North Carolina · North Carolina General Statutes — Chapter 20, Motor Vehicles
N.C.G.S. (Motor Vehicles) § 20-16.3: Alcohol screening tests required of certain drivers; approval of test devices and manner of use by Department of Health and Human Services; use of test results or refusal
What this law says, in plain English
This statute establishes procedures for law-enforcement alcohol screening tests, requires the Department of Health and Human Services to approve testing devices and regulations, and specifies how test results or refusal may be used in legal proceedings.
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