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<section article="gnr" article_name="Natural Resources" number="8-738.1" title_number="8" title_name="Waters" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="State Boat Act">
  <level label="a">
    <text>If a person is involved in an accident while operating or attempting to operate a vessel that results in the death of, or a life–threatening injury to, another person and the person is detained by a police officer who has reasonable grounds to believe that the person has been operating a vessel or attempting to operate a vessel while under the influence of alcohol, while impaired by alcohol, while so far impaired by any drug, any combination of drugs, or a combination of one or more drugs and alcohol that the person could not operate a vessel safely, or while impaired by a controlled dangerous substance, the person shall be required to submit, as directed by the police officer, to a test of:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The person’s breath to determine alcohol concentration;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>One specimen of the person’s blood to determine alcohol concentration or to determine the drug or controlled dangerous substance content of the person’s blood; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Both the person’s breath under item (1) of this subsection and one specimen of the person’s blood under item (2) of this subsection.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>If a police officer directs that a person be tested, then the provisions of § 10–304 of the Courts Article apply.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Any medical personnel who perform any test required by this section are not liable for any civil damages as a result of any act or omission related to the test, not amounting to gross negligence.</text>
  </level>
</section>
