A LOCAL POLICE AGENCY WHICH HAS
A MEMBER EXAMINED AND CERTIFIED TO ADMINISTER
THE TESTS.

3.   ADVISE THE PERSON OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE PEN-
ALTIES THAT MAY BE IMPOSED FOR SUCH REFUSAL.

4.   FILE WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES
WITHIN 48 HOURS AFTER [SUCH] DETENTION, A SWORN
REPORT THAT HE HAD REASONABLE GROUNDS TO BE-
LIEVE THAT SAID PERSON HAD BEEN OPERATING OR
ATTEMPTING TO OPERATE A MOTOR VEHICLE UPON THE
HIGHWAYS OF THIS STATE WHILE UNDER THE INFLU-
ENCE OF ALCOHOL, OR THAT SAID PERSON OPERATED OR
ATTEMPTED TO OPERATE A MOTOR VEHICLE UPON THE
HIGHWAYS OF THIS STATE, WHILE HIS ABILITY WAS IM-
PAIRED BY THE CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL AND THAT
SAID PERSON REFUSED TO TAKE THE CHEMICAL TEST
FOR ALCOHOL, UPON THE REQUEST OF THE POLICE OF-
FICER AND AFTER HAVING BEEN INFORMED OF THE
ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES THAT MAY BE IMPOSED
FOR SAID REFUSAL. A COPY OF THIS FORM SHALL BE
FURNISHED TO THE DEFENDANT AT THE TIME OF HIS
DETENTION, AND HE SHALL BE INFORMED THAT HE
SIGNED SUCH A STATEMENT WHEN MAKING APPLICATION
FOR A LICENSE.

6-205.2.

(b) The Department may suspend for a period of not more than
[60] 30 days the driver's license of any person who is convicted of
operating a motor vehicle while driving ability is impaired.