§ 9-27-5-1 — State department of toxicology; study

(a) The state, in recognition of the need for and
lack of adequate information regarding the role of alcohol, carbon
monoxide, and certain drugs in fatalities occurring as a result of traffic
accidents involving motor vehicles, requires specific information
pertaining to Indiana. The information, to be of value in the evaluation
of the traffic accident rate in Indiana, must be gathered, prepared, and
interpreted on the basis of local conditions. It is recognized that the
extrapolation of information gathered in other states will not provide
accurate information in view of the variables introduced by
demographic differences and a multitude of environmental factors that
differ from state to state.
(b) In recognition of the need for the information described in
subsection (a), the director of the state department of toxicology, in
conjunction with the office of traffic safety, shall conduct a study of the
incidence and effect of alcohol, carbon monoxide, and certain drugs in
all motor vehicle traffic accidents involving a fatality.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-6-7-1.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.158-2011, SEC.1.