LAC 55:I.503. Operator Qualifications

A. At the time of application for certification as an operator, an individual must: 1. be an employee of a Louisiana or federal law enforcement agency; 2. have successfully completed training established by and be certified by the Peace Officers Standards and Training Council (POST) or the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC); 3. be at least 18 years of age; 4. be a high school graduate or satisfactorily pass the general education development (GED) test or an equivalent or higher educational background; 5. attain a score of 75 percent or better on a 16-hour operator’s training course conducted by the applied technology unit. Course material to be covered will be taken from the Training Manual for the Intoxilyzer 9000. However, if an individual has already successfully completed a training course in chemical testing, the individual may attend a specified course in the operation of the Intoxilyzer 9000. To successfully complete the 16-hour training course and be certified to conduct breath analysis, the individual must: a. obtain a 75 percent score on the written examination covering course material; b. obtain a 75 percent score on the actual operation of the instrument and practical examination (running of an unknown alcohol solution). Both the written and the practical examination will be made up by the instructors of the Applied Technology Unit.