Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 3 - Motor Vehicle Laws
Section 10-305 - Chemical Test for Alcohol, Drug or Controlled Dangerous Substance Content -- Type of Test Administered

(a)    The type of test administered to the defendant to determine alcohol concentration shall be the test of breath except that the type of test administered shall be:
        (1)    A test of blood if:
            (i)    The defendant is unconscious or otherwise incapable of refusing to take a test to determine alcohol concentration;
            (ii)    Injuries to the defendant require removal of the defendant to a medical facility;
            (iii)    The equipment for administering the test of breath is not available; or
            (iv)    The defendant is required to submit to a test of one specimen of blood under § 16-205.1(c)(1)(ii) of the Transportation Article; or
        (2)    Both a test of the person’s breath and a test of one specimen of the person’s blood if the defendant is required to submit to both a test of the person’s breath and a test of one specimen of the person’s blood under § 16-205.1(c)(1)(iii) of the Transportation Article.
    (b)    The type of specimen obtained from the defendant for the purpose of a test or tests to determine drug or controlled dangerous substance content shall be a blood specimen.
    (c)    Any person who is dead, unconscious, or otherwise in a condition rendering him incapable of test refusal shall be deemed not to have withdrawn consent.

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Title 10 - Evidence

Subtitle 3 - Motor Vehicle Laws

Section 10-301 - Use of Radio-Micro Waves to Prove Speed of Vehicles

Section 10-301.1 - Definitions

Section 10-302 - Chemical Test for Alcohol, Drug or Controlled Dangerous Substance Content -- Purpose

Section 10-303 - Chemical Test for Alcohol, Drug or Controlled Dangerous Substance Content -- Specimens; Time Limitations

Section 10-304 - Chemical Test for Alcohol, Drug or Controlled Dangerous Substance Content -- Qualifications of Person Administering Test; Equipment

Section 10-305 - Chemical Test for Alcohol, Drug or Controlled Dangerous Substance Content -- Type of Test Administered

Section 10-306 - Chemical Test for Alcohol, Drug or Controlled Dangerous Substance Content -- Admissibility of Test Results Without Presence or Testimony of Technician

Section 10-307 - Chemical Test for Alcohol, Drug or Controlled Dangerous Substance Content -- Results of Analysis and Presumptions

Section 10-308 - Chemical Test for Alcohol, Drug or Controlled Dangerous Substance Content -- Other Evidence

Section 10-309 - Chemical Test for Alcohol, Drug or Controlled Dangerous Substance Content -- Refusal to Submit to Test

Section 10-310 - Photographs, Microphotographs, Videotapes or Other Recorded Images by Electronic Toll Collection Video Monitoring Systems

Section 10-311 - Recorded Images Produced by Traffic Control Signal, Speed Monitoring System, School Bus Monitoring Camera, or Work Zone Speed Control System

Section 10-312 - Admissibility of Test Results in Prosecution for Diesel Emissions Standard Violation