North Carolina H868 mandates policies for law enforcement and prosecutors to ensure accurate drug test results and protect due process.

North Carolina H868 requires law enforcement agencies and prosecutorial districts to adopt policies ensuring reliable identification of controlled substances. These policies must prevent colorimetric field drug tests from being used alone for probable cause, initiating charges, conviction, or sentencing. Individuals charged based on such tests without corroborating analysis must be cited and released or released on their written promise to appear in court. The act aims to address wrongful arrests and convictions due to the high error rate of field drug tests.

North Carolina H868 mandates policies for law enforcement and prosecutors to ensure accurate drug test results and protect due process.

North Carolina H868 requires law enforcement agencies and prosecutorial districts to adopt policies ensuring reliable identification of controlled substances. These policies must prevent colorimetric field drug tests from being used alone for probable cause, initiating charges, conviction, or sentencing. Individuals charged based on such tests without corroborating analysis must be cited and released or released on their written promise to appear in court. The act aims to address wrongful arrests and convictions due to the high error rate of field drug tests.