La. Admin. Code tit. 55 § I-514

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section I-514 - Procedure for Analysis Using the Intoxilyzer 9000

A. General observation of the subject for a period of not less than 15 minutes prior to testing whereby the subject shall not have ingested alcohol, alcoholic beverage, regurgitated, vomited, or taken anything by mouth.

B. The operator conducting blood/breath analysis shall conduct such analysis in accordance with the "Intoxilyzer 9000 instrument display" which includes, but is not limited to the following:

1. swipe the operator card or press the start test button for instructions;

2. enter information as prompted by the instrument display;

3. new and clean mouthpiece attached to the breath inlet hose;

4. subject instructed to blow through the mouthpiece sufficiently until the instrument accepts the proper breath sample;

5. the subject test information is printed, electronically recorded, and retained by the Applied Technology Unit.

La. Admin. Code tit. 55, § I-514

Promulgated by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Office of State Police, Applied Technology Unit, LR 38:1994 (August 2012).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 32:663.