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A
description of Standardized Field Sobriety Testing
posted by Florida DUI Lawyer. *
Parks & Braxton [link
to Parks & Braxton Home], your best resource
for a Florida DUI Lawyer, wants you to be well
informed. Here is a basic description of the standards
for the Standardized Field Sobriety Testing
Program:
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Psychophysical tests should require evaluation
of the subject's appearance and condition, ability
to follow instructions, as well as balance and
coordination. These types of tests are called
Divided Attention Tests. They require the subject
to concentrate on more than one thing at a time.
They divide the subject's attention between
mental and physical tasks.
- The
Advisory Committee on Highway Safety by resolution
adopted the National Standards for the SFST
Program. (The Standards were subsequently approved
by voting membership of the IACP). In order
to maintain credibility and integrity of the
program, agencies that use a training program
other than that is currently approved by the
IACP must have the alternative curriculum approved
by the IACP Advisory Committee on Highway Safety
as meeting the required learning objectives.
This is supported by the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration.
- Presently,
SFST Training must be 16 hours in length and
include at least two controlled drinking sessions
utilizing volunteer drinkers. This is accordance
with section 1.2 of the Standards For Training
In Standardized Field Sobriety Testing.
- In
section 1.4 in order to satisfactorily complete
the classroom portion of the training, SFST
candidates must complete the IACP-approved final
examination with a score of not less than eighty
percent. Candidates scoring less than 80% on
the final may be retested one time under the
supervision of a SFST instructor. The retest
shall be completed not less than 15 nor more
than 30 days following the completion of the
classroom training. The examination used shall
not have been administered to the candidate
previously. If the candidate does not achieve
a passing score on reexamination, the candidate
must retake the classroom portion of the training
and pass the final examination.
This
material is for informational purposes only. If
you want to know how the SFST tests affect you,
please contact Florida DUI
Lawyers, Parks &
Braxton
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