A Resolve to Convene a Working Group to Study the use of Oral Fluid Testing in Determining Intoxication of Drivers, Aircraft Operators and Hunters has been assigned by the Joint Standing Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety – Chapter 87 Resolves.
The group intends to study, at a minimum, the following:
1. The State's need for and intended use of oral fluid testing, including whether oral fluid testing will be used to assist in establishing probable cause or whether it will be used for evidentiary purposes, or both;
2. Legal and regulatory changes required to allow the use of oral fluid testing in the State;
3. How the use of oral fluid testing may impact administrative license suspensions, including whether refusal to submit to oral fluid testing should result in an administrative license suspension and whether the results of oral fluid testing can be used as a basis for an administrative license suspension;
4. The necessary equipment required to implement the use of oral fluid testing, including potential laboratory equipment, and the associated costs and funding sources; and
5. Additional training requirements that may be needed to implement the use of oral fluid testing.
Next Meeting
The first meeting of the Oral Fluid Testing Working Group is August 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM and is open to the public. Public participation will be both in person and through Zoom. You can attend in person in the Fallen Heroes Room of the Department of Public Safety at 45 Commerce Drive in Augusta, Maine. You may also attend by Zoom using the following link: https://mainestate.zoom.us/j/84506195103.
Materials for Upcoming Meetings
LD 1135 Chapter 87 Resolve (PDF)
Agenda - Meeting #1 (DOCX)
Proposed Bylaws (DOCX)
Proposed Remote Meeting Policy of the OFT Working Group (DOCX)
Proposed Schedule of Meetings (DOCX)
Additional Resources and Materials
Please check back for meeting minutes and Bylaws.