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~cluded offe~e of a vorosecu¥ion for violation <br />of section !~-52. <br /> <br /> Every person violati~mS the provisions of <br />this secvion shall be guilty of a r~isde~es~or <br />and shall be p~shed by fine nov exceeding five <br />hu~dred dollars or co~eraenv i~ jail nov <br />ceedinE twelve mop,ihs, or both i~ the discre- <br />tion of the jury or of t_~e courv tryL~s the case <br />without a j'~h~y; provided, that in addition ~o <br />such punishme~t, upon every such first convic- <br />tio~ the judge shall suspend the r~t of the <br />accused vo opera-~e m~.~ a~otor -~ehicle upon the <br />highways of this State for a ~ eriod of s~ <br />months~ a~d upo.~ easy second or su_bsequerl~ suc]~ <br />conviction, wlthi~ a period of five years sucl: <br />suspension shall be for a period of twelve <br />months. <br /> <br />Sec. 18-55. Prestu_~ptior~ fr~a alcoholic co~- <br /> ~ent of blood. <br /> <br /> In ar~,~ prosecution for ~ -~_olation of section <br />18-52, the suount of alcohol Ln the ~io~ of <br />the accused ay the ti~:~e of the alleged offense <br />as inOlcated by a chemical analysis of the ac- <br />cused's blood in acco~lm~ce v~ith the pmo?isions <br />of section '18-53, shall give ~.~ise ~o the <br />fotlo',~i~ pres~ptio~m: <br /> <br /> (1) If there was at that tZme 0.05 per cent <br />or less by weight of alcohol in the accused's <br />blood, it shall be pres~eJ that the accused <br />~,~s nov under the iz~fluence of alcoholic <br />intoxicant s; <br /> <br /> (2) If there was at that time in excess of <br />0.05 per cent ~cut less t!~n o.15 per cenv by <br />wei~_ht of alcohol Ln the accused's blood, such <br />facts shall not give rise to s_%~ pres~?,ptio~ <br />tb~t the acc~asea was or ~;as not under the ~- <br />fluence of alcoholic intoxicants~ but such <br />facts may be cor~idered ~,~ith other ccmpevent <br />evidence in dete'.-~S the ~uilt or innocence <br /> <br />-23- <br /> <br /> <br />