1. A. Maintenance inspection shall be performed on a routine basis at least once every four months by the applied technology director, breath analysis supervisor, breath analysis instructor specialist, or applied technology specialist. Items to be inspected shall include, but not be limited to the following:

   1. 1. clean instrument;
   2. 2. running of a known alcohol value thereby checking the instrument and calibration. Results shall be within plus or minus 0.010 grams percent of the known alcohol value;
   3. 3. insure that the instrument is locked;
   4. 4. check printer to see if it is printing out properly;
   5. 5. check breath tube inlet hose;
   6. 6. in event repair work is needed, it shall be recorded in detail.
2. B. In the event of a natural disaster, the applied technology director may extend the certification period of the affected instruments to not more than 180 days after the current recertification anniversary date.

Authority Note

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 32:663.

Historical Note

HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Public Safety, Office of State Police, LR 4:391 (October 1978), LR 11:259 (March 1985), LR 14:364 (June 1988), repromulgated LR 14:444 (July 1988), amended LR 17:675 (July 1991), repromulgated LR 17:798 (August 1991), amended by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Office of State Police, Applied Technology Unit, LR 32:110 (January 2006), LR 38:1994 (August 2012).