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Senate Bill S1961
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Relates to saliva swabs and chemical tests in certain cases
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(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
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Floor Vote: May 10, 2016
aye (53)- Addabbo Jr.
- Akshar
- Amedore
- Avella
- Bonacic
- Boyle
- Breslin
- Carlucci
- Comrie
- Croci
- DeFrancisco
- Dilan
- Espaillat
- Farley
- Felder
- Flanagan
- Funke
- Gallivan
- Gianaris
- Golden
- Griffo
- Hamilton
- Hannon
- Hassell-Thompson
- Kaminsky
- Kennedy
- Klein
- LaValle
- Lanza
- Latimer
- Little
- Marcellino
- Marchione
- Martins
- Murphy
- O'Mara
- Ortt
- Parker
- Peralta
- Persaud
- Ranzenhofer
- Ritchie
- Rivera
- Robach
- Savino
- Serino
- Serrano
- Squadron
- Stavisky
- Stewart-Cousins
- Valesky
- Venditto
- Young
nay (5)excused (5)
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Floor Vote: Apr 28, 2015
aye (54)- Addabbo Jr.
- Avella
- Bonacic
- Boyle
- Carlucci
- Comrie
- Croci
- DeFrancisco
- Diaz
- Dilan
- Espaillat
- Farley
- Felder
- Flanagan
- Funke
- Gallivan
- Gianaris
- Golden
- Griffo
- Hamilton
- Hannon
- Hassell-Thompson
- Kennedy
- Klein
- LaValle
- Lanza
- Larkin
- Latimer
- Little
- Marcellino
- Marchione
- Martins
- Murphy
- Nozzolio
- O'Mara
- Ortt
- Parker
- Peralta
- Ranzenhofer
- Ritchie
- Robach
- Sampson
- Sanders Jr.
- Savino
- Serino
- Serrano
- Seward
- Skelos
- Squadron
- Stavisky
- Stewart-Cousins
- Valesky
- Venditto
- Young
nay (6)
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May 4, 2016 - Transportation Committee Vote
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2015-S1961 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A4736
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Transportation
- Law Section:
- Vehicle and Traffic Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §1194, V & T L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2013-2014:
S7548, A8006
2017-2018: S364, A2530
2019-2020: S321, A968
2021-2022: A6135
2023-2024: A4519
2015-S1961 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1961 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to saliva swabs and chemical tests in certain cases PURPOSE OF THE BILL: To utilize recent developments in the detection of drugs and other chemical substances to assist in holding impaired drivers responsible for serious motor vehicle crashes resulting in the death or serious physical injury of a third party or parties. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Amends subdivisions 1 and 2 of § 1194 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law (VTL) to place the use of saliva swabs for the detection of drugs on a par with roadside breath tests for alcohol as an accepted field test and the basis for establishing reasonable cause that a person was driving while under the influence of drugs or combined drugs and alcohol. Amends subdivision 3 of VTL 1194 relating to compulsory chemical tests, to allow the following to be permissible in establishing grounds for a court-ordered compulsory chemical or blood test in cases where a person is involved in a crash resulting in the death or serious physical injury of a third party: (1) A saliva swab indicates the consumption of drugs; or (2) A police officer trained and certified as a "Drug Recognition Expert" or trained and certified under NHTSA's A-Ride program has reason to believe that such person is under the influence of drugs or
the combined influence of drugs and alcohol. JUSTIFICATION: Over the past several years, the number of persons arrested and convicted for driving while impaired by drugs has increased by about 15%, while the number of persons convicted of driving while intoxicated or under the influence of alcohol has dropped by approximately 20%. The upward trend of driving while under the influence of drugs is explained by a couple of factors. First, there are more and more people using more and more substances out there, ranging from prescription drugs and pain killers to the standard illegal drugs such as cocaine and heroin to synthetic drugs and boutique chemicals (many of which are not included on the list of "drugs", but should be. Second, more and more police officers throughout the United States, and particularly in New York, are receiving special training in drug recognition. This level of training and certification, which includes a wide range of skills (including the use of the horizontal gaze nystagmus test for detecting several of the drug groupings has long been an emphasis of the State's STOP-DWI programs. With more and more training and certification, more and more impaired drivers are being detected, arrested and prosecuted. For decades, a test of saliva has long been one of the approved tests that may be administered to a suspected impaired driver. Until recently, shortcomings in the technology had rendered the saliva test as something of a non-factor in the ongoing struggle to keep drunk and impaired drivers off the road. However, improvements in the use of the non-intrusive "saliva swab" have made preliminary detection of drug use comparable to the long-accepted "preliminary ('roadside') breath test" -- which may be used to confirm reasonable suspicion based on standard field sobriety tests. Often drivers exhibiting signs of impairment during the field sobriety may test for no or low alcohol. The saliva swab will provide police officers with an alternative, non-intrusive method for confirming (or dismissing) whether the grounds for failing the SFSTs related to impairment by drugs. Together the use of advancements in the use of saliva as a useful test, and the increased training of police officers in drug recognition, has made it possible to apply the same type of resources in the fight against drugged driving as in the fight against the drunk driving. These minor amendments will help the law keep up with those advancements. PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: Passed Senate 2014 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect on November 1st.
2015-S1961 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1961 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 15, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ROBACH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to saliva swabs and chemical tests in certain cases THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivisions 1, 2 and 3 of section 1194 of the vehicle and traffic law, as added by chapter 47 of the laws of 1988, paragraphs (a) and (b) of subdivision 2 as amended by chapter 196 of the laws of 1996, subparagraphs 1 and 2 of paragraph (d) of subdivision 2 as amended by chapter 732 of the laws of 2006 and item (iii) of clause c of subpara- graph 1 of paragraph (d) of subdivision 2 as amended by section 37 of part LL of chapter 56 of the laws of 2010, are amended to read as follows: 1. Arrest and field testing. (a) Arrest. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 140.10 of the criminal procedure law, a police officer may, without a warrant, arrest a person, in case of a violation of subdivision one of section eleven hundred ninety-two of this article, if such violation is coupled with an accident or collision in which such person is involved, which in fact has been committed, though not in the police officer's presence, when the officer has reasonable cause to believe that the violation was committed by such person. (b) Field testing. Every person operating a motor vehicle which has been involved in an accident or which is operated in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall, at the request of a police offi- cer, submit to a breath test AND/OR SALIVA SWAB to be administered by the police officer. If EITHER such test indicates that such operator has consumed alcohol OR IS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A DRUG OR DRUGS, OR BOTH, the police officer may request such operator to submit to a chemical test in the manner set forth in subdivision two of this section. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07365-01-5
S. 1961 2 2. Chemical tests. (a) When authorized. Any person who operates a motor vehicle in this state shall be deemed to have given consent to a chemical test of one or more of the following: breath, blood, urine, or saliva, for the purpose of determining the alcoholic and/or drug content of the blood provided that such test is administered by or at the direc- tion of a police officer with respect to a chemical test of breath, urine or saliva or, with respect to a chemical test of blood, at the direction of a police officer: (1) having reasonable grounds to believe such person to have been operating in violation of any subdivision of section eleven hundred ninety-two of this article and within two hours after such person has been placed under arrest for any such violation; or having reasonable grounds to believe such person to have been operating in violation of section eleven hundred ninety-two-a of this article and within two hours after the stop of such person for any such violation, (2) within two hours after a breath test OR SALIVA SWAB, as provided in paragraph (b) of subdivision one of this section, indicates [that] THE CONSUMPTION OF alcohol [has been consumed] OR DRUGS by such person and in accordance with the rules and regulations established by the police force of which the officer is a member; (3) for the purposes of this paragraph, "reasonable grounds" to believe that a person has been operating a motor vehicle after having consumed alcohol in violation of section eleven hundred ninety-two-a of this article shall be determined by viewing the totality of circum- stances surrounding the incident which, when taken together, indicate that the operator was driving in violation of such subdivision. Such circumstances may include any visible or behavioral indication of alco- hol consumption by the operator, the existence of an open container containing or having contained an alcoholic beverage in or around the vehicle driven by the operator, or any other evidence surrounding the circumstances of the incident which indicates that the operator has been operating a motor vehicle after having consumed alcohol at the time of the incident; or (4) notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, no person under the age of twenty-one shall be arrested for an alleged violation of section eleven hundred ninety-two-a of this article. However, a person under the age of twenty-one for whom a chemical test is authorized pursuant to this paragraph may be temporarily detained by the police solely for the purpose of requesting or administering such chemical test whenever arrest without a warrant for a petty offense would be authorized in accordance with the provisions of section 140.10 of the criminal procedure law or paragraph (a) of subdivision one of this section. (b) Report of refusal TO SUBMIT TO A CHEMICAL TEST. (1) If: (A) such person having been placed under arrest; or (B) after a breath test indi- cates the presence of alcohol in the person's system; or (C) with regard to a person under the age of twenty-one, there are reasonable grounds to believe that such person has been operating a motor vehicle after having consumed alcohol in violation of section eleven hundred ninety-two-a of this article; and having thereafter been requested to submit to such chemical test and having been informed that the person's license or permit to drive and any non-resident operating privilege shall be imme- diately suspended and subsequently revoked, or, for operators under the age of twenty-one for whom there are reasonable grounds to believe that such operator has been operating a motor vehicle after having consumed alcohol in violation of section eleven hundred ninety-two-a of this S. 1961 3 article, shall be revoked for refusal to submit to such chemical test or any portion thereof, whether or not the person is found guilty of the charge for which such person is arrested or detained, refuses to submit to such chemical test or any portion thereof, unless a court order has been granted pursuant to subdivision three of this section, the test shall not be given and a written report of such refusal shall be imme- diately made by the police officer before whom such refusal was made. Such report may be verified by having the report sworn to, or by affix- ing to such report a form notice that false statements made therein are punishable as a class A misdemeanor pursuant to section 210.45 of the penal law and such form notice together with the subscription of the deponent shall constitute a verification of the report. (2) The report of the police officer shall set forth reasonable grounds to believe such arrested person or such detained person under the age of twenty-one had been driving in violation of any subdivision of section eleven hundred ninety-two or eleven hundred ninety-two-a of this article, that said person had refused to submit to such chemical test, and that no chemical test was administered pursuant to the requirements of subdivision three of this section. The report shall be presented to the court upon arraignment of an arrested person, provided, however, in the case of a person under the age of twenty-one, for whom a test was authorized pursuant to the provisions of subparagraph two or three of paragraph (a) of this subdivision, and who has not been placed under arrest for a violation of any of the provisions of section eleven hundred ninety-two of this article, such report shall be forwarded to the commissioner within forty-eight hours in a manner to be prescribed by the commissioner, and all subsequent proceedings with regard to refusal to submit to such chemical test by such person shall be as set forth in subdivision three of section eleven hundred ninety-four-a of this article. (3) For persons placed under arrest for a violation of any subdivision of section eleven hundred ninety-two of this article, the license or permit to drive and any non-resident operating privilege shall, upon the basis of such written report, be temporarily suspended by the court without notice pending the determination of a hearing as provided in paragraph (c) of this subdivision. Copies of such report must be trans- mitted by the court to the commissioner and such transmittal may not be waived even with the consent of all the parties. Such report shall be forwarded to the commissioner within forty-eight hours of such arraign- ment. (4) The court or the police officer, in the case of a person under the age of twenty-one alleged to be driving after having consumed alcohol, shall provide such person with a scheduled hearing date, a waiver form, and such other information as may be required by the commissioner. If a hearing, as provided for in paragraph (c) of this subdivision, or subdi- vision three of section eleven hundred ninety-four-a of this article, is waived by such person, the commissioner shall immediately revoke the license, permit, or non-resident operating privilege, as of the date of receipt of such waiver in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (d) of this subdivision. (c) Hearings. Any person whose license or permit to drive or any non- resident driving privilege has been suspended pursuant to paragraph (b) of this subdivision is entitled to a hearing in accordance with a hear- ing schedule to be promulgated by the commissioner. If the department fails to provide for such hearing fifteen days after the date of the arraignment of the arrested person, the license, permit to drive or S. 1961 4 non-resident operating privilege of such person shall be reinstated pending a hearing pursuant to this section. The hearing shall be limited to the following issues: (1) did the police officer have reasonable grounds to believe that such person had been driving in violation of any subdivision of section eleven hundred ninety-two of this article; (2) did the police officer make a lawful arrest of such person; (3) was such person given sufficient warning, in clear or unequivocal language, prior to such refusal that such refusal to submit to such chemical test or any portion thereof, would result in the immediate suspension and subsequent revocation of such person's license or operating privilege whether or not such person is found guilty of the charge for which the arrest was made; and (4) did such person refuse to submit to such chemical test or any portion thereof. If, after such hearing, the hearing officer, acting on behalf of the commissioner, finds on any one of said issues in the negative, the hearing officer shall immediately terminate any suspension arising from such refusal. If, after such hearing, the hearing officer, acting on behalf of the commissioner finds all of the issues in the affirmative, such officer shall immediately revoke the license or permit to drive or any non-resident operating privilege in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (d) of this subdivision. A person who has had a license or permit to drive or non-resident operating privilege suspended or revoked pursuant to this subdivision may appeal the findings of the hearing officer in accordance with the provisions of article three-A of this chapter. Any person may waive the right to a hearing under this section. Failure by such person to appear for the scheduled hearing shall constitute a waiver of such hearing, provided, however, that such person may petition the commissioner for a new hearing which shall be held as soon as practicable. (d) Sanctions. (1) Revocations. a. Any license which has been revoked pursuant to paragraph (c) of this subdivision shall not be restored for at least one year after such revocation, nor thereafter, except in the discretion of the commissioner. However, no such license shall be restored for at least eighteen months after such revocation, nor there- after except in the discretion of the commissioner, in any case where the person has had a prior revocation resulting from refusal to submit to a chemical test, or has been convicted of or found to be in violation of any subdivision of section eleven hundred ninety-two or section elev- en hundred ninety-two-a of this article not arising out of the same incident, within the five years immediately preceding the date of such revocation; provided, however, a prior finding that a person under the age of twenty-one has refused to submit to a chemical test pursuant to subdivision three of section eleven hundred ninety-four-a of this arti- cle shall have the same effect as a prior finding of a refusal pursuant to this subdivision solely for the purpose of determining the length of any license suspension or revocation required to be imposed under any provision of this article, provided that the subsequent offense or refusal is committed or occurred prior to the expiration of the retention period for such prior refusal as set forth in paragraph (k) of subdivision one of section two hundred one of this chapter. b. Any license which has been revoked pursuant to paragraph (c) of this subdivision or pursuant to subdivision three of section eleven hundred ninety-four-a of this article, where the holder was under the age of twenty-one years at the time of such refusal, shall not be restored for at least one year, nor thereafter, except in the discretion of the commissioner. Where such person under the age of twenty-one years has a prior finding, conviction or youthful offender adjudication S. 1961 5 resulting from a violation of section eleven hundred ninety-two or section eleven hundred ninety-two-a of this article, not arising from the same incident, such license shall not be restored for at least one year or until such person reaches the age of twenty-one years, whichever is the greater period of time, nor thereafter, except in the discretion of the commissioner. c. Any commercial driver's license which has been revoked pursuant to paragraph (c) of this subdivision based upon a finding of refusal to submit to a chemical test, where such finding occurs within or outside of this state, shall not be restored for at least eighteen months after such revocation, nor thereafter, except in the discretion of the commis- sioner, but shall not be restored for at least three years after such revocation, nor thereafter, except in the discretion of the commission- er, if the holder of such license was operating a commercial motor vehi- cle transporting hazardous materials at the time of such refusal. Howev- er, such person shall be permanently disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle in any case where the holder has a prior find- ing of refusal to submit to a chemical test pursuant to this section or has a prior conviction of any of the following offenses: any violation of section eleven hundred ninety-two of this article; any violation of subdivision one or two of section six hundred of this chapter; or has a prior conviction of any felony involving the use of a motor vehicle pursuant to paragraph (a) of subdivision one of section five hundred ten-a of this chapter. Provided that the commissioner may waive such permanent revocation after a period of ten years has expired from such revocation provided: (i) that during such ten year period such person has not been found to have refused a chemical test pursuant to this section and has not been convicted of any one of the following offenses: any violation of section eleven hundred ninety-two of this article; refusal to submit to a chemi- cal test pursuant to this section; any violation of subdivision one or two of section six hundred of this chapter; or has a prior conviction of any felony involving the use of a motor vehicle pursuant to paragraph (a) of subdivision one of section five hundred ten-a of this chapter; (ii) that such person provides acceptable documentation to the commis- sioner that such person is not in need of alcohol or drug treatment or has satisfactorily completed a prescribed course of such treatment; and (iii) after such documentation is accepted, that such person is grant- ed a certificate of relief from disabilities or a certificate of good conduct pursuant to article twenty-three of the correction law by the court in which such person was last penalized. d. Upon a third finding of refusal and/or conviction of any of the offenses which require a permanent commercial driver's license revoca- tion, such permanent revocation may not be waived by the commissioner under any circumstances. (2) Civil penalties. Except as otherwise provided, any person whose license, permit to drive, or any non-resident operating privilege is revoked pursuant to the provisions of this section shall also be liable for a civil penalty in the amount of five hundred dollars except that if such revocation is a second or subsequent revocation pursuant to this section issued within a five year period, or such person has been convicted of a violation of any subdivision of section eleven hundred ninety-two of this article within the past five years not arising out of the same incident, the civil penalty shall be in the amount of seven hundred fifty dollars. Any person whose license is revoked pursuant to the provisions of this section based upon a finding of refusal to submit S. 1961 6 to a chemical test while operating a commercial motor vehicle shall also be liable for a civil penalty of five hundred fifty dollars except that if such person has previously been found to have refused a chemical test pursuant to this section while operating a commercial motor vehicle or has a prior conviction of any of the following offenses while operating a commercial motor vehicle: any violation of section eleven hundred ninety-two of this article; any violation of subdivision two of section six hundred of this chapter; or has a prior conviction of any felony involving the use of a commercial motor vehicle pursuant to paragraph (a) of subdivision one of section five hundred ten-a of this chapter, then the civil penalty shall be seven hundred fifty dollars. No new driver's license or permit shall be issued, or non-resident operating privilege restored to such person unless such penalty has been paid. All penalties collected by the department pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be the property of the state and shall be paid into the general fund of the state treasury. (3) Effect of rehabilitation program. No period of revocation arising out of this section may be set aside by the commissioner for the reason that such person was a participant in the alcohol and drug rehabili- tation program set forth in section eleven hundred ninety-six of this article. (e) Regulations. The commissioner shall promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary to effectuate the provisions of subdivi- sions one and two of this section. (f) Evidence. Evidence of a refusal to submit to such chemical test or any portion thereof shall be admissible in any trial, proceeding or hearing based upon a violation of the provisions of section eleven hundred ninety-two of this article but only upon a showing that the person was given sufficient warning, in clear and unequivocal language, of the effect of such refusal and that the person persisted in the refusal. (g) Results. Upon the request of the person who was tested, the results of such test shall be made available to such person. 3. Compulsory chemical tests. (a) Court ordered chemical tests. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision two of this section, no person who operates a motor vehicle in this state may refuse to submit to a chemical test of one or more of the following: breath, blood, urine or saliva, for the purpose of determining the alcoholic and/or drug content of the blood when a court order for such chemical test has been issued in accordance with the provisions of this subdivision. (b) When authorized. Upon refusal by any person to submit to a chemi- cal test or any portion thereof as described above, the test shall not be given unless a police officer or a district attorney, as defined in subdivision thirty-two of section 1.20 of the criminal procedure law, requests and obtains a court order to compel a person to submit to a chemical test to determine the alcoholic or drug content of the person's blood upon a finding of reasonable cause to believe that: (1) such person was the operator of a motor vehicle and in the course of such operation a person other than the operator was killed or suffered serious physical injury as defined in section 10.00 of the penal law; and (2) a. either such person operated the vehicle in violation of any subdivision of section eleven hundred ninety-two of this article, or b. a breath test OR SALIVA SWAB administered by a police officer in accordance with paragraph (b) of subdivision one of this section indi- cates [that] THE CONSUMPTION OF alcohol [has been consumed] OR DRUGS by S. 1961 7 such person; OR A POLICE OFFICER TRAINED AND CERTIFIED AS A DRUG RECOG- NITION EXPERT OR A POLICE OFFICER WHO HAS COMPLETED TRAINING PURSUANT TO THE FEDERAL ADVANCED ROADSIDE IMPAIRED DRIVING ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM HAS REASON TO BELIEVE THAT SUCH PERSON IS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF DRUGS OR THE COMBINED INFLUENCE OF DRUGS AND ALCOHOL; and (3) such person has been placed under lawful arrest; and (4) such person has refused to submit to a chemical test or any portion thereof, requested in accordance with the provisions of para- graph (a) of subdivision two of this section or is unable to give consent to such a test. (c) Reasonable cause; definition. For the purpose of this subdivision "reasonable cause" shall be determined by viewing the totality of circumstances surrounding the incident which, when taken together, indi- cate that the operator was driving in violation of section eleven hundred ninety-two of this article. Such circumstances may include, but are not limited to: evidence that the operator was operating a motor vehicle in violation of any provision of this article or any other moving violation at the time of the incident; any visible indication of alcohol or drug consumption or impairment by the operator; the existence of DRUGS OR DRUG PARAPHERNALIA; OR an open container containing an alco- holic beverage in or around the vehicle driven by the operator; any other evidence surrounding the circumstances of the incident which indi- cates that the operator has been operating a motor vehicle while impaired by the consumption of alcohol or drugs or intoxicated at the time of the incident. (d) Court order; procedure. (1) An application for a court order to compel submission to a chemical test or any portion thereof, may be made to any supreme court justice, county court judge or district court judge in the judicial district in which the incident occurred, or if the inci- dent occurred in the city of New York before any supreme court justice or judge of the criminal court of the city of New York. Such application may be communicated by telephone, radio or other means of electronic communication, or in person. (2) The applicant must provide identification by name and title and must state the purpose of the communication. Upon being advised that an application for a court order to compel submission to a chemical test is being made, the court shall place under oath the applicant and any other person providing information in support of the application as provided in subparagraph three of this paragraph. After being sworn the applicant must state that the person from whom the chemical test was requested was the operator of a motor vehicle and in the course of such operation a person, other than the operator, has been killed or seriously injured and, based upon the totality of circumstances, there is reasonable cause to believe that such person was operating a motor vehicle in violation of any subdivision of section eleven hundred ninety-two of this article and, after being placed under lawful arrest such person refused to submit to a chemical test or any portion thereof, in accordance with the provisions of this section or is unable to give consent to such a test or any portion thereof. The applicant must make specific allegations of fact to support such statement. Any other person properly identified, may present sworn allegations of fact in support of the applicant's statement. (3) Upon being advised that an oral application for a court order to compel a person to submit to a chemical test is being made, a judge or justice shall place under oath the applicant and any other person providing information in support of the application. Such oath or oaths S. 1961 8 and all of the remaining communication must be recorded, either by means of a voice recording device or verbatim stenographic or verbatim long- hand notes. If a voice recording device is used or a stenographic record made, the judge must have the record transcribed, certify to the accura- cy of the transcription and file the original record and transcription with the court within seventy-two hours of the issuance of the court order. If the longhand notes are taken, the judge shall subscribe a copy and file it with the court within twenty-four hours of the issuance of the order. (4) If the court is satisfied that the requirements for the issuance of a court order pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (b) of this subdivision have been met, it may grant the application and issue an order requiring the accused to submit to a chemical test to determine the alcoholic and/or drug content of his blood and ordering the with- drawal of a blood sample in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (a) of subdivision four of this section. When a judge or justice deter- mines to issue an order to compel submission to a chemical test based on an oral application, the applicant therefor shall prepare the order in accordance with the instructions of the judge or justice. In all cases the order shall include the name of the issuing judge or justice, the name of the applicant, and the date and time it was issued. It must be signed by the judge or justice if issued in person, or by the applicant if issued orally. (5) Any false statement by an applicant or any other person in support of an application for a court order shall subject such person to the offenses for perjury set forth in article two hundred ten of the penal law. (6) The chief administrator of the courts shall establish a schedule to provide that a sufficient number of judges or justices will be avail- able in each judicial district to hear oral applications for court orders as permitted by this section. (e) Administration of compulsory chemical test. An order issued pursu- ant to the provisions of this subdivision shall require that a chemical test to determine the alcoholic and/or drug content of the operator's blood must be administered. The provisions of paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of subdivision four of this section shall be applicable to any chem- ical test administered pursuant to this section. S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed- ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
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