{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-281a.230","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 281A.230","heading":"Preliminary breath test -- Field sobriety test.","body":"(1) Law enforcement agencies may administer preliminary breath tests using devices or\nequipment which shall ensure an accurate determination of alcohol concentration.\nThe tests may be administered in the field to a person suspected of operating a\ncommercial ve hicle in violation of KRS 281A.210 before the person is arrested.\nThese tests may be administered in addition to any other blood alcohol level test\nauthorized by law. A person's refusal to take a preliminary breath test shall not be\nused against him in a court of law nor in any administrative proceeding for a license\nsuspension. This preliminary test shall not be in lieu of any requested blood, urine,\nor breath test required by any other statute.\n(2) Law enforcement agencies may record on film or video tape  or by other visual or\naudible means field sobriety tests administered at the scene of an arrest for violation\nof KRS 281A.210 or such tests at a police station, jail, or other suitable facility.","path":["KRS Chapter 281A"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=14485","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:53:35Z","sha256":"0b40cb5ed8a13ec382c5959846076fc1816aeb02b5d672fa8aa85db8135dad18","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-281a.220","next":"us-ky/krs-281a.240"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}