Police Authority to Demand Blood, Urine, and Medical Examinations

In plain language

If the police suspect you are flying under the influence, or if you refuse to take a breath, saliva, sweat, or eye test, they can take you to a station or hospital for blood and urine tests, or a medical exam.

Requirement as structured

The police may bring the pilot of a drone in for a blood and urine sample if there are grounds to believe the pilot has breached § 126 e(1), (2) or (3), or if the pilot refuses to take part in a breath, saliva or sweat test or an eye examination. If the suspicion concerns matters other than alcohol, the police may also bring the person for examination by a doctor; the same applies on suspicion of alcohol influence when special circumstances so warrant.

Original regulatory text

Stk. 5. Politiet kan fremstille en fører af en drone til udtagelse af blod- og urinprøve, hvis der er grund til at antage, at vedkommende har overtrådt stk. 1, 2 eller 3, eller vedkommende nægter at medvirke til en udåndingsprøve, spytprøve, svedprøve eller øjenbesigtigelse. Angår mistanken andre forhold end spirituspåvirkning, kan politiet tillige fremstille den pågældende til undersøgelse af en læge. Det samme gælder ved mistanke om spirituspåvirkning, når særlige omstændigheder taler derfor.

Applies when

country

Denmark

operation

all drone operations

regulatory category

General