Approved evidentiary instruments shall print and display a
breath analysis reading. Approved evidentiary instruments can print and display
two or three digits to the right of the decimal point. Whether the approved
evidentiary instrument prints and displays two or three digits to the right of
the decimal point, the breath analysis reading consists of the first two digits
to the right of the decimal point.
a)
The Department shall only approve evidentiary instruments enumerated in NHTSA's
list. The Department approves the following instruments for obtaining breath
analysis readings:
1) RBT IV, in conjunction
with a printer, manufactured by Intoximeters, Inc., may be used until August 1,
2022, at which time the Intoximeters RBT IV will no longer be approved for use
in Illinois.
2) Intoximeters EC/IR
II, manufactured by Intoximeters, Inc.
3) Intoximeters EC/IR II, with serial numbers
10001 and above, manufactured by Intoximeters, Inc.
4) Alco-Sensor VXL, in conjunction with a
printer, manufactured by Intoximeters, Inc.
b) Should an instrument in subsection (a) be
removed from NHTSA's list, the instrument will remain an approved evidentiary
instrument under this Part for a period of 18 months subsequent to removal or
until it is removed from this Part.
c) The Department may temporarily approve
additional evidential instrumentation from NHTSA's list after conducting a
program suitability evaluation. The Department shall maintain a list of
evidentiary instruments temporarily approved for breath testing in addition to
those provided in subsection (a). Evidentiary instruments may be temporarily
approved for a maximum period of 18 months. The list of temporarily approved
evidentiary instruments, if any, shall be available to the public upon request
to the Alcohol and Substance Testing Section.
