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Committee hears evidence on oral‑fluid roadside screening for drug‑impaired driving
Summary
Law enforcement and the state toxicology lab presented pilot results supporting use of oral‑fluid screening devices at roadside. The bill would recognize oral‑fluid tests and make refusal subject to administrative consequences similar to breath tests; no committee vote was taken during the hearing.
BISMARCK — The House Transportation Committee heard technical testimony on House Bill 1370, a measure to recognize on‑site oral‑fluid screening tests during drug‑impaired driving investigations and to treat refusal of certain roadside chemical tests within the administrative framework applied to breath tests.
Representative Pat Heinrich, the bill sponsor, opened the hearing by saying the measure would allow law enforcement to use oral‑fluid swab devices as a validated screening tool for on‑the‑spot detection of drugs. Trooper Tarek Chase of the North Dakota Highway Patrol said the department had run a pilot of…
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