BCA Orders Immediate Suspension of DataMaster Breath Tests Across Minnesota
Law enforcement agencies in Minnesota have been ordered to immediately suspend use of certain breath testing equipment due to errors found in the equipment.
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) has instructed agencies to verify that information has been entered correctly into the DataMaster breath test machines.
- The BCA has suspended all DataMaster usage until agencies can confirm that the gas cylinder data is accurate in each instrument.
- Human error is possible with the current process, so the BCA is taking over all gas cylinder replacements and maintenance.
Only BCA personnel will handle these tasks from now on.
This decision comes after officials found multiple data entry mistakes made by trained operators when installing gas cylinders in the instruments.
Author's summary: BCA suspends DataMaster breath tests in Minnesota.