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Title 35. LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND AGENCIES · Chapter 3. GEORGIA BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION · Article 6. DIVISION OF FORENSIC SCIENCES

35-3-154. Division requirements.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia.

  1. The division shall:

  2. (1)

    Establish written standards and procedures for the administration of forensic testing. The division shall retain a copy of any procedure adopted pursuant to this paragraph which is modified for a period of five years from the date of its being superseded by the modification;#

  3. (2)

    Adopt rules and regulations as required by law; and#

  4. (3)

    In cooperation with the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council, provide for the training and certification of operators of such breath test equipment. A copy of such operator’s certificate shall be prima-facie evidence in any civil, criminal, or administrative proceeding that such operator was qualified to operate such equipment.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1981, § 35-3-154, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1421, § 3.

Administrative rules and regulations

Implied consent, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Rule 92-3-.01 et seq.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia.

Text read from t35-t36-ch1-59-(v27)-2025-pdf.pdf, Volume V27, 2025 edition, page 187; merge action: bound only; file SHA-256 6c7b6bcea397.