Utah Code § 72-10-503

Standards for chemical analysis of breath or oral fluids -- Evidence
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(1) The Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety shall establish standards for the
administration and interpretation of chemical analysis of a person's breath or oral fluids,
including standards of training.
(2) In any action or proceeding in which it is material to prove that a person was operating or
in actual physical control of an aircraft 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:
(a) 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

(b) the source of information from which made and the method and circumstances of their
preparation indicate their trustworthiness.
(3) 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.

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