Breath Test Operator (BTO): Training and Certification
Effective Mar 25, 2016Mass. Register #1309MGL c. 90, § 24KExecutive Office of Public Safety and Security
- (1) The Director shall approve a uniform statewide training and certification program for BTO(s).
- (2) The approved BTO training program shall be implemented by the Committee, the State Police Academy, and OAT, using only instructors designated (BTI) by OAT.
- (3) Upon successful completion of the approved training program, the BTO shall be certified for three years. The OAT shall maintain a record of such training and certification.
- (4) A valid certification shall contain the name of the certified operator and the effective date of certification. The BTO’s certification shall be noted on the report created at the completion of a valid breath test. This report shall serve as the certified record of the BTO and shall be admissible in a court of law.