§ 100701 Breath Alcohol Testing Standards

Labs that have to follow Section 100700 must only use breath‑alcohol testers and calibration tools that are on the approved list published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Key Takeaways

•Only use breath‑alcohol devices that are on the federal approved list.
•The list is kept by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in the Federal Register.
•This rule applies to any lab that must follow Section 100700.

Example

A lab is testing a driver’s breath after a traffic stop.

The lab can only use a breath‑alcohol machine that appears on the NHTSA’s approved product list; if the machine isn’t on that list, the lab isn’t allowed to use it for the test.

All laboratories that are subject to the requirements of Section 100700 shall ensure that breath alcohol instruments and calibrating devices used in testing are listed in the conforming products list in the Federal Register by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration of the United States Department of Transportation. (Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 337, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2005.)

Labs that have to follow Section 100700 must only use breath‑alcohol testers and calibration tools that are on the approved list published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Key Takeaways

•Only use breath‑alcohol devices that are on the federal approved list.
•The list is kept by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in the Federal Register.
•This rule applies to any lab that must follow Section 100700.

Example

A lab is testing a driver’s breath after a traffic stop.

The lab can only use a breath‑alcohol machine that appears on the NHTSA’s approved product list; if the machine isn’t on that list, the lab isn’t allowed to use it for the test.

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