Citation

Breen M, Reckers RL. Proc. Int. Counc. Alcohol Drugs Traffic Safety Conf. 2002; 2002: 349 p..

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, The author(s) and the Council, Publisher International Council on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety)

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Abstract

range County Sheriff-Coroner's Department Forensic Science Services (FSS) is committed to providing a countywide portable evidential breath test (PEBT) program for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) enforcement. FSS will initially deploy 75 Alcosensor IV-XL @ Point of Arrest instruments for use in patrol vehicles used by Orange County agencies. In addition to the instruments, the program will include technical support, training, and expert testimony to ensure that the requirements of Title 17 of the California Code of Regulations for forensic breath alcohol testing are met. The automated design of the PEBT insures accuracy and quick distribution of results to the prosecutor's office and to the Department of Motor Vehicles. The inherent value of this equipment over stationary instruments is the ability to provide evidential results at the time of the DUI stop. With the subject's alcohol level determined in the field, alternate transportation of the subject to the jail can be arranged, thus keeping the arresting officer available for patrol activity. Or, the subject can be released to responsible individuals prior to incarceration, thereby reducing booking fees to the arresting agency. Also, such determination of the subject's alcohol level at the time of the stop will provide more timely evidence for the prosecutor's use in DUI trials. (Abstract only).