Intoxilyzer 8000 use in the State of Ohio

Abstract

Manufactured by the CMI, the new intoxilyzer 8000 is a DUI breath alcohol testing spectrometer. The invention of the intoxilyzer spectrometer has taken alcohol breath testing to a whole new level. Its infrared absorption and three to nine micron technology has made it absolutely reliable and accurate. Both of these breathalyzers were made in Kentucky by the CMI Inc. CMI has made it a point to not leak/disclose or sell any of its product to private agencies such as scientific labs or other privately run companies. The organizations related to the use of Intoxilyzer 8000 and the policies have been implemented and changed overtime in order to meet the needs of the contemporary business processes as well as to meet the requirements of the technological systems that are being used today. For many decades, the policies have been implemented and people had to adhere to it. The codes of conduct are to be followed by everyone strictly and failure to adherence may lead to criminal actions and investigations. Things however are carried out in the form of steps that are implemented one by one in order to achieve concurrency in the system overall. The following paper discusses the codes of conduct applied in the Ohio State to control the utilization of Intoxilyzer 8000.

Abstractii

Introduction1

Breathalyzer Overview Data Master/Intoxilyzer 5000/Intoxilyzer 80003

Ohio Rules5

Error margin in result of intoxilyzer 5000 due to difference in gender8

Error margin in result of intoxilyzer 5000 due to difference in race or ethnic background8

Error margin in result of intoxilyzer 5000 due to difference in temperature of individuals8

Rules of Ohio State with respect to the rights of defendant9

The Case9

Challenges to the reliability of the Intoxilyzer 800010

Records13

Issues21

Conclusion24

References31

Intoxilyzer 8000 use in the State of Ohio

Introduction

According to the 4511.19 revised codes of Ohio state laws and rules, no one shall drive/operate any car, other sort of vehicle or trackless trolley within the state if any of the following may apply during driving:

If the person is under the influence of substance abuse, alcohol or a combination of both drugs and alcohol.

If the person has less than seventeen hundredths of one percent by weight per unit volume or eight hundredths of one percent or more by weight per unit volume of alcohol in whole body's blood.

If ninety-six thousandths of one percent or more however less than two hundred four thousandths of one percent by weight per volume of alcohol in plasma or blood serum of the person.

A concentration of less than seventeen hundredths of one gram or eight hundredths of one gram or more of alcohol per two hundred ten liters of the person's breath.

Person having eleven hundredths of one gram or more by concentration, but lesser than two hundred thirty eight thousandths of a gram by weight of alcohol per one hundred milliliters of the person's urine.

A person having a concentration of alcohol of seventeen hundredths of one percent or more volume per unit by weight in his whole body ...