2013 Maryland Code
COURTS AND JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS
§ 10-305 - Chemical test for alcohol, drug or controlled dangerous substance content -- Type of test administered

§10-305.

(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is dead, unconscious, or otherwise in a condition rendering him incapable of test refusal shall be deemed not to have withdrawn consent.