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Does it make a difference if a driver has a trace or a percentage of drugs in his system when a post-accident test result is positive?

April 26, 2017difference driver drugs PERCENTAGE post-accident system Test trace

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Does it make a difference if a driver has a trace or a percentage of drugs in his system when a post-accident test result is positive?

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If the driver tests positive, then he must have met or exceeded the cut-off levels as prescribed by 49 CFR part 40. It doesn t make a difference how much above the cut-off level the result is, the consequences are the same – removal from safety-sensitive functions.