חוק לתיקון פקודת התעבורה (מס' 125), התשע"ט-2018Law to Amend the Motor Traffic Ordinance (No. 125), 2018 · automatic translation · suggest a correction

Official summary of the law (Knesset)

The law establishes a presumption whereby if a breath, urine or blood test finds that the concentration of alcohol in a driver's body exceeds the concentration set out in the Traffic Regulations, that driver shall be regarded as having had such alcohol concentration in his body also during the three hours preceding the test, unless the driver proves otherwise. In addition, the law authorizes a police officer to require a driver to provide a saliva sample to detect a dangerous drug in his body, even in the absence of suspicion of a traffic offense. According to the law, if the saliva sample reveals the presence of a dangerous drug in the driver's body, this establishes a reasonable suspicion of the presence of the drug, and therefore the police officer may require that same driver to also provide a urine or blood sample to confirm the presence of the dangerous drug in his body. However, if the saliva sample did not reveal the presence of a dangerous drug in the driver's body, the police officer shall be authorized to require the driver to provide a urine or blood sample only if, during or after the saliva sample, the officer developed a reasonable suspicion of the presence of a dangerous drug in the driver's body. The law also provides that a driver shall not be convicted of the offense of driving under the influence - which, according to the definitions in the Traffic Ordinance, also includes driving under the influence of a dangerous drug - based solely on the results of a saliva sample.

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