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SeptasLate t1_je2vxc7 wrote

Reply to comment by victorix58 in Lawmaker takes drug test to prove Pennsylvania DUI laws unfair by victorix58

Yeah and I agree with that, but the article mentions NJ as an alternative despite its system currently under review by their state courts.

I suppose what I was trying to say is that I commend that rep for pushing to change the laws but I'm confused why they didn't mention what the effective/acceptable alternative would be which appears to be raising the baseline for the in the system. Does this require a blood test?

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victorix58 OP t1_je2yiaw wrote

> Does this require a blood test?

Yes. It is pretty standard to do blood tests in both alcohol and drug DUIs.

Alcohol also has the option, which isn't available for drug, to do a more reliable breath test on a machine that can be maintained at the police station. The breathalyzers or "preliminary breath tests" that they have on the side of the road are not admissible at trial and do not detect drugs, so they are just used as a guidepost on whether there is enough reason to send it for a more reliable test.

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SeptasLate t1_je2yrf4 wrote

That makes sense. Thanks for sharing the information

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