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CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED ORDINANCE NO. 72- ~~~ PAGE 2 upon the completion of the test analysis. The person tested may have a physican, or a qualified technician, chemist, registered nurse or other qualified person of his own choosing administer a chemical test. or tests in addition to any administered at the direction of a police officer, and shall be so advised. The failure or inability to obtain an additional test by a person shall not preclude the admission of evidence relating to the test taken at the direction of a police officer. be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows : 333.01 DRIVING OR PHYSICAL CONTROL WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE ; EVIDENCE. (a) No person who is under the influence of alcohol or any drug of abuse shall operate any vehicle wtt!hin the Municipality. (b) No person who is under the influence of alcohol or any drug of abuse shall be in actual physical control of nay vehicle within the Municipality. (c) In any criminal prosecution for a violation of this section relating to driving a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, the Court may admit evidence on the concentration of alcohol in the defendant's blood at the time of the alleged violation as shown by chemical analysis of the defendant's blood, urine, breath or other bodily substance withdrawn within two hours of the time of such alleged violation. When a person submits to a blood test at the request of a police officer under Ohio R. C. 4511.191, only a physician or a registered nurse shall withdraw blood for the purpose of determining the alcoholic content therein. This limitation does not apply to the taking of breath or urine specimens. Such bodily substance shall be analyzed in accordance with methods approved by the Ohio Director of Health by an individual possessing a valid permit issued by the Director of Health pursuant to Ohio R. C. 3701.143. Such evidence gives rise to the following : (1) If there was at that time a concentration of less than ten hundredths of one percent by weight of alcohol, but more than five hundredths of one percent by weight of alcohol, in the defendant's blood, such fact shall not gimme rise to any presumption that the defendant was or was not under the influence of alcohol, but such fact may be considered with other competent evidence in determining the guilt or in~aocence of the defendant. (2) If there was at that time a concentration of ten hundredths of one percent or more by weight of alcohol in the defendant's blood, it shall be presumed that the defendant was under the influence of alcohol. (3) If there was at the time a concentration of five hundredths of one percent, or less by weight of alcohol in the defendant's blood, it shall be presumed that the defendant was not under the influence of alcohol. Upon the request of the person who was tested, tle results of such test shall be made available to him his attorney or