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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" citation="COMAR 29.05.03.02" title_num="29" subtitle_num="05" chapter_num="03" heading="Definitions.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Terms Defined.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>“Agency” means any law enforcement agency approved to test breath or blood for alcohol content.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>“Alcohol” means ethyl alcohol (ethanol).</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>“Alcohol calibration solution” means a water solution containing a range of certified, specific concentrations of ethanol from 0.02 to 0.500 gram/deciliter for the purpose of ethanol quantitation.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>“Alcohol control solution” means a water solution containing a certified, specific concentration of ethanol.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>“Alcohol gas standard” means a container of compressed gas containing a specific concentration of alcohol.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>“Alcohol reference solution” means a water solution containing a specific concentration of alcohol.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>“Breath sample” means the amount of breath delivered by the individual being tested that is an adequate volume to be analyzed by the breath testing instrument.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>“CTAU” means the Chemical Test for Alcohol Unit within the Department of Maryland State Police.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>“CTAU supervisor” means the individual designated by the Commander or Director of CTAU and approved by the Toxicologist to supervise the CTAU.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>“Preliminary breath testing (PBT) device” means a portable, roadside screening device approved by the Toxicologist, pursuant to Transportation Article, §16-205.2, Annotated Code of Maryland, for use on individuals stopped for suspicion of driving while impaired or under the influence of alcohol.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(11)">
      <text>“Qualified medical person” means an individual permitted by any state to withdraw blood from humans.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(12)">
      <text>“Qualified person” has the meaning stated in Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article, §10-304, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(13)">
      <text>“Representative of the Toxicologist” means any employee supervised by the Toxicologist or an employee of the Department of State Police designated by the Toxicologist to act as the authorized representative of the Toxicologist.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(14)">
      <text>“Toxicologist” means the Chief Toxicologist or State Toxicologist in the Department of State Police Forensic Sciences Division.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(15)">
      <text>“Validation test” means a test of specific alcohol concentration used to verify the calibration of a breath testing instrument.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>