Originally Posted by
sqwkvfr
Like I said, you're incorrect. The Minnesota State Patrol carries PBTs that provide admissible results.
I find it hard to believe that SCOTUS has ruled every make and model of PBT as inadmissible, nor would they make a blanket rule precluding future technology from being used in enforcement of DUI laws.
Now, I've been wrong before, if you can cite the case, I'll admit being wrong.
Portable "hand held" breathalyzer's, BAC readings do not hold up in court. Yes, you can putt the reading in your Probable Cause narrative, however if you tried to charge someone with DUI/OWI solely on that BAC reading, good luck getting a guilty charge, the prosecutor would probably not even file. The magic number when you see "so and so was arrested for .15" or whatever comes from a large computer like machine that the subject blows into at a PD/Hospital/Jail whereever. That number my friend is the one admissible in court.