A Resolve to Convene a Working Group to Study the use of Oral Fluid Testing in Determining Intoxication of Drivers, Aircraft Operators and Hunters has been assigned by the Joint Standing Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety – Chapter 87 Resolves.
The group intends to study, at a minimum, the following:
1. The State's need for and intended use of oral fluid testing, including whether oral fluid testing will be used to assist in establishing probable cause or whether it will be used for evidentiary purposes, or both;
2. Legal and regulatory changes required to allow the use of oral fluid testing in the State;
3. How the use of oral fluid testing may impact administrative license suspensions, including whether refusal to submit to oral fluid testing should result in an administrative license suspension and whether the results of oral fluid testing can be used as a basis for an administrative license suspension;
4. The necessary equipment required to implement the use of oral fluid testing, including potential laboratory equipment, and the associated costs and funding sources; and
5. Additional training requirements that may be needed to implement the use of oral fluid testing.
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Prior Meeting Agendas and Notes
Meeting #1 Agenda (PDF)
Meeting #2 Agenda (PDF)
Meeting #3 Agenda (PDF)
Meeting #1 Notes (PDF)
Meeting #2 Notes (PDF)
Additional Resources and Materials
Bylaws and Meeting Rules (PDF)
Drug Detection Windows Summary (PDF)
LD 1135 Chapter 87 Resolve (PDF)
LD1135 Resolve HETL Presentation 09/08/25 (PDF)
Limoges Maine 8-2025 NY OF Program (PDF)
NYSP TOX Oral Fluid FAQ (PDF)
Proposed Schedule of Meetings (PDF)
Remote Meeting Policy (PDF)
Selected Reading
Evaluation of On-Site Oral Fluid Drug Screening Devices (PDF)
Evaluation of On-Site Oral Fluid Drug Screening Technology (PDF)
Oral Fluid Drug Screening (PDF)
Use of Oral Fluid to Detect Drugged Drivers (PDF)
Use of Oral Fluid to Detect Drugged Drivers: A Toolkit (PDF)