1. The Committee on Testing for Intoxication shall: (a) In the manner set forth in subsection 2, certify a device that the Committee determines is designed and manufactured to be accurate and reliable for the purpose of testing a person’s breath to determine the concentration of alcohol in the person’s breath; and (b) Create, maintain and make available to the public, free of charge, a list of those devices certified by the Committee, described by manufacturer and type. 2. To determine whether a device is designed and manufactured to be accurate and reliable for the purpose of testing a person’s breath to determine the concentration of alcohol in the person’s breath, the Committee may: (a) Use the list of qualified products meeting the requirements for evidential breath-testing devices of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; or (b) Establish its own standards and procedures for evaluating those devices and obtain evaluations of the devices from the Director of the Department of Public Safety or the agent of the Director. 3. If such a device has been certified by the Committee to be accurate and reliable pursuant to this section, it is presumed that, as designed and tment of Public Safety or the agent of the Director. 3. If such a device has been certified by the Committee to be accurate and reliable pursuant to this section, it is presumed that, as designed and manufactured, the device is accurate and reliable for the purpose of testing a person’s breath to determine the concentration of alcohol in the person’s breath. 4. This section does not preclude the admission of evidence of the concentration of alcohol in a person’s breath where the information is obtained through the use of a device other than one of a type certified by the Committee. (Added to NRS by 1983, 1912; A 1985, 1950; 1993, 2074; 1999, 1033, 2458; 2005, 58)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.3882)
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