NC H658

Allows law enforcement officers, courts, and administrative agencies to use the actual alcohol concentration result from screening tests (not just positive/negative results) when determining if reasonable grounds exist to believe a driver committed an implied consent offense.

Permits the actual concentration result to be used to determine if a driver consumed alcohol, removing the previous restriction that prohibited using specific concentration numbers.

Allows negative or low screening test results to be used to help determine whether a person's impairment was caused by substances other than alcohol.

Becomes effective December 1, 2013, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.