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PUBLIC LAW 92-519-OCT. 21, 1972

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(5) The term "nonresident's operating privilege" means the privilege conferred upon a nonresident by the laws of the District relating to the operation by such person of a motor vehicle, or the use of a vehicle owned by such person, in the District; and (6) The term "police officer" means an officer or member of the ISIetropolitan Police force, the United States P a r k Police force, or the Capitol Police force, or any other person actually and officially engaged in the performance of police duties in connection with guarding the property of the United States or of the District. (7) The term "specimen" means that quantity of a person's blood, breath, or urine necessary to conduct a chemical test or tests to determine blood alcoholic content. SEC. 2. (a) Any person, other than one described in subsection (b) ^ ^ra\o'rs^bioodof this section, who operates a motor vehicle within the District shall aicohoi content be deemed to have given his consent, subject to the provisions of this t^^ts. Act, to two chemical tests of his blood, breath, or urine, whichever he may elect, for the purpose of determining blood-alcohol content. However, when the election of a particular test, such as a blood test requiring a physician or registered nurse, causes unreasonable delay or inconvenience, the arresting officer or other appropriate law enforcement officer shall elect which chemical test should be administered. In such a case, the operator can only object to a particular test on valid religious or medical grounds. The tests shall be administered Administration. at the direction of a police officer who, having arrested such person for a violation of law, has reasonable grounds to believe the person to have been driving or in actual physical control of a motor vehicle within the District while under the influence of intoxicating liquor. (b) Any person who operates a motor vehicle within the District Accidents. of Columbia and who is involved in a motor vehicle collision or accident in which death or personal injury results shall submit, subject to the provisions of this Act, to two chemical te^ts of his blood, breath, or urine, for the purpose of determining blood alcoholic content whenever a police officer (i) arrests such person for a violation of law, and (ii) has reasonable grounds to believe such person to have been driving or in actual physical control of a motor vehicle within the District while under the influence of an intoxicating liquor. However, when the election of a particular test, such as a blood test requiring a physician or registered nurse, causes unreasonable delay or inconvenience, the arresting officer or other appropriate law enforcement officer shall elect which chemical test should be administered. In such a case, the operator can only object to a particular test on valid religious or medical grounds. SEC. 3. Only a physician or registered nurse acting at the request of a police officer may withdraw blood for the purpose of determining the alcoholic content thereof. This limitation shall not apply to the taking of a breath or urine specimen. The person tested may, in addition to submitting to the two tests administered at the direction of a police officer, also submit to a chemical test or tests administered to him by a physician, registered nurse, or other person of his own choosing who IS qualified to administer such test or tests. The failure or inability to obtain an additional test by a person shall not preclude the admission of the tests taken at the direction of a police officer. Test informaSEC. 4. Full information concerning the tests administered under tion, availability. this Act shall be made available to the person from whom a specimen was obtained. Prior to administering the tests the police officer shall advise the operator of the motor vehicle about the requirements of this Act.

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