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not be deemed to prohibit the defendsr~t from imtroducing on his behalf evi- dence of the basis for his ref~sal to submit to the taking of a sample of his blood to determine the alcoholic content thereof. The court shall determine the reasonableness of such refusal. (n) If the court shall find the defendant g~itty as charged in the v~mrrant~ the court shall suspend the defe~ant's license for a period of ni~'nety days for a .first offense s~ad for six ~nths for a second or sequent offense or refusal within one year of the first or other such re- fusais; the ti~e shall be co~n~uted as follows: The date of'the first offense and the date of the second or subsequent offense. (o) The court shall fo~ard the defendsmt's license to the ¢onm~issioner of the division of motor vehicles as in other cases of similar nature for suspension of license unless~ however, the defendant s~.~] appeal his con~iction~ im which case the court shall ret~m~n the license to the de- fendant upon' his appeal being perfected. (p) The procedure for appeal and trial shall be the same as provlded by law for misdemeanors. (q) No person arrested for violation of Section 18-52 shall be required to execute in favor of a~ person.or corporation a waiver or release of liability mn cormection with ~h~ wlthdr~;,~a~ of blood and as a condition precedent to the ~thdrawal of blood as provided for herein. (r) The court or the jury trying the case s~hall determine the · nnocence or the guilt of the defendsant from all the evidence conceding his condition at the time of the alleged offense. (s) The steps herein set fo~h relatir~ to the taking, hs~ndling, id~ntification~ smd disposition of blood samples are procedural in nature ~nd not substs_ntive. Subst~qtial co~tianoe therewith shall be deemed to be sufficient. Failure to co~ly with tony one or more of such steos or po~ions thereof~ or a vsriance in the results of the two blood tests ~hall not of itself be gro~ads for finding the defend~nt not guilty, but shall go to the weig~ht of the evidence and shall be considered as set forth above ~th all the evidence in the case, provided that the defend~at shall have [ae right t8 introduce evidence on his o~m behalf to shm~ noncon~oliance with the aforesaid preced~re or s-ny ps-~t thereof: ~nd that as a result P~is rights ware preju~iced. See. 18-143.1. Sale of perso ~nal property fo-mhd in urmttended or ab~ndone~ yes, is!es. ~ A~ persor~l ~ ~ ~'~ ' prop~ ~y ~o~.d mn ~ny mnattended or abandoned motor veb~i¢le~ t~ailer or sa~0itrailer ~,~y be sold ~_ncident to the sale of any susa vehicle as authorized ir~ Section 18-143. Sec. 18-I79. I~ty o_~ ~mvar to s~op~ evc~, ~n event of accident; du~y of occ~n~; ~ e~ ~s ~d~io~ :;o other acci- dent ~p~s ~q~r~d by title. ~ -I0-