ST PAUL – A statewide inspection of Minnesota’s DWI testing instruments has been put into place by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA).
The BCA says it has discovered ‘multiple data entry errors’ by trained operators during the installation of gas cylinders in the instrument.
“The BCA is committed to the highest level of quality in our forensics lab, and this is why we are conducting this review,” said BCA Superintendent Drew Evans. “We appreciate our law enforcement partners’ prompt attention to this inspection process.”
Out of an abundance of caution, the BCA has ordered the suspension of all DataMaster usage until agencies verify the gas cylinder data is correctly entered into each instrument. Recognizing the potential of human error with the existing exchange process, all gas cylinder replacements and maintenance moving forward will be conducted solely by BCA personnel, effective immediately.
