Directs the commissioner of the division of criminal justice services to study the effectiveness and accuracy of devices used to estimate blood alcohol content by law enforcement agencies.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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8326--B
IN SENATE
January 18, 2024
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Introduced by Sen. FERNANDEZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Health -- committee
discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
to said committee -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
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AN ACT directing the commissioner of the division of criminal justice
services to study the effectiveness and accuracy of devices used to
estimate blood alcohol content by law enforcement agencies
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The commissioner of the division of criminal justice
2 services is authorized and directed to study the effectiveness and accu-
3 racy of devices used to estimate blood alcohol content by law enforce-
4 ment agencies. Such study shall include, but not be limited to:
5 (a) which devices are used by law enforcement agencies;
6 (b) the accuracy of devices used by law enforcement agencies;
7 (c) the margin of error for devices which are used by law enforcement
8 agencies;
9 (d) the likelihood of an inaccurate reading; and
10 (e) any other related information that such commissioner may deem
11 necessary or relevant in carrying out this study.
12 § 2. The commissioner of the division of criminal justice services
13 shall make a report to the governor and the legislature of their find-
14 ings, conclusions and recommendations no later than one year after the
15 effective date of this act and shall submit with this report such legis-
16 lative proposals as it deems necessary to implement its recommendations.
17 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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