{"data":{"id":"us-va/6vac40-20-10","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"6VAC40-20-10","heading":"Definitions","body":"The following words and terms when used in this chapter shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:\n\n\"Agency\" means any law-enforcement agency under whose auspices breath tests are performed.\n\n\"Blood alcohol concentration\" means percent by weight of alcohol in a person's blood based upon grams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood or grams of alcohol per 210 liters of breath.\n\n\"Breath test device\" means an instrument designed to perform a quantitative chemical test for alcohol on a sample of breath of a person subject to the provisions of §§ 18.2-268.1 through 18.2-268.3, 18.2-268.9, 29.1-738.2, 46.2-341.26:1 through 46.2-341.26:3 or 46.2-341.26:9 of the Code of Virginia or a parallel local ordinance.\n\n\"Chemical test\" or \"chemical analysis\" means a quantitative test for alcohol using infrared, or fuel cell methodologies or a combination thereof performed on a sample or samples of breath of a person subject to the provisions of §§ 18.2-267, 18.2-268.1 through 18.2-268.3, 18.2-268.9, 29.1-738.1, 29.1-738.2, 46.2-341.25, 46.2-341.26:1 through 46.2-341.26:3 or 46.2-341.26:9 of the Code of Virginia or a parallel local ordinance.\n\n\"Department\" means the Department of Forensic Science.\n\n\"Licensee\" means a person holding a valid license from the department to perform a breath test of the type set forth within these regulations under the provisions of § 18.2-268.9, § 29.1-738.2 or § 46.2-341.26:9 of the Code of Virginia or a parallel local ordinance.\n\n\"Preliminary breath test device\" means an instrument designed to perform a quantitative chemical test for alcohol on a sample of breath of a person suspected of an offense subjecting such person to the provisions of § 18.2-267, 29.1-738.1 or 46.2-341.25 of the Code of Virginia.\n\n\"Supplies and accessories\" means any item, device, chemical, reagent, tube, mouthpiece, replacement part, or glassware, whether or not reusable, which is used in conjunction with a breath test device to determine the blood alcohol concentration of any person subject to the provisions of §§ 18.2-268.1 through 18.2-268.3, 18.2-268.9, 29.1-738.2, 46.2-341.26:1 through 46.2-341.26:3 or 46.2-341.26:9 of the Code of Virginia or a parallel local ordinance.","path":["Title 6. Criminal Justice And Corrections","Agency 40. Department of Forensic Science","Chapter 20. Regulations for Breath Alcohol Testing","Part I. Definitions"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title6/agency40/chapter20/section10/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:47:20Z","sha256":"d4c77425ae9968bb91f77085822f1806cf6b0a4bf39bf8c9ce06faafb20f225e","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/6vac40-11-110","next":"us-va/6vac40-20-20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}