20.993             Admissibility of Blood Alcohol Samples as Legal Evidence

20.993             Admissibility of Blood Alcohol Samples as Legal Evidence:

MSSNY supports the principle of permitting a blood alcohol sample drawn in the course of medical treatment of an injured driver to be admissible as legal evidence in any criminal or civil proceeding against such individual, provided that an appropriate chain of custody and quality of analytical results is maintained.  (Council 5/14/92; Reaffirmed HOD 2014; Reaffirmed HOD 2024)