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within twelve r~onths before or'after the date of another act of reckless driving ~or ~fnich he has been convicted, such person shall be pm~ished by a. fine of not less than one h~mndred dollars nor more t'na.m one thou- sand dollars, or by imp. riso=ment in jail for not'less than ten days nor more than twelve months~ or by both such fine and imprisor~ent. Sec. 18-53. Use of chemicai test to determine 'alcohol in blood; procedare; costs; ea~dence; suspension of license for refusal to submit to test. (a) As used in 'this section "license" means any operator's, chauffeur's or learner's permit or license authoriziD~ the operation of a motor vehicle upon the highways. Ih) Any person~ ~¥nether licensed by the state or not, who operates a motor vehicle upon~a p~sblic highway in this city on and after July one~ ninetee~ ht~ndred sixty-four, shall be deemed ther&oy, as a con- dition of such operation, to have consented to have a sample of his blood taken for a chemical test to determ~Lne the alcoholic content thereof if such person is arrested for a violation of Section 18-52 ~?=thin ~o hours of the alleged offense. (c) If a person, after being arresved for a violation of Section 18-52 and after having been advised by .the arresti~ officer ~Ynat a person who operates a motor vehicle upon a pmblic highvay in th_is state sb~all be deemed thereby, as a condition of such operation, to have 'consented to have a. sa.~ple of his blood vaken for a .charCoal test to deter- mine the alc6h61ic content thereof and thgt the tun~eaSo~able 're..~sal to do so constitutes groands for the revocation of the privilege of operat- lng a =o,tor v,e.hicle upon the high~ys ~of this state~ then re~ses to ~ermit tn~ taking of a s~mp. le of his b~ood for such tests, tn~ arresting officer sb~!l tsd~e the person arrested before a co,~mitt~g n~gistrate~ and if he does again so refuse after havir~ been £urther advised by such ~agistrate of the law requiring a blood test to be taken mud the penalty for refusal and so declares a~a~n his refusal in writi~ u~on a form pro- ~-~ b ...... -~ ~n~r o~ the state ~ - ~ ~ue c:~e~ r~edicai ............. (hereir~fter ~,eferred to as "chief ~z4ical ex,miner") or refuses or fails to do so decla_~e mhd such fact is certified as prescribed in paragra~n (j), then no blood s~v~ie shall be taken even tho~a he ~ay thereafter requesv same (d) Only a physician, registered professiom~l nurse, graduate laboratory temhnician or a tecknician or nurse des~ted by order of a cotu~t of record actir~ upon the reco~ndation of a licensed physici~n~ using soap and water to. clear, se the part of the bo~y fr~m ~o_ich the blood is taken and .using instrmmem, ts sserilized by the accepted steam sterilizer or so=e other sterilizer which ~1! no~ affect the accuracy of the test: or us~; .bh~m_~cally ~iean sterile disposable s~rrirges, shall *;rithdraw blood ~or the p~p_ose of determ~.~;~-nimg the s2~ohoiic content thereof. No civil liab%lity s~halt attach to amy person authorized to v~thdraw blood