SB861

Making WV State Police Forensic Laboratory responsible for certification and standards for DUI tests

Introduced·2/9/26
Intr Text

SB861 assigns the West Virginia State Police Forensic Laboratory responsibility for certifying and setting standards for DUI tests.

SB861 makes the West Virginia State Police Forensic Laboratory responsible for approving devices and methods for preliminary breath analysis and secondary chemical tests. The bill transfers rule-making authority from the Bureau of Public Health to the State Police. It also corrects blood alcohol levels related to juveniles, removes propoxyphene from the list of substances tested for in a chemical analysis of blood, and eliminates outdated references to urine collection and analysis. The bill permits those trained in phlebotomy to draw blood and makes technical corrections.

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History

Feb 9

Senate

Filed for introduction

Feb 9

Senate

To Judiciary

Feb 9

Senate

Introduced in Senate