A.__When a person certified under subsection 5 conducts a |
chemical analysis of blood, breath or urine to determine |
blood-alcohol level or drug concentration, the person may |
issue a certificate stating the results of the analysis.__ |
That certificate, when duly signed and sworn to by the |
certified person, is admissible in evidence in any court of |
the State.__It is prima facie evidence that the person |
taking a specimen of blood or urine was a person authorized |
by subsection 5; that the equipment, chemicals and other |
materials used in the taking of the blood or urine specimen |
or a breath sample were of a quality appropriate for the |
purpose of producing reliable test results; that any |
equipment, chemicals or materials required by subsection 5 |
to be approved by the Department of Human Services were in |
fact approved; that the sample tested by the person |
certified under subsection 5 was in fact the same sample |
taken from the defendant; and that the drug concentration or |
percentage by weight of alcohol in the defendant's blood |
was, at the time the blood, breath or urine sample was |
taken, as stated in the certificate, unless with 10 days' |
written notice to the prosecution, the defendant requests |
that a qualified witness testify as to any of the matters as |
to which the certificate constitutes prima facie evidence.__ |
The notice must specify those matters concerning which the |
defendant requests testimony. |