NEW ALCOHOL TESTING DEVICE vs

SANTA CRUZ, MONTEREY, AND SAN BENITO ARE AMONG THE 39 COUNTIES IN CALIFORNIA TO RECEIVE AN INCREASED NUMBER OF INSTRUMENTS THAT DETECT DRIVER ALCOHOL LEVEL. THE NEW INSTRUMENTS USE UPDATED TECHNOLOGY TO COMBINE THE TRADITIONAL PRELIMINARY ALCOHOL SCREENING DEVICE, AND THE IMMOBILE EVIDENTIAL BREATH TEST INSTRUMENT. THE NEW SELF-POWERED, SELF-CONTAINED DEVICE IS PORTABLE, AND MEETS EVIDENCE REQUIREMENTS (SET BY THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES) TO BE ADMISSIBLE IN COURT.