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AL SB258
Bill
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SB258 Summary
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Expands chemical tests for DUI determination to include oral fluid in addition to blood, breath, and urine, and broadens definition to detect "any impairing substance" beyond just alcohol.
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Adds paramedics and phlebotomists to the list of qualified persons who can withdraw blood for chemical testing, joining physicians and registered nurses.
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Allows law enforcement witnesses to testify solely on impairment (not specific drug/alcohol levels) based on horizontal gaze nystagmus test results when properly administered and trained.
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Makes technical and nonsubstantive revisions to update code language, including changing references from "Director of Public Safety" to "secretary" throughout related sections.
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Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor.
Legislative Description
Driver license, to provide additional circumstances in which an expert witness may give expert testimony, provide for add'l chemical tests that may be used to determine if a person was driving under the influence, to provide for who can draw blood, provide that a witness may provide testimony on the results of horizontal gaze nystagmus test, Secs. 12-21-160, 32-5-192, 32-5-200, 32-5A-194, 32-5A-300, 32-5A-301, 32-5A-302, 32-5A-303, 32-5A-304, 32-5A-306, 32-5A-307, 32-5A-308, 32-6-49.13 am'd.
Drivers' Licenses
Last Action
Assigned Act No. 2021-498.
5/17/2021