CT SB00063

Allows chemical test results for blood alcohol content to be admissible if test was not commenced within two hours of operation, provided expert testimony establishes the reliability of the test.

Removes the requirement that a test must be "commenced within two hours of the time of operation" as a condition for immediate license revocation by police officers in DUI cases.

Removes the two-hour timing requirement from the issues considered at administrative hearings regarding license suspension, allowing test results to be sufficient evidence without the temporal limitation.

Effective October 1, 2012, amending sections 14-227a(b), 14-227b(c), and 14-227b(g) of the general statutes.