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2018 Georgia Code 35-3-154 | Car Wreck Lawyer

Link to State of Georgia Official Statute 2018 Georgia Code Annotated (sourced from legal.resource.org)
O.C.G.A. 35-3-154 Case Law from Google Scholar Amendments to OCGA 35-3-154

TITLE 35 LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND AGENCIES

Section 3. Georgia Bureau of Investigation, 35-3-1 through 35-3-204.

ARTICLE 6 DIVISION OF FORENSIC SCIENCES

35-3-154. Division requirements.

The division shall:

  1. Establish written standards and procedures for the administration of forensic testing. The division shall retain a copy of any procedure adopted pursuant to this paragraph which is modified for a period of five years from the date of its being superseded by the modification;
  2. Adopt rules and regulations as required by law; and
  3. In cooperation with the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council, provide for the training and certification of operators of such breath test equipment. A copy of such operator's certificate shall be prima-facie evidence in any civil, criminal, or administrative proceeding that such operator was qualified to operate such equipment.

(Code 1981, §35-3-154, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1421, § 3.)

Administrative Rules and Regulations.

- Implied consent, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Chapter 92-3.

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Application to blood alcohol tests.

- Under O.C.G.A. § 35-3-154, department of forensic sciences need not administratively approve the use of the gas chromatograph or standards for the gas chromatograph's operation and maintenance in order for results of the tests to be admissible. Price v. State, 269 Ga. 222, 498 S.E.2d 262 (1998).

Cited in State v. Bowen, 274 Ga. 1, 547 S.E.2d 286 (2001).

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