Nevada § 484C.640 - Certification of devices and methods to test blood, urine or other sample; adoption of regulations for calibration or verification of devices and methods to test blood, urine or other sample and certification of persons who calibrate, verify or operate devices or methods or who examine operators; adoption of regulations concerning operation of devices to test blood, urine or other sample; presumption of accuracy and reliability of device or method; admission of evidence obtained from uncertified device or method
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§ 484C.640. Certification of devices and methods to test blood, urine or other sample; adoption of regulations for calibration or verification of devices and methods to test blood, urine or other sample and certification of persons who calibrate, verify or operate devices or methods or who examine operators; adoption of regulations concerning operation of devices to test blood, urine or other sample; presumption of accuracy and reliability of device or method; admission of evidence obtained from uncertified device or method
1. The Committee on Testing for Intoxication may: (a) Study and make recommendations to the Director of the Department of Public Safety
regarding the best practices, technologies and methods of detecting and determining
the concentration of alcohol or the presence of a controlled substance or another
prohibited substance and the effect of driving under the influence of alcohol, a controlled
substance or another prohibited substance; (b) Determine and certify whether a device or method is accurate and reliable for
the purpose of testing a person's blood, urine or other sample to determine the concentration
of alcohol or the presence of a controlled substance or another prohibited substance; (c) Create, maintain and make available to the public, free of charge, a list of those
devices or methods certified by the Committee; and (d) Adopt regulations that: (1) Require the calibration or verification of devices or methods which are used to
test a person's blood, urine or other sample to determine the concentration of alcohol
or the presence of a controlled substance or another prohibited substance in the person's
blood, urine or other sample; (2) Require the certification of persons who make those calibrations or verifications; (3) Require the certification of persons who operate devices or methods for testing
a person's blood, urine or other sample to determine the concentration of alcohol
or presence of a controlled substance or another prohibited substance in the person's
blood, urine or other sample; (4) Require the certification of persons who examine those operators; and (5) Prescribe the essential procedures for the proper operation of the various types
of devices or methods to test a person's blood, urine or other sample to determine
the concentration of alcohol or the presence of a controlled substance or another
prohibited substance in the person's blood, urine or other sample. 2. If a device or method has been certified by the Committee to be accurate and reliable
pursuant to this section, it is presumed that the device or method is accurate and
reliable for the purpose of testing a person's blood, urine or other sample to determine
the concentration of alcohol or the presence of a controlled substance or another
prohibited substance. 3. This section does not preclude the admission of evidence of the concentration of
alcohol or the presence of a controlled substance or another prohibited substance
in a person's blood, urine or other sample where the information is obtained through
the use of a device or method other than one certified by the Committee.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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