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If a driver tests positive during a random roadside saliva test, are further tests required?

April 26, 2017driver positive roadside saliva Test tests

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If a driver tests positive during a random roadside saliva test, are further tests required?

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A driver who tests positive for a roadside saliva test is required to undertake either an oral fluid analysis or a blood test – which will then be sent off for laboratory analysis. Police will inform drivers within a few weeks of the results of the laboratory analysis. Drivers will be given a part of the sample to have their own analysis done if they wish. Before an expiation notice can be issued or charge laid, the presence of THC (cannabis), Methylamphetamine (speed) or MDMA (ecstasy) will be confirmed by the laboratory analysis. If the laboratory analysis confirms the presence of THC (cannabis), Methylamphetamine (speed) or MDMA (ecstasy) police will issue an expiation notice or may prosecute the driver. Drivers who return a negative saliva and alcohol test will not be detained further.