Ala. Admin. Code r. 370-1-1-.04 - Field Sobriety Screening Tests

(1) Purpose. This rule describes the approved TECHNIQUE (Procedure) as referred to by § 32-6-49.13 Code of Ala. 1975, as amended, that insures each Field Sobriety Screening Test performed on an operator of a commercial vehicle is performed in a standardized and reliable fashion.

(2) Definitions and Abbreviations.

(a) Alcohol- For the purpose of this rule, use of the term alcohol shall refer to ethanol or ethyl alcohol unless otherwise specified.

(3) Approved Procedure. The test battery comprising the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus (HGN), One-leg Stand (OLS), and Walk and Turn (WAT) Field Sobriety Tests as described and applied according to the DUI Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing Student Manual, Publication HS178, Transportation Safety Institute, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation in its June, 1992 or successor printings.

(4) Training Certificates. A certificate will be issued to each officer who successfully passes written and practical examinations during a minimum of 16 hours of Standardized Field Sobriety Test Training which included no less than two controlled drinking workshops using volunteer drinkers and wherein the administration and interpretation of the HGN, OLS, and WAT tests was presented.

Authors: Dale A. Carpenter, Mark A. Pevey, Gregory L. Turner

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Ala. Admin. Code r. 370-1-1-.04

New Rule: Filed July 24, 1996; effective August 28, 1996. Amended: Filed July 7, 2003; effective August 11, 2003.

Statutory Authority: § 32-6-49.13, as amended.