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Answer to: Is the .08 limit the only one I have to worry about?No. There are also “legal limits” for the concentration of alcohol in a person’s blood serum or plasma and urine. For a urine sample, you will be over the “legal limit” if the alcohol concentration in your urine is .11 or greater. While Ohio still considers this a valid way to determine alcohol content, many states have done away with urine testing because handling and testing procedures have produced errors.
If a blood serum or plasma sample is taken, the “legal limit” is .096. A test of blood, whether whole, serum or plasma is the most accurate test of an individual’s alcohol level, however, such tests have to be completed according to Department of Health rules to be admissible in a court proceeding. Also, improper blood testing procedures still may yield inaccurate results.
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