NAC484C.160. Changes in list of approved devices.

     1. Upon receipt of a petition from any interested person to make an addition to or a deletion from the list of devices which prevent an intoxicated person from starting a vehicle and which are certified by the Committee pursuant to NRS 484C.610, the Director or his or her agent shall examine the petition on behalf of the Committee.

     2. The Director or his or her agent may:

     (a) Place the petition on the agenda for the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Committee;

     (b) Order that the device be evaluated pursuant to subsection 4; or

     (c) Deny the petition.

     3. A person who is aggrieved by the denial of a petition may appeal in writing to the Committee.

     4. If a device is to be evaluated, the Director or his or her agent shall arrange for two of the fully equipped devices to be made available to a forensic laboratory designated by the Director or agent. The designated laboratory must have on its staff at least one certified forensic analyst of alcohol, who shall evaluate the device in accordance with established scientific methods and principles and determine whether the device, as designed and manufactured, is accurate and reliable to determine the concentration of alcohol in the person’s breath.

     (Added to NAC by Com. on Testing for Intoxication, eff. 1-4-91; A by R193-97, 5-26-98; R137-99, 12-13-99)—(Substituted in revision for NAC 484.705)