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Originally Posted by llwhiteoutll
The use of "mandatory alcohol screening" seems very deliberate and is factually correct, but still seems misleading because it doesn't address when the can demand a sample at your home.
If they want to screen you at home within that two hour window, they need grounds to do so, so if your neighbor sees you swerving down the road and calls the cops. They can't just show up at random homes and ask for a sample because you drove within the last two hours.
If you get pulled over, keep in mind they don't need to see you do anything illegal to do so, they can compel a breath sample.
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So they need grounds to obtain a breath sample if you are already home, but not if you are in your car? Does that make any sense? Also, what are these grounds? Would being spotted driving home from a restaurant that serves alcohol be sufficient grounds? I am not much of a drinker, so this likely does not affect me personally, but I can't understand how such a law could be passed when it is so unclear.