(a) Any person who drives a motor vehicle in this state is deemed to have given his or her consent by the operation of the motor vehicle to a preliminary breath analysis and a secondary chemical test of either his or her blood, breath, or urine for the purposes of determining the alcoholic content of his or her blood.
(b) A preliminary breath analysis may be administered in accordance with the provisions of section five of this article whenever a law enforcement officer has reasonable cause to believe a person has committed an offense prohibited by § 333.01 or by an ordinance of a municipality of this state which has the same elements as an offense described in § 333.01.
(c) A secondary test of blood, breath, or urine is incidental to a lawful arrest and is to be administered at the direction of the arresting law enforcement officer having reasonable grounds to believe the person has committed an offense prohibited by § 333.01 or by an ordinance of a municipality of this state which has the same elements as an offense described in § 333.01.
(d) The law enforcement agency that employs the law enforcement officer shall designate which type of secondary test is to be administered; provided, that if the test designated is a blood test and the person arrested refuses to submit to the blood test, then the law enforcement officer making the arrest shall designate either a breath or urine test to be administered. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 333.06, the refusal to submit to a blood test only may not result in the revocation of the arrested person’s license to operate a motor vehicle in this state.
(e) Any person to whom a preliminary breath test is administered who is then arrested shall be given a written statement advising him or her that his or her refusal to submit to the secondary chemical test pursuant to division (d) hereof, will result in the revocation of his or her license to operate a motor vehicle in this state for a period of at least one year and up to life.
(f) Any law enforcement officer who has been properly trained in the administration of any secondary chemical test authorized by this article, including, but not limited to, certification by the division of health in the operation of any equipment required for the collection and analysis of a breath sample, may conduct the test at any location in the county wherein the arrest is made; provided, that the law enforcement officer may conduct the test at the nearest available properly functioning secondary chemical testing device located outside the county in which the arrest was made, if there is no properly functioning secondary chemical testing device located within the county the arrest was made or there is no magistrate available within the county the arrest was made for the arraignment of the person arrested. A law enforcement officer who is directing that a secondary chemical test be conducted has the authority to transport the person arrested to where the secondary chemical testing device is located.
(g) If the arresting officer lacks proper training in the administration of a secondary chemical test, then any other law enforcement officer who has received training in the administration of the secondary chemical test to be administered may, upon the request of the arresting law enforcement officer and in his or her presence, conduct the secondary test. The results of a test conducted pursuant to this division may be used in evidence to the same extent and in the same manner as if the test had been conducted by the arresting law enforcement officer.
(h) Only the person actually administering or conducting a test conducted pursuant to this article is competent to testify as to the results and the veracity of the test.
(i) For the purpose of this article, the term
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER or POLICE OFFICER means:
(1) Any member of the West Virginia State Police;
(2) Any sheriff and any deputy sheriff of any county;
(3) Any member of a police department in any municipality as defined in W. Va. Code 8-1-2;
(4) Any conservation officer of the Division of Natural Resources; and
(5) Any special police officer appointed by the governor pursuant to the provisions of W. Va. Code 61-3-41 who has completed the course of instruction at a law enforcement training academy as provided for under the provisions of W. Va Code 30-29-9.
(j) A law enforcement officer who has reasonable cause to believe that person has committed an offense prohibited by W. Va. Code 20-7-18, relating to the operation of a motorboat, jet ski, or other motorized vessel, shall follow the provisions of this section in administering, or causing to be administered, a preliminary breath analysis and the secondary chemical test of the accused person’s blood, breath, or urine for the purpose of determining alcohol content of his or her blood.