Utah Code Ann. § 78B-5-620 – Calibration certificates for breathalizers. | Midpage
§ 78B-5-620
Utah Code Ann. § 78B-5-620
Calibration certificates for breathalizers.
Enacted by Chapter 209, 2008 General Session
(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Breathalizer" means any device used by a law enforcement agency which utilizes a person's breath to estimate blood alcohol content.
(b) "Calibration" means the manual setting of specific levels on a breathalizer by a person trained to reset the machine to insure as accurate results as possible.
(c) "Certificate of calibration" means the document issued by the person who calibrates a breathalizer, attesting to the accuracy of the machine.
(d) "Department" means the Department of Public Safety created in Section 53-1-103.
(e) "Digitize" means to convert content from a tangible, analog form into a digital electronic representation of that content.
(2) The department may digitize and post the digital format of certificates of calibration on its website in a secure location not available to the public.
(3) The secure location shall be available to courts and local prosecutors' offices for use in actions in which it is alleged a party was intoxicated and a law enforcement officer required the party to submit to a breathalizer test.