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§ 40-6-392. Chemical tests for alcohol or drugs.
(A) Chemical analysis of the person's blood, urine, breath, or other bodily substance, to be considered valid under this Code section, shall have been performed according to methods approved by the Division of Forensic Sciences of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation on a machine which was operated with all its electronic and operating components prescribed by its manufacturer properly attached and in good working order and by an individual possessing a valid permit issued by the Division of Forensic Sciences for this purpose. The Division of Forensic Sciences of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation shall approve satisfactory techniques or methods to ascertain the qualifications and competence of individuals to conduct analyses and to issue permits, along with requirements for properly operating and maintaining any testing instruments, and to issue certificates certifying that instruments have met those requirements, which certificates and permits shall be subject to termination or revocation at the discretion of the Division of Forensic Sciences.
(1) If there was at that time an alcohol concentration of 0.05 grams or less, the trier of fact in its discretion may infer therefrom that the person was not under the influence of alcohol, as prohibited by paragraphs (1) and (4) of subsection (a) of Code Section 40-6-391 ; or
(3) Testimony, under oath, of the blood drawer's supervisor or medical records custodian that the blood drawer was properly trained and authorized to draw blood as an employee of the medical facility or employer shall be admissible into evidence for the purpose of establishing that such person was qualified to draw blood as required by this Code section.
"This breath-testing instrument (serial no.______ ) was thoroughly inspected, tested, and standardized by the undersigned on (date______) and all of its electronic and operating components prescribed by its manufacturer are properly attached and are in good working order."
Cite as OCGA § 40-6-392
History. Amended by 2011 Ga. Laws 244, §6-3, eff. 7/1/2011.
Amended by 2009 Ga. Laws 243, §3, eff. 7/1/2009.
Amended by 2001 Ga. Laws 161, §1-6, eff. 7/1/2001.
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