Title/Name/Summary
Quantitative Narcotics and Cannabinoid Testing and Expedited Examination - Purchase Approval Renewal
History
In 2016, the Illinois State Legislature passed a law (625 ILCS 5/11-501(A)(7)) establishing a legal level of cannabis intoxication for a Driving Under the Influence arrest. Statutory quantitative testing is now required to determine the level of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of an offender’s whole blood and/or urine to determine a presumption of intoxication. The Orland Park Police Department had entered into a contract with the University of Illinois Chicago Analytical Forensic Testing Laboratory (AFTL) in 2016, this is a requested renewal of the contract based on the fact that the Illinois State Police Crime Laboratory still does not have the ability to conduct quantitative analysis of either whole blood or urine. Additionally, the Illinois State Police Crime Laboratory is unable to provide an approximate date when it will receive funding and purchase forensic equipment to satisfy the statutory requirement.
The University of Illinois Chicago Analytical Forensic Testing Laboratory (AFTL), a fully accredited laboratory, has the ability to conduct statutory required quantitative testing for delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol concentration with a turnaround of a maximum of 21 days. The laboratory can also conduct quantitative testing for other narcotics. Rush requests are honored and can be completed in 24 hours.
I move to recommend to the Village Board to authorize the Village Manager to execute the agreement upon approval of the Board.
Financial Impact
Effective January 2020, the AFTL will charge $180.00 ($5.00 increase from 2019) per sample for cannabinoid quantitation in either blood or urine. Blood volatile quantitative (alcohol concentration) testing is $80.00 ($5.00 increase from 2019). Additional quantitative testing of blood is $100.00 each. The maximum requested annually is $5,000.00 and the department would expen...
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