{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-natural-resources-8-738.1","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Natural Resources § 8–738.1","heading":"","body":"(a) If a person is involved in an accident while operating or attempting to operate a vessel that results in the death of, or a life–threatening injury to, another person and the person is detained by a police officer who has reasonable grounds to believe that the person has been operating a vessel or attempting to operate a vessel while under the influence of alcohol, while impaired by alcohol, while so far impaired by any drug, any combination of drugs, or a combination of one or more drugs and alcohol that the person could not operate a vessel safely, or while impaired by a controlled dangerous substance, the person shall be required to submit, as directed by the police officer, to a test of:\n(1) The person’s breath to determine alcohol concentration;\n(2) One specimen of the person’s blood to determine alcohol concentration or to determine the drug or controlled dangerous substance content of the person’s blood; or\n(3) Both the person’s breath under item (1) of this subsection and one specimen of the person’s blood under item (2) of this subsection.\n(b) If a police officer directs that a person be tested, then the provisions of § 10–304 of the Courts Article apply.\n(c) Any medical personnel who perform any test required by this section are not liable for any civil damages as a result of any act or omission related to the test, not amounting to gross negligence.","path":["Article - Natural Resources"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gnr\u0026section=8-738.1","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T20:00:08Z","sha256":"16d053aaaf74e6f48ebdef1cbe5acb698cce1ae550ec31f7a81bd9de12ce3b4b","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-natural-resources-8-738","next":"us-md/md.-code-natural-resources-8-738.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}