24VAC35-70-10. Definitions.
The following words and terms when used in this chapter shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Alcohol" means ethyl alcohol, also called ethanol (C2H5OH).
"ASAP" means a local alcohol safety action program.
"Blood alcohol concentration" or "BAC" means the amount of alcohol in an offender's blood or breath, as determined by chemical analysis, that is measured by the number of grams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood or 210 liters of breath.
"Bodily fluid" means any bodily fluid capable of being used to estimate blood alcohol concentration, provided the relationship between such bodily fluid and BAC has been established according to scientifically acceptable standards. Such fluids include blood, exhaled deep lung breath, perspiration (transdermal), and saliva.
"Breath test" means an analysis of the breath alcohol concentration of a deep lung breath sample, where "deep lung breath sample" or "alveolar breath sample" means a minimum 1.0-liter air sample that is the last portion of a prolonged, uninterrupted exhalation and that gives a quantitative measurement of alcohol concentration from which breath sample concentrations can be determined. "Alveolar" refers to the alveoli that are the smallest air passages in the lungs surrounded by capillary blood vessels and through which an interchange of gases occurs during respiration.
"Calibration" means a device system check indicating the absence of issues that affect the remote alcohol monitoring device's ability to provide an accurate alcohol concentration reading.
"Commission" means the Commission on Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Program or its designee.
"Device" means a remote alcohol monitoring device.
"Device certification" means the testing and approval process required by the Commission on Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Program for all remote alcohol monitoring devices.
"Executive Finance Committee" means the advisory subcommittee of the commission composed of the Executive Director of the Commission on Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Program, two commission members, and such other persons as the commission designates.
"Manufacturer" means the entity that is responsible for the design, production, and distribution of remote alcohol monitoring devices to service providers.
"Offender" means the individual required by the court to use a remote alcohol monitoring device.
"Orientation" means to increase offender familiarity and understanding of remote alcohol monitoring device operation and program expectations through training and set up of the remote alcohol monitoring device for use by the offender.
"Remote alcohol monitoring device" means an unsupervised mobile testing device with the ability to confirm the location and presence of alcohol in a person and that is capable of scheduled, random, and on-demand tests that provide immediate or as-requested results. A testing device may be worn or used by persons ordered by the court to provide measurements of the presence of alcohol in their blood via breath or bodily fluid.
"Retest" means an additional opportunity to provide a deep lung breath or transdermal sample.
"Routine maintenance" means inspection, calibration, and other simple, small-scale activities associated with regular and general upkeep of the remote alcohol monitoring device against normal wear and tear but does not include internal repair.
"Service center" means the physical location where remote alcohol monitoring services are performed.
"Service provider" means an authorized entity that provides orientation of approved remote alcohol monitoring devices for manufacturers. Among other activities, service providers may calibrate and perform routine maintenance of devices as well as provide required reports and testify in court. In some cases, the service provider may also be a manufacturer of a remote alcohol monitoring device.
"Set point" means the level at which the breath or transdermal alcohol concentration initiates a sequence of events to determine if the BAC or TAC sample is a confirmed alcohol event.
"State director" means a manufacturer employee who provides oversight of the manufacturer's remote alcohol monitoring device operations in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
"Tampering" means an unlawful act or attempt to disable or circumvent the legal operation of the remote alcohol monitoring device.
"Technician" means a service provider employee who provides remote alcohol monitoring services in the Commonwealth of Virginia on behalf of a manufacturer.
"Testing window" means a time period programmed into the remote alcohol monitoring device in which an offender can provide an on demand, random, or scheduled breath or transdermal test.
"Transdermal" means transfer through the skin or the quantification of alcohol from a vapor after it passes through the skin.
"Transdermal alcohol content" or "TAC" means the detection of alcohol in human subjects using an external, noninvasive detection device attached and secured to the skin with tamper resistance approved by the commission.
"Transdermal test" means an analysis of the transdermal concentration of a bodily fluid sample.
"Violation" means an event, such as a breath or transdermal test indicating alcohol consumption; a refusal to provide a deep lung breath or transdermal sample; altering, concealing, hiding, or attempting to hide one's identity from the remote alcohol monitoring device's camera while providing a breath sample; or tampering that breaches the guidelines for use of the remote alcohol monitoring device.
"Virginia Remote Alcohol Monitoring Certification Letter" means a letter issued by the commission to a service provider technician or state director authorizing the service provider technician or state director to perform remote alcohol monitoring services in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Statutory Authority
§ 18.2-270.2 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 37, Issue 14, eff. July 1, 2021.