Validez de pruebas de aliento y su uso como evidencia

Explicación Simple

Esta ley dice que las pruebas de aliento para medir el alcohol deben ser hechas por personas capacitadas. También, si se hace correctamente, los resultados pueden usarse como prueba en juicios.

Es como cuando un chef certificado prepara un platillo: solo un chef calificado puede garantizar que la comida es segura y deliciosa. Así, solo personal autorizado puede hacer pruebas de aliento que sean válidas.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Carlos fue detenido por manejar ebrio. La policía le hizo una prueba de aliento, pero solo un técnico con licencia y capacitación realizó la prueba. Como se siguieron todos los pasos correctos, el resultado de la prueba se usó en el juicio de Carlos.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

Va. Code § 18.2-268.9 - Assurance of breath-test validity; use of breath-test results as evidence. A. To be capable of being considered valid as evidence in a prosecution under § 18.2-266 or 18.2-266.1 or subsection B of § 18.2-272 or a similar ordinance, chemical analysis of a person's breath shall be performed by an individual possessing a valid license to conduct such tests, with a type of equipment and in accordance with methods approved by the Department. B. The Department shall establish a training program for all individuals who are to administer the breath tests. Upon a person's successful completion of the training program, the Department may license him to conduct breath-test analyses. Such license shall identify the specific types of breath test equipment upon which the individual has successfully completed training. Any individual conducting a breath test under the provisions of § 18.2-268.2 shall issue a certificate which will indicate that the test was conducted in accordance with the Department's specifications, the name of the accused, that prior to administration of the test the accused was advised of his right to observe the process and see the blood alcohol reading on the equipment used to perform the breath test, the date and time the sample was taken from the accused, the sample's alcohol content, and the name of the person who examined the sample. This certificate, when attested by the individual conducting the breath test on equipment maintained by the Department, shall be admissible in any court as evidence of the facts therein stated and of the results of such analysis (i) in any criminal proceeding, provided that the requirements of subsection A of § 19.2-187.1 have been satisfied and the accused has not objected to the admission of the certifi