Driver Alcohol and Drug testing
Every state requires that its motor vehicle drivers take a driver alcohol test at some point during the application process for licensing or certification. This assessment is conducted in a private, roomy environment with few (if any) other drivers or guests around. Most of these tests are conducted by the employer, although in some cases the courts have ordered independent testing if there is any dispute about the subjectivity of the employer's test. It must be noted that there is currently an exemption to the legal requirement for a driver alcohol test. That exemption pertains to cases of mistaken identity; basically, a driver who signs his own ticket as the driver of another vehicle. In this regard, an employer can request that a judge excuse a driver's identification because of the fact that he was not actually driving the automobile in which he was cited. As an employee, the only way to avoid such an order would be to lie. Nonetheless, it is possible that a current Driver ...