So  I researched Part 61 in the FARs about this and wondering if anyone here has had any experience wit this:

Someone is pulled over for suspected OVI/DUI...refuse to take breathalyzer and get charged With OVI. Goes to court and is reduced to reclkless operation with driving priviledges suspended for 1 year. Does the refusal to comply with a BAC test affect my pilot certifcate?

Thank you

The refusal is the least of your problems 

Please explain. I wasnt convicted of OVI...just reckless op

Read FAR 61.15 and 61.16.   They are your friend. At best your certificates can be suspended for a year. At worst, revoked. Seek legal and medical help from professional.  Don't listen to us dumbputts on this forum.

convicted of is almost the same thing in the eyes of the FAA and most employers. 

You were arrested when you declined the breathalyzer, and your driver's license was suspended. It was an alcohol related suspension, which makes it a motor vehicle action according to 61.15. Regardless of what the court rules after the fact, you are required to notify the FAA within 60 days of that event.

Your dumb azz probably didn't report it, and now you're hoping someone on here will tell you that you are ok. Nope. When you apply for your next medical, your driving records will be pulled. It will show a suspension, and if the FAA was not notified as per 61.15, your cert will be suspended.

An arrest for suspected DUI, or even an actual conviction, is not always a career ender... if you report it and jump through all the hoops for the FAA. But if you try to hide it (or have multiple motor vehicle actions), your cert will be suspended.

The AOPA medical ans legal service is a muct if you fly for a living!  They cost less than $200 a year and coud be invaluable in situstions like this!

It is referred to a "wet reckless".  Just be honest about it.  Maybe consult with AOPA legal to ensure all is fine.  Mine was over 20 years ago, but I was honest about it, and has not affected me....

there, done that and will buy your next drink for you.  Any National Guard Pilots who were prior Regular Army who got the boot outta the RA for DUI, DWI later joined the NG & later into the GOM, and some into your management.  Half of your GOM pax have at least 2 DUI's... it's a badge of honor & highly respected.  Ain't the GOM grand?  Lot's of aforementioned good advice above.  Could always upgrade yourself into management.

but it probably won't change any outcome. I would start with the AOPA, though. Not a career ender but it will slow things down, The only thing that will really help is time. Report if you haven't. You are required to.

get a ***** aviation attorney.

you refused to test. the FAA sees a refusal the same way they see a DUI: no bueno, compadre. a lawyer cannot argue with the FAA on whether you refused to test since it's a fact. this is more of a medical matter than a legal matter. a lawyer may be able to help you if your certificate gets denied but for now, I'd just consult with the AOPA.

Change your name.Then go to a lacal flea market and make some new licenses.

Get a ready for year off minimum and some hard introspective assessment and work if you want to make it back. Accept that you need to change and do your best. Good luck.

one day off from flying. it sure as hell ain't gonna be no year

That's not true, a lifetime of monitoring, years of review and intensive testing, but don't let us that have been throught the program stop you.

and how do they monitor you.  

Twice yearly Medicals , peer pilot assessment , random testing by remote breathalyzer anytime. Peth testing, psychiatric assessments each year. Monthly aftercare reports from a specialislist substance abuse counselor. That's only after you get through 'treatment' and have to wait 3-7 months for a special issuance medical to be re-issued.

It used to be a minimum of three years and then a gradual step down, that was changed last year and now permanent monitoring is the way.

I've met pilots who got busted on boats, bikes, golf carts, every which way you can. A DWI is not the only way.

The best part is, if you're actively employed at the time they will revoke every certificate and rating.

one dui? get real bro. you are a repeat offender sounds like. surprised you have a medical at all

Nope, that's a single DUI. Go get and one and tell us how it works out. Better yet go to a 'Birds of a feather meeting' and ask there bro.

"I've met pilots who got busted on boats, bikes, golf carts, every which way you can. A DWI is not the only way."

I have never met even one pilot that had a DUI in 20 years of flying. 

Defensive drivers in your 20 years of driving? Because there are some very offensive drivers out there;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eNczmWcVaQ

they were sober