Where a police officer has reasonable grounds to suspect that a person has been driving with excess alcohol he may require a roadside breath test. If that test is positive, the driver can be arrested and taken to a police station for further specimens to be obtained. There are strict legal procedures that must be followed during any testing at the police station.
Usually, the specimen obtained at the police station must be a breath specimen. There are a number of breath testing devices available to the police to enable such specimens to be obtained.
Each device must be properly calibrated and operated in accordance with the manufacturer’s guidelines.
In certain circumstances, a police officer is permitted to require a specimen of blood or urine instead of a specimen of breath. However, there are strict rules governing when a police officer is entitled to request blood/urine and strict procedures must be followed.
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