Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 31 - Public Safety › Part 506 - CRIME LAB BREATH ALCOHOL TESTING STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES › Chapter 2 - Definitions › Rule 31-506-2.1 - Definitions

Current through June 25, 2024
1. Alcohol Ethyl alcohol and may include isopropyl and methyl
				  alcohol.
2. BrAC Breath Alcohol Concentration, measured as grams of
				  alcohol per 210 liters of breath.
3. Breath Alcohol Reference Standard Solution A water-alcohol
				  solution compounded for use in a simulator which, when equilibrated with air,
				  yields a predictable alcohol concentration.
4. Calibration Check The verification of evidentiary breath
				  alcohol instruments accuracy using a certified dry gas standard and obtaining a
				  result within +- .005 of the expected value.
5. Certifier of Calibration A person who has received
				  specialized training in the operation and the calibration check of evidentiary
				  breath alcohol instruments and is certified to perform calibration
				  checks.
6. CMI, Inc. Company at 316 East Ninth Street, Owensboro,
				  Kentucky 42303, that manufactures the Intoxilyzer 8000 evidential breath
				  alcohol test instrument.
7. Evidentiary Breath Alcohol Instrument An instrument used
				  for making a chemical analysis of breath and giving a resultant alcohol
				  concentration for evidential purposes.
8. Guth Laboratories, Inc. Company at 590 North Street,
				  Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17111, that manufactures breath alcohol reference
				  standard solutions and 34C Simulator.
9. Implied Consent Any person who operates a motor vehicle
				  upon the public highways, public roads and streets of this state shall be
				  deemed to have given his consent, subject to the provisions of
Miss.
				  Code Ann.
§
									63-11-5,
				  to a chemical test or tests of his breath for the purpose of determining
				  alcohol concentration.
10. Intoxilyzer 8000 An automated, microprocessor controlled
				  instrument utilizing infrared spectrophotometry used for evidentiary breath
				  alcohol analysis.
11. Lot An entire batch of breath alcohol reference standard
				  solution or dry gas ethanol standard.
12. Mouth Alcohol Residual alcohol in the mouth which
				  typically dissipates in less than ten minutes.
13. NCIC The National Crime Information Center.
14. N.I.S.T. National Institute of Standards and
				  Technology.
15. No 0.020 Agreement Operational message printed when
				  consecutive subject test results differ by more than 0.020.
16. Observation Period A period during which the person being
				  tested has been observed to determine that he has not ingested alcohol or other
				  fluids, regurgitated, vomited, eaten, smoked, or placed anything into his mouth
				  in the twenty (20) minutes immediately prior to the collection of a breath
				  sample.
17. Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) Detect The alcohol
				  instrument detects interfering radio frequency and stops the testing procedure
				  if RFI is detected.
18. Simulator A specially designed constant temperature
				  water-alcohol solution bath instrument devised for the purpose of providing a
				  standard alcohol-air mixture that simulates breath.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										45-1-3