§ 9-27-5-4 — Collection of specimens

Indiana § 9-27-5-4

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 9: MOTOR VEHICLES
• Art. 27: TRAFFIC SAFETY AND DRIVER EDUCATION
• Ch. 5: Toxicology Accident Research

Text

(a) The director of the state department of
toxicology, in conjunction with the office of traffic safety, may require
the appropriate agencies to collect the necessary specimens to the
maximum extent practicable from the body of each driver and
pedestrian who is at least fifteen (15) years of age and who dies within
four (4) hours after involvement in an accident.
(b) To the maximum extent practicable and consistent with legal
rights, a quantitative test must also be conducted on each surviving
driver in an accident that involves a fatality or that results in serious
bodily injury in a manner consistent with IC 9-30-7.
(c) Specimens or reports collected under this section must consist
of those items prescribed by the director of the department of
toxicology and must include sufficient data to approximate the blood
alcohol concentration of the driver or pedestrian at the time of the
accident.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-6-7-4.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.15.