Section 655.5 Of Article 1. Operation And Equipment From California Harbors And Navigation Code >> Division 3. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 1.
655.5
. (a) Whenever a person convicted of any violation of
subdivision (b), (c), (d), (e), or (f) of Section 655 is found by the
court to have willfully refused the request of a peace officer to
submit to chemical testing of the blood, breath, or urine pursuant to
Section 655.1, the court may impose enhanced penalties either by
fine or imprisonment, or both, not to exceed the maximum of the
penalties prescribed in Section 668.
(b) A willful refusal to submit to chemical testing pursuant to
subdivision (a) shall be pled and proven.
(c) This section shall become operative on January 1, 1992.