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Question 6574

Are drivers required to take tests to detect toxic drugs when requested to do so by the traffic police?

  1. Yes; refusing to take them is a crime under the Criminal Code.
  2. Only when the driver is involved in an accident.
  3. No; only the tests to check the blood alcohol level are mandatory.
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Correct answer: Yes; refusing to take them is a crime under the Criminal Code.

Yes. When a traffic officer asks you, you must take a drug test just like an alcohol test, even if you have not been in an accident. If you drive a motor vehicle or moped and refuse, you commit a crime punishable by imprisonment and loss of the right to drive.

Real Decreto Legislativo 6/2015, de 30 de octubre, por el que se aprueba el texto refundido de la Ley sobre Tráfico, Circulación de Vehículos a Motor y Seguridad Vial · Ley Orgánica 10/1995, de 23 de noviembre, del Código Penal