State department of toxicology; study
Sec. 1. (a) The state, in recognition of the need for and lack of
adequate information regarding the role of alcohol, carbon
monoxide, and certain drugs in fatalities occurring as a result of
traffic accidents involving motor vehicles, requires specific
information pertaining to Indiana. The information, to be of value in
the evaluation of the traffic accident rate in Indiana, must be
gathered, prepared, and interpreted on the basis of local conditions.
It is recognized that the extrapolation of information gathered in
other states will not provide accurate information in view of the
variables introduced by demographic differences and a multitude of
environmental factors that differ from state to state.
(b) In recognition of the need for the information described in
subsection (a), the director of the state department of toxicology,
Indiana University School of Medicine, in conjunction with the
office of traffic safety, shall conduct a study of the incidence and
effect of alcohol, carbon monoxide, and certain drugs in all motor
vehicle traffic accidents involving a fatality.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.15.
Last modified: May 27, 2006