- A. The instrument should be operated by either a certified operator or technician.
B. Breath specimen analyzed for breath alcohol concentration shall be essentially alveolar or end expiratory in composition according to the analysis method utilized.
- 1. The results of tests to determine breath alcohol concentration shall be expressed as equivalent grams of alcohol per 210 liters of breath.
2. Analytical results on a breath alcohol concentration test shall be recorded using terminology established by State statute and reported to three decimal places.
- a. For example, a result of 0.237g/210L shall be reported as 0.237.
- C. Results of breath alcohol concentration tests will be printed by the instrument.
- D. Results are deemed to be an exact representation of breath alcohol concentration at the time of test.
- E. The printed results of a breath alcohol concentration test will be retained by the operator or the operator’s individual agencies’ designated record or evidence custodian.
- F. Instrument internal standards on a breath alcohol concentration test do not have to be recorded numerically.
KEY: alcohol, intoxilyzer, breath testing, operator certification
Date of Last Change: January 21, 2016
Notice of Continuation: August 5, 2024
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 41-6a-515; 63G-4