The legal regulation of conducting of forensic examination of alcohol and drug
intoxication in drivers of vehicles was investigated, the procedure for detecting signs of
alcohol, narcotic or other intoxication by law enforcement officers and their health workers,
characterizing and comparing the procedural actions.
It has been established that the state of intoxication, regardless of its degree, does not
relieve a person of criminal responsibility. This position of the law is of fundamental
importance for the prevention and prevention of accidents in the state of intoxication.
It is proposed to supplement the «Instruction on the order of sending citizens to inspect
the state of intoxication in health care institutions and conduct an inspection using the
technical means» of normative definitions of this notion of intoxication.
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