Directs the commissioner of health 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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2613
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 19, 2021
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Introduced by M. of A. SAYEGH, GOTTFRIED, SIMON, MONTESANO, ASHBY --
Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. RAMOS -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Health
AN ACT directing the commissioner of health 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 health is authorized and directed to
2 study the effectiveness and accuracy of devices used to estimate blood
3 alcohol content by law enforcement agencies. Such study shall include,
4 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 the commissioner may deem
11 necessary or relevant in carrying out this study.
12 § 2. The commissioner of health shall make a report to the governor
13 and the legislature of his or her findings, conclusions and recommenda-
14 tions no later than one year after the effective date of this act and
15 shall submit with this report such legislative proposals as it deems
16 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.
LBD02601-01-1
