281A.220 Testing to determine alcohol concentration or presence of other controlled substances.

KY Rev Stat § 281A.220 (2019) (N/A)
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281A.220 Testing to determine alcohol concentration or presence of other controlled substances. (1) A person who drives a commercial motor vehicle within this state shall be deemed to have given his consent to take a test or tests of his blood, breath, or urine for the purpose of determining alcohol concentration, or the presence of other drugs. (2) A test or tests may be administered in accordance with the provisions of KRS 189A.103 at the direction of a law enforcement officer, who after stopping or detaining the commercial motor vehicle driver has reasonable cause to believe that driver was driving a commercial motor vehicle while having alcohol or drugs in his system. A urine test shall be a test of last resort under the provisions of this section. The pretrial suspension provisions and implied consent provisions of KRS Chapter 189A shall be applicable to this section. Effective: April 7, 1992 History: Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 284, sec. 8, effective April 7, 1992. -- Created 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 455, sec. 22, effective July 1, 1991.