What is an evidential alcohol test?
This is a physical procedure to determine how much alcohol you actually have in your body. The result of this procedure, if performed correctly, will be admitted as evidence in your trial on drunk driving charges. There are generally three ways of administering this test: (1) Drawing a sample of blood from your arm; (2) Obtaining a urine sample; and/or (3) Obtaining a breath sample by having you blow into one of the following; (A) BAC Datamaster machine (www.npas.com); (B) Intoxilyzer 5000 machine (www.alcoholtest.com) In Ohio, as opposed to most States, you do not have the choice of which one of these three tests (blood, breath or urine) you will take. The officer gets to pick the test(s) he offers you. The only choice you get to make is to agree to submit to the test or refuse the test. Additionally, in violation of the most basic scientific principles, Ohio gives you only a single breath test. If the machine was malfunctioning at the time of your breath test, if radio frequency inte
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- What is an evidential breath alcohol test? Do we need to use the same kind of breath alcohol tester that our local police department uses in order for test results to hold up in court.
- Why should I buy the QED Saliva Alcohol Test if I need an Evidential Breath Testing (EBT) to confirm positive test results?
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