Virginia Division of Forensic Science

Approved Breath Test Devices

The following is quoted from the Virginia Register Online May 2, 2005 (Volume 21, Issue 17). To download the full issue, click here (.pdf, 84 pages).

Statutory Authority

§§ 9.1-102, 18.2-267, 18.2-268.9, 29.1-738.1, 29.1-738.2, 46.2-341.25, and 46.2-341.26:9 of the Code of Virginia.

Approved Breath Test Device

In accordance with 6 VAC 20-190-90 of the Regulations for Breath Alcohol Testing and under the authority of the Code of Virginia, the following breath test device is approved for use in conducting breath tests:

The Intoxilyzer, Model 5000, CD/FG5, equipped with the Virginia test protocol, simulator monitor, and external printer, manufactured by CMI, Inc., Owensboro, Kentucky.

Approved Supplies and Accessories

In accordance with 6 VAC 20-190-100 of the Regulations for Breath Alcohol Testing and under the authority of the Code of Virginia, the following supplies and accessories may be purchased by an agency for use with the breath test device:

Mouthpieces that are compatible with the Intoxilyzer, Model 5000, CD/FG5, manufactured by CMI, Inc., Owensboro, Kentucky.

Approved Preliminary Breath Test Devices

In accordance with 6 VAC 20-190-180 of the Regulations for Breath Alcohol Testing and under the authority of the Code of Virginia, the following devices are approved for use as preliminary breath test devices:

The ALCO-SENSOR, ALCO-SENSOR II, ALCOSENSOR III, ALCO-SENSOR IV and ALCO-SENSOR FST manufactured by Intoximeters, Inc., St Louis, Missouri.
The CMI SD 2 and CMI SD 5, manufactured by Lyon Laboratories, Barry, United Kingdom.
The INTOXILYZER 400PA, manufactured by CMI, Inc., Owensboro, Kentucky.
The LIFELOC PBA 3000* and LIFELOC FC10, manufactured by Lifeloc Inc., Wheat Ridge, Colorado. *When used in the direct sensing mode only.
The ALCOTEST 6510 manufactured by Draeger Safety Diagnostics, Inc., Durango, Colorado.