If a person slammed 1 shot of, say, Everclear… then IMMEDIATELY blew into a Breathalyzer, would the results be any different then if they had waited some time before blowing? What kind of brujeria is involved with these machines?Thank you
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Yes, quite different, due to all the residual alcohol in your throat and mouth giving off vapors.
This is why Law Enforcement MUST, per standard operating procedure, sit and observe you for 20 minutes before you are allowed to blow in the machine for evidence collection.
If you burp, belch or puke in that timeframe, you get counseled and the clock restarts. the number varies, but most jurisdictions, if you have to restart the clock twice, it gets marked as a Refusal, license is automatically suspended for a year, and if enough PC has been collected, they file for a warrant to just collect your blood to test instead.
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