substances. A witness who has received training and holds a current
certification as a drug recognition expert shall be qualified to give
the testimony in any case in which such testimony may be relevant.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 386, § 11-902, eff. Sept. 1, 1961. Amended by
Laws 1967, c. 58, § 1, emerg. eff. April 17, 1967; Laws 1971, c. 153,
§ 1; Laws 1978, c. 108, § 1; Laws 1982, c. 294, § 9, operative July
1, 1982; Laws 1983, c. 119, § 1, emerg. eff. May 17, 1983; Laws 1984,
c. 254, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 1984; Laws 1985, c. 338, § 6, eff. Nov. 1,
1985; Laws 1986, c. 279, § 21, operative July 1, 1986; Laws 1988, c.
242, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 1988; Laws 1990, c. 51, § 109, emerg. eff.
April 9, 1990; Laws 1992, c. 382, § 7, emerg. eff. June 9, 1992; Laws
1993, c. 276, § 13, emerg. eff. May 27, 1993; Laws 1994, c. 387, § 5,
eff. July 1, 1995; Laws 1995, c. 1, § 17, emerg. eff. March 2, 1995;
Laws 1995, c. 313, § 3, eff. July 1, 1995; Laws 1997, c. 133, § 481,
eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1997, c. 420, § 5, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws
1998, c. 89, § 3, eff. July 1, 1998; Laws 1999, c. 106, § 5, emerg.
eff. April 19, 1999; Laws 1999, c. 170, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1999; Laws
1999, c. 395, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1999; Laws 2000, c. 6, § 11, emerg.
eff. March 20, 2000; Laws 2000, c. 285, § 3, eff. July 1, 2000; Laws
2000, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 8, § 20, eff. July 1, 2000; Laws 2001, c.
437, § 23, eff. July 1, 2001; Laws 2002, c. 460, § 33, eff. Nov. 1,
2002; Laws 2003, c. 3, § 38, emerg. eff. March 19, 2003; Laws 2003,
c. 178, § 3, eff. July 1, 2003; Laws 2003, c. 437, § 1, eff. July 1,
2003; Laws 2004, c. 548, § 1, emerg. eff. June 9, 2004; Laws 2005, c.
1, § 54, emerg. eff. March 15, 2005; Laws 2005, c. 189, § 1, eff.
Nov. 1, 2005; Laws 2006, c. 16, § 29, emerg. eff. March 29, 2006;
Laws 2009, c. 143, § 2, eff. July 1, 2009; Laws 2009, c. 310, § 3,
eff. Nov. 1, 2009; Laws 2011, c. 350, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2011; Laws
2012, c. 11, § 13, emerg. eff. April 4, 2012; Laws 2013, c. 157, § 2,
eff. Nov. 1, 2013; Laws 2013, c. 393, § 3, eff. Oct. 1, 2013; Laws
2016, c. 196, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2016; Laws 2017, c. 42, § 18; Laws
2018, c. 35, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2018 and Laws 2018, c. 61, § 1, emerg.
eff. April 23, 2018.
NOTE: Laws 1994, c. 308, § 3 and Laws 1994, c. 314, § 2 repealed by
Laws 1995, c. 1, § 40, emerg. eff. March 2, 1995. Laws 1997, c. 420,
§ 4, as amended by Laws 1999, c. 106, § 4 repealed by Laws 1999, 1st
Ex. Sess., c. 5, § 452, eff. July 1, 1999. Laws 1999, c. 308, § 1
and Laws 1999, c. 391, § 2 repealed by Laws 2000, c. 6, § 33, emerg.
eff. March 20, 2000. Laws 2000, c. 368, § 1 repealed by Laws 2000,
1st Ex. Sess., c. 8, § 34, eff. July 1, 2000. Laws 2001, c. 435, §
10 repealed by Laws 2002, c. 442, § 2, emerg. eff. June 5, 2002.
Laws 2002, c. 442, § 1 repealed by Laws 2003, c. 3, § 39, emerg. eff.
March 19, 2003. Laws 2004, c. 418, § 15 repealed by Laws 2005, c. 1,
§ 55, emerg. eff. March 15, 2005. Laws 2005, c. 167, § 2 repealed by
Laws 2006, c. 16, § 30, emerg. eff. March 29, 2006. Laws 2011, c.
373, § 6 repealed by Laws 2012, c. 11, § 14, emerg. eff. April 4,
2012; Laws 2013, c. 175, § 3 repealed by Laws 2013, c. 393, § 5, eff.
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