California Department of Justice Evidential Portable Alcohol System (EPAS).

Author(s)
Scott, S.R. & Breen, M.H.
Year
Abstract

The California Department of Justice, Bureau of Forensic Services is committed to providing a state-wide portable evidential breath test (PEBT) program for DUI (driving under the influence) enforcement. We will deploy 800 Evidential Portable Alcohol Systems (EPAS) instruments for use in patrol vehicles used by the Bureau's client agencies. The inherent value of this equipment over stationary instruments is the ability to provide evidential results at the time of the DUI stop. With the subject's alcohol level determined in the field, alternate transportation to the jail can be arranged keeping the officer on the street. The California Department of Justice is taking a leadership role in being the first agency in the U.S. to provide this new technology for enforcing drinking and driving laws.

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Library number
C 17219 (In: C 17017 [electronic version only]) /83 / ITRD E107528
Source

In: Alcohol, drugs and traffic safety T2000 : proceedings of the 15th ICADTS International Conference on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety, Stockholm, Sweden, May 22nd - 26th, 2000, pp.-

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