indeed, however, if he had shown 15 mins later, he would have been under the limit and 'no harm, no foul'.
yet you still have to consider the rate at which the body metabolizes the BAC and 15 mins of dissipation time is the difference between a non-even and a career wrecker.
As any airman of the FAR/AIM compliant system he knew the R&R and said fine I'll pay the fine knowing the consequences would not impact his FAA privileges
which indeed I am. however, you then have to consider the aspect of that.
if it is a safety issue, then cough up 700 bucks and continue on your merry way and no violation doesn't correlate.
if it is a safety issue and there is intrinsic faith in the levels set, then the BAC 'bust'
should involve further actions, not pay up and
fugheddaboudit.
go figure !