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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 28. CORRECTIONS, COURTS, AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE |
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Chapter 28-37. BREATH ALCOHOL TESTING PROGRAM |
Section 28-3700. BREATH ALCOHOL PROGRAM OVERSIGHT RESPONSIBILITIES
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3700.1The Department of Forensic Sciences (DFS) is responsible for overseeing certain aspects of the District’s Breath Alcohol Program, including:
(a)Testing and certifying the accuracy of District evidential instruments used by District law enforcement personnel;
(b)Developing a program for District law enforcement personnel to become trained and certified as operators of evidential instruments;
(c)Developing policies and procedures for the operation and maintenance of all evidential instruments used by District law enforcement personnel; and
(d)Developing policies and procedures for the maintenance of records demonstrating that the evidential instruments used by District law enforcement personnel are in proper operating condition.
3700.2Pursuant to Section 8(c) of the Department of Forensic Sciences Establishment Act of 2011 (D.C. Law 19-18; D.C. Official Code § 5-1501.07(d)), the Director of DFS may delegate some or all of these responsibilities to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME).
3700.3Pursuant to a memorandum of agreement between DFS and OCME, the Director of DFS has delegated the administration of the District’s Breath Alcohol Program to the OCME.