Connecticut Administrative Code
Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline
227a - Measurement of Alcohol in Blood, Breath or Urine
Forensic Chemical Testing of Blood, Breath or Urine (Motor Vehicle)
Section 14-227a-8b - Operation and use of devices or instruments
Current through September 9, 2024
(a) No device or instrument may be used to conduct analyses in accordance with the provisions of sections 14-227a-1 b to 14-227a-10b, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, until the commissioner inspects such device or instrument and determines that it is capable of providing accurate results.
(b) Only an analyst or operator may operate a device or instrument.
(c) Each time a sample is analyzed by a device or instrument other than a direct breath alcohol testing device or instrument, the analyst shall analyze duplicate samples.
(d) An analyst shall check each device or instrument for accuracy immediately before and after each test. An operator shall verify the accuracy of a direct breath alcohol testing device or instrument immediately before and after each test.
