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Utah Code § 41-6a-515 (2026)

Standards for chemical breath or oral fluids analysis -- Evidence

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The commissioner of the department shall establish standards for the administration and interpretation of chemical analysis of a person's breath or oral fluids, including standards of training.
In any action or proceeding in which it is material to prove that a person was operating or in actual physical control of a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or any drug or operating with a blood or breath alcohol content statutorily prohibited, documents offered as memoranda or records of acts, conditions, or events to prove that the analysis was made and the instrument used was accurate, according to standards established in Subsection (1), are admissible if:
the judge finds that they were made in the regular course of the investigation at or about the time of the act, condition, or event; and
the source of information from which made and the method and circumstances of their preparation indicate their trustworthiness.
If the judge finds that the standards established under Subsection (1) and the conditions of Subsection (2) have been met, there is a presumption that the test results are valid and further foundation for introduction of the evidence is unnecessary.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2008–2026 · leading case: Salt Lake City v. George, 2008 UT App 257, 189 P.3d 1284.
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Salt Lake City v. George, 2008 UT App 257, 189 P.3d 1284. · cites it 40× “Defendant asserts that Utah Code section 41-6a-515, which allows admission of Certificates of Calibration, see Utah Code Ann.”
State v. Turner, 2012 UT App 189, 283 P.3d 527. · cites it 26× “1 Alternatively, Turner asserts that section 41-6a-515 is an unconstitutional infringement on the Utah Supreme Court's power to enact rules of evidence.”
State v. Gaines, 2026 UT App 44, 589 P.3d 261. · cites it 2× “” Utah Code § 41-6a-515(3). On appeal, the State directs our attention to no such statute regarding Torrential Downpour, nor does it direct our attention to any judicial opinions discussing the reliability of Torrential Downpour.”
Utah Code § 41-6a-515(1): 1 case
State v. Turner, 2012 UT App 189, 283 P.3d 527. “1 Alternatively, Turner asserts that section 41-6a-515 is an unconstitutional infringement on the Utah Supreme Court's power to enact rules of evidence.”
Utah Code § 41-6a-515(2): 1 case
Salt Lake City v. George, 2008 UT App 257, 189 P.3d 1284. “Defendant asserts that Utah Code section 41-6a-515, which allows admission of Certificates of Calibration, see Utah Code Ann.”
Utah Code § 41-6a-515(3): 1 case
State v. Gaines, 2026 UT App 44, 589 P.3d 261. “” Utah Code § 41-6a-515(3). On appeal, the State directs our attention to no such statute regarding Torrential Downpour, nor does it direct our attention to any judicial opinions discussing the reliability of Torrential Downpour.”
Utah Code § 41-6a-515(8): 1 case
Salt Lake City v. George, 2008 UT App 257, 189 P.3d 1284. “Defendant asserts that Utah Code section 41-6a-515, which allows admission of Certificates of Calibration, see Utah Code Ann.”
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