New Ohio DUI Law

In a nearly stealth manner, the Ohio General Assembly passed an amendment
to Ohio’s DUI code that will allow courts to admit evidence containing
drug and alcohol test results from any healthcare provider. This new law
has three contingencies.

1. The State must supply an expert who can testify by translating the evidence
   into language the average layperson can understand.
2. The State has to show proof that the evidence was obtained lawfully
3. The State must comply with all regulations set forth by the Ohio Department of Health

Last August, Ohio law expanded the time limit to secure a bodily substance
from 2 hours to 3 hours (calculated from time of operation of the vehicle).

Before H.B. 461 was passed, only healthcare providers who had permits from
the Ohio Department of Health Lab Director could supply this evidence.