CT HB05155

Allows blood alcohol test results to be admissible in OUI prosecutions even if the test was not commenced within two hours of operation, provided expert testimony establishes the reliability of the tests.

Removes the requirement that test results be "commenced within two hours of the time of operation" from three provisions of the administrative license suspension law, allowing suspensions to proceed based on tests performed outside this timeframe.

Permits the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles to suspend licenses based on test results regardless of timing, with the hearing limited to determining whether the blood sample was obtained in accordance with admissibility conditions under section 14-227a.

Applies the same timing flexibility to refusals of additional chemical tests as provided for initial test refusals.

Effective date is October 1, 2010 for all amendments to sections 14-227a and 14-227b.