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sealed so as not to allow tampering ~ith the contents. ~ne a~m~esting or accor~p~nying officer shall take pos- session of the two containers holdirg the vials as soon as the vials are placed in such consairers and sealed, and shall transport or ,,mail one of the vials forthwith to the Chief Medical Exa~,~iner. The officer takirg possession of the other contamner (hereinafter) referred to as second container) shall, i~,~rediately after taking possession of said second container give to the accused a fora provided by the Chief Medical Exam,.~ner v~hich shall set forth the procedure to obtain an independent analysis of the bloo~ in the second con- tainer, and a list of those laboratories and their addmesses, approved by the State Health Coffmissioner; such form shall contain a space for the accused or his counsel to direct the sfficer possessing such second container to forwa~i that container to such approved laboratory for analysis~ if desired. ~e officer hav- ing the second container, after delivery of the form referred to in the preceding sensence (unless a~ that tiros directed by the accused in ~,m'itir~ on such form to forward the second container ~o an approved labO- ratory of the accused's choice, in which even~ the officer shall do so) shall deliver said second con- tainer to the chief police officer of the cotunty, city or town in which the case ~ill se heard, sand the cb~ief police officer who receives the sapac shall keen it in his possession for a period of sevenz~-two (72) hours, duri~ wb~ich time the accused or his counsel m~j, in %~iting~ on the fo/ma provided hereinabove ~ direct the chief .police officer b~mving possession of the sec- ond container ~o mzait it ~o the laboratory of the accused's choice chosen frons the approved list. As used in this section, the term "chief police officer" shall mean the sheriff of' the county, the chief of police of the city or the sergean5 or chie£~ of police of the vo%~m in which the charge will be heard. (d2) ~la, e testing of the contents of the second container shall be mdc in the ssr~ .~anner as hereafter set forth concerning the procedure to be followed by the Claief Medical ~xaminer~ and all procedures estab- lished herein for trans~r~ttal~ testing and adn,%ission of the result in the trial of the case be the ss~]e as f~or the sample sent to the Chief ~edical Examiner.