DUI Flashcards
Generally speaking, if a driver arrested for driving under the influence becomes UNCONCIOUS, the officer (will / will not) have an exigency allowing a warrantless blood draw.
will
Mitchell v Wisconsin 2019
You arrest a suspect for DUI. They admitted they are high and drunk, and you see indicators of both intoxicants. You also found beer and marijuana in the center console. Do you do a breath or blood test?
Blood (if you think a combination)
47 OS 67-751
Policy 504.5.5
What BAC is aggravated DUI?
Is that a felony?
0.15 or higher
Not necessarily. Usually a misdemeanor for a first offense but it really just depends on how he is convicted/sentenced
47 OS 11-902.D
A man gets convicted of a DUI. In the following ten years, if he gets a second DUI, would it be a felony?
Yes, any DUI(s) within ten years of the first one would be felonies
47 OS 11-902.C.2
DUI arrests - Blood, Breath, and Refusals
In which instance do you seize the offender’s driver’s license?
In which instance do you provide the arrestee a copy of the IDAP form?
- You don’t ever seize their DL anymore (as of November 2021)
- You don’t do IDAP paperwork anymore (DUI violators arrested after November 2022 will be automatically enrolled in IDAP)
According to STATE LAW 47 OS 10-104.B, a driver who causes an accident resulting in death or GBI SHALL submit to drug and alcohol testing if there is probable cause to believe the driver ____
a, committed a citable traffic offense
b. did not have a driver’s license at the time of the accident
c. had improper equipment on their vehicle that mechanically failed
a. citable traffic offense (47 OS 10-104.B)
Note: If there is also PC they were DUI, they still have to be read implied consent, asked for consent for the blood draw, and if they refuse the blood draw, the Officer must get a warrant (State (OK) v Burtum 2023)
You have PC that an intoxicated driver committed a citable traffic offense then caused a SBI/death accident. You read them implied consent and they refuse the blood draw.
Do you need to get a warrant, or can you take their blood anyway pursuant to 47 OS 10-104.B (because they committed the citable traffic offense)?
Need warrant
State v Bartum 2023
- You respond to the call of vehicle with a flat tire. The driver is standing outside the vehicle when you arrive. No one saw him driving, and the vehicle is now inoperable/immobile. Can you arrest for DUI/APC?
- What if you notice a tire mark on the curb where the vehicle hit, which caused the flat tire. Could you arrest for DUI then?
- No
- Yes, because you have PC they were driving while intoxicated AND their vehicle was involved in an ACCIDENT
Policy 100.3.1
According to MPD policy, when can a blood sample be taken WITHOUT CONSENT?
(For this question, assume suspect has NOT indicated they will physically resist)
A. When a search warrant has been obtained
B. Exigent circumstances exist and the Officer has PC to believe the person arrested for DUI operated a motor vehicle in such a manner to cause the death/SBI to another person AND the person indicates they will NOT physically resist
C. A or B
C (A or B)
504.6.1a and 504.6.1b
47 OS 753
According to MPD policy, a forced* blood sample can be taken only when
A. A search warrant has been obtained
B. When the Officer has PC to believe the person arrested for DUI operated a motor vehicle in such a manner as to have caused the death/SBI to another person
C. Both (A and B)
*Forced = without consent + Suspect indicating they will PHYSICALLY RESIST
C. Both (A and B)
504.6.2
43 OS 753
Walk and turn clues
CSIWASMS
Can’t keep balance
Start too soon
Improper turn
Wrong number steps
Arms to balance
Steps off line
Misses heel toe
Stops walking
Name some alcohol indicators
DOHDUBSS
Disoriented
Odor of alcohol
HGN
Droopy eyes
Uncoordinated
Bloodshot eyes
Slow, sluggish reactions
Slurred speech
NARCOTIC ANALGESICS indicators
Heroin, morphine, codeine, fentanyl, hydrocodone, oxycodone (opiates)
CDDDPSSF
Constricted pupils
Depressed reflexes
Drowsiness
Droopy eyelids
Puncture marks
Slow, low speech
Slowed breathing
Flaccid muscle tone
Cannabis indicators
Redness of eyes
Odor of MJ
Disoriented
Impaired perception of time/distance
Relaxed inhibitions
HGN
How many validated clues available?
How many clues needed to indicate intoxication?
6
4
WAT
How many validated clues available?
How many clues needed to indicate intoxication?
8
2
OLS
How many validated clues available?
How many clues needed to indicate intoxication?
4
2
CNS Depressants
Benzos (Xanax, Valium, Klonopin)
Sedatives (Ambien)
DDDUSTGF
Droopy eyelids
Disoriented
Drowsiness
Drunk-like behavior
Uncoordinated
Slow, sluggish reactions
Thick, slurred speech
Gait ataxia (staggering walking)
Fumbling
Intoxilyzer
The breath test sequence must be completed within __
hours of the arrest time
2
(or the machine will display an error displaying the time entered is outside the arrest window)
Oklahoma Intoxilyzer 8000 Manual
Intoxilyzer machine is asking “Deprivation Y/N”
What should you answer?
Always answer yes so the machine does the 16 minute deprivation timer
What is the intoxilyzer password?
What is your intoxilyzer PIN?
ADCU
Your SSN’s last four
How do you restart the deprivation period on the Intoxilyzer?
Hit F4
Towards the end of the testing process, the Intoxilyzer will ask “Review Data Y/N”.
What should you do?
Type ‘N’
(assuming you know you typed everything correctly the first time and don’t need/want to review your entries)
Then the machine will begin to print the Officer’s Impaired Driving Affidavit
Intoxilyzer
How many Liters of air needed for a breath sample?
1.1