R714-500-7. Breath Alcohol Concentration Test Analytical Results

A. The instrument should be operated by either a certified operator or technician.

B. Breath specimen analyzed for breath alcohol concentration shall be essentially alveolar or end expiratory in composition according to the analysis method utilized.

1. The results of tests to determine breath alcohol concentration shall be expressed as equivalent grams of alcohol per 210 liters of breath.

2. Analytical results on a breath alcohol concentration test shall be recorded using terminology established by State statute and reported to three decimal places.

a. For example, a result of 0.237g/210L shall be reported as 0.237.

C. Results of breath alcohol concentration tests will be printed by the instrument.

D. Results are deemed to be an exact representation of breath alcohol concentration at the time of test.

E. The printed results of a breath alcohol concentration test will be retained by the operator or the operator's individual agencies' designated record or evidence custodian.

F. Instrument internal standards on a breath alcohol concentration test do not have to be recorded numerically.