Control de pruebas de alcohol para conductores en Minnesota

Explicación Simple

Si un policía cree que estás manejando borracho, puede pedirte que soples en un dispositivo para ver si has tomado alcohol. Los resultados ayudan a decidir si te arrestan, pero no se pueden usar en todos los casos legales.

Es como cuando un profesor sospecha que un estudiante hizo trampa en un examen y le pide que repita una pregunta para ver si realmente sabe la respuesta.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan está manejando y un oficial de policía lo ve conducir de manera extraña. El oficial le pide que realice una prueba de aliento. Si el resultado muestra que Juan ha estado bebiendo, eso ayudará al oficial a decidir si debe arrestarlo.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

When a peace officer has reason to believe from the manner in which a person is driving, operating, controlling, or acting upon departure from a motor vehicle, or has driven, operated, or controlled a motor vehicle, that the driver may be violating or has violated section169A.20(driving while impaired),169A.31(alcohol-related school bus or Head Start bus driving), or169A.33(underage drinking and driving), or an alcohol-related violation of section221.0314or221.605committed by a driver of a commercial vehicle, the officer may require the driver to provide a sample of the driver's breath for a preliminary screening test using a device approved by the commissioner for this purpose. The results of this preliminary screening test must be used for the purpose of deciding whether an arrest should be made and whether to require the tests authorized in section169A.51(chemical tests for intoxication), but must not be used in any court action except the following: (1) to prove that a test was properly required of a person pursuant to section169A.51, subdivision 1; (2) in a civil action arising out of the operation or use of the motor vehicle; (3) in an action for license reinstatement under section171.19; (4) in a prosecution for a violation of section169A.20, subdivision 2(driving while impaired; test refusal); (5) in a prosecution or juvenile court proceeding concerning a violation of section169A.33(underage drinking and driving), or340A.503, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (2) (underage alcohol consumption); (6) in a prosecution under section169A.31(alcohol-related school or Head Start bus driving), or171.30(limited license); (7) in a prosecution for a violation of a restriction on a driver's license under section171.09, which provides that the license holder may n