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A
description of Standardized Field Sobriety Testing
posted by Florida DUI Lawyer. *
Parks & Braxton,
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:
- In
section III it is recommended that each agency
develop refresher or in service training, as
needed, to ensure that SFST trained personnel
maintain their proficiency in the administration
of their total DUI/DWI enforcement program.
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The NJSP requires that the student obtain 20
practice tests prior to being considered certified
in the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus. There is no
time limit on when these tests can be obtained.
The U.S. D.O.T. requires 35 practice tests within
a six month period. A refusal can not be considered
a practice test as the evaluation of the suspect
must be corroborated by a blood alcohol reading.
The officer is trained to conduct the HGN test
last during his practice test period and not
to formulate an opinion based on the results
or use it for probable cause to arrest. They
are told not to document the test due to this.
- At
no time may a person that is tested be used
more than once on a practice test. As a result
of this it is necessary to review the documentation
of the practice tests in order to determine
if the practitioner was properly recommended
for certification.
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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