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MA lab has revealed that Alcotest may have glitches in readings? What happens next?

By Altman & Altman

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The Office of Alcohol Testing (OAT) has now been involved in a scandal for several years for its inadequate testing and withholding of breathalyzer certifications relating to the Alcotest 9510 device. The Alcotest 9510 has been under scrutiny since 2017 when Draeger Safety Diagnostics, the manufacturer of the breathalyzers, called several thousand devices into question. The company admitted in court testimony that the device was improperly programmed, leading to incorrect values and affecting the accuracy of blood alcohol concentration (BAC) for OUI-related breath testing. In Massachusetts, the maximum BAC if 0.08% for drivers over the age of 21 and 0.02% for drivers under the age of 21. In many cases, the driver?s punishment of a fine or even jail time is dependent on the number that appears on this little black box...continue to full post

Full post as published by Boston Criminal lawyer Blog on July 08, 2020 (boomark / email).

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