| SB 0091 | Requires law enforcement officers to provide specified notice before administering portable chemical test |
| Sponsor: | Coleman | |||
| LR Number: | 0250S.01I | Fiscal Note: | 0250-01 | |
| Committee: | Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence | |||
| Last Action: | 03/31/03 - Hearing Conducted S Judiciary & Civil & Criminal | Journal page: | ||
| Jurisprudence Committee | ||||
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| Effective Date: | August 28, 2003 | |||
SB 91 - This act requires a law enforcement officer, prior to administering the test authorized by Section 577.021, RSMo, to inform the person:
(1) Why the officer is requesting the person to submit to the test;
(2) That the test is admissible to establish probable cause to arrest and as exculpatory evidence, but that the test in not admissible as evidence of a blood alcohol content; and
(3) That if the test establishes probable cause for an
arrest, the person will be required to submit to another test
authorized by Section 577.020, RSMo, or have his or her license
revoked.
STEPHEN WITTE