If you've been arrested for a DUI offense in Grosse Pointe, you will most likely be offered a breath test on the DataMaster. If you refuse this test, your license could be gone for an entire year with 6 points added to your license. For more information, see Implied Consent Law.
In Michigan, the administrative rules require that the instrument be verified for accuracy at least once during each calendar week. In addition to this weekly test, the DataMaster must be inspected, verified for accuracy, and certified as to its proper working order by an appropriate person within 120 days of the previous inspection.
At a DUI trial in Grosse Pointe, the prosecuting attorney must introduce these logs into evidence in order admit the chemical test results. In plain language, the prosecutor needs to show the machine was tested and is accurate in order to use the results. Most DUI cases, the prosecutor can show the machine was tested as described by the law, and the results are above the legal limit - so what's the defense? See Challenging the DataMaster in Michigan.
In Michigan, the administrative rules require that the instrument be verified for accuracy at least once during each calendar week. In addition to this weekly test, the DataMaster must be inspected, verified for accuracy, and certified as to its proper working order by an appropriate person within 120 days of the previous inspection.
At a DUI trial in Grosse Pointe, the prosecuting attorney must introduce these logs into evidence in order admit the chemical test results. In plain language, the prosecutor needs to show the machine was tested and is accurate in order to use the results. Most DUI cases, the prosecutor can show the machine was tested as described by the law, and the results are above the legal limit - so what's the defense? See Challenging the DataMaster in Michigan.
