Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 55.
Tennessee HB1204 amends existing laws regarding blood and breath tests for drivers suspected of DUI, vehicular assault, or vehicular homicide. The bill allows law enforcement officers to assist qualified practitioners in obtaining blood samples using reasonable force and increases the license revocation period for certain DUI-related offenses from one year to one year and six months. Additionally, it establishes new provisions for administering oral fluid tests and modifies the penalties for refusing such tests.
Tennessee HB1204 amends existing laws regarding blood and breath tests for drivers suspected of DUI, vehicular assault, or vehicular homicide. The bill allows law enforcement officers to assist qualified practitioners in obtaining blood samples using reasonable force and increases the license revocation period for certain DUI-related offenses from one year to one year and six months. Additionally, it establishes new provisions for administering oral fluid tests and modifies the penalties for refusing such tests.
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