In any civil or criminal hearing or trial, the results of a breath test, when performed by a person who has been fully trained in the use of an infrared or other approved breath-testing instrument, as defined in section 169A.03, subdivision 11 , pursuant to training given or approved by the commissioner of public safety or the commissioner's acting agent, are admissible in evidence without antecedent expert testimony that an infrared or other approved breath-testing instrument provides a trustworthy and reliable measure of the alcohol in the breath.
Minn. Stat. § 634.16
ADMISSION INTO EVIDENCE OF RESULTS OF APPROVED BREATH TESTS.
Applied in 17 court decisions — leading case Jasper v. Commissioner of Public Safety (2002)
Most recently applied in State v. Norgaard (June 2017)
1984 c 430 s 9; 1986 c 444; 2000 c 478 art 2 s 7; 2003 c 96 s 6
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