Opinion No. (1998)

DANIEL E. LUNGREN Attorney General CLAYTON P. ROCHE Deputy Attorney General THE HONORABLE STEPHEN O. HEDSTROM, DISTRICT ATTORNEY, LAKE COUNTY, has requested an opinion on the following questions: 1. Is a county financially responsible for the costs of analyzing a body fluid specimen obtained from a person arrested for being under the influence of a controlled substance by a California Highway Patrol officer in unincorporated territory of the county? 2. Is a county financially responsible for the costs of analyzing a body fluid specimen obtained from a person arrested for being under the influence of a controlled substance by a city police officer within a city? CONCLUSIONS 1. A county is financially responsible for the costs of analyzing a body fluid specimen obtained from a person arrested for being under the influence of a controlled substance by a California Highway Patrol officer in unincorporated territory of the county if funds in the special account established pursuant to law for such payment are unavailable. 2. A county is not financially responsible for the costs of analyzing a body fluid specimen obtained from a person arrested for being under the influence of a…