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
Intoxilyzer
The subject has a ___ minute window to provide a breath sample.
If during that window, the subject is purposely not blowing hard enough, the operator can press the __ key, and the machine will document the refusal
If that window expires, and the subject had purposefully not provided a sufficient sample (either on the first or second breath), the machine will display “Deficient Sample”, go into ready mode, and print and “Deficient Sample” message. The operator then can ____
3
R
complete a refusal affidavit (articulating how the subject would not comply with the directions)
Intoxilyzer
Will the machine let you leave the ‘Citation Number’ blank?
Yes (you can hand write in the citation number once you have it)
What information do you need to completely enter all data into the intoxilyzer?
(best to have prior to putting your phone into Airplane mode)
Subject’s driver’s license info
Vehicle info
10-15 time
(note: machine will ask for citation number but it can be left blank and hand-written later)
Intoxilyzer - Officer’s Affidavit
County #
City #
14
10
CNS Stimulants indicators (ie METH)
RAE-DIE-TIE
Restlessness
Anxiety
Excited
Dilated Pupils
Insomnia
Euphoria
Talkative
Irritable
Eyelid / body tremors
Walk and Turn
Place (left/right) foot on the line
Put your (left/right) heel against your (left/right) toe
Left
Right, Left
What are the three batteries of SFST tests?
Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus
Walk and Turn
One Leg Stand
Clues for HGN test
Lack of Smooth Pursuit
Distinct and Sustained Nystagmus at maximum deviation
Onset of Nystagmus prior to 45 degrees
Can you APC someone in back seat?
No, must be in front seat only (per D21)
Due to metabolism, the average person’s BAC drops by about _____ per hour
0.015
For the average male, a BAC of 0.015 is the equivalent of ___ a standard drink
For the average female, a BAC of 0.015 is the equivalent of ___ a standard drink
2/3
1/2
Person under 21 cannot have BAC of ___ or greater
.02
Three phases of DUI Detection
- Vehicle in motion
- Personal contact
- Pre-arrest screening
PBTs should be used (before/after) SFSTs
after
Accuracy percentages of 0.08 BAC
HGN
WAT
OLS
88
79
83
1998 San Diego study
What are you looking for during SFSTs?
Validated clues
What do validated clues indicate?
If you observe validated clues at or above the threshold for the given test (4/6, 2/8, or 2/4), indicates BAC above 0.08
Onset of Nystagmus Prior to 45 Degrees
What is the ‘clue’ you are looking for?
Locate the point at which the eyes begin jerking and see if it began prior to a 45 degree angle
While checking for Onset of Nystagmus Prior to 45 Degrees:
If you see jerking of the eye, you should ___
stop stimulus/pen and see if jerking continues
Onset of Nystagmus Prior to 45 Degrees
Should some white still be visible in the corner of the eye?
Yes
While checking for Onset of Nystagmus Prior to 45 Degrees, you saw jerking of the eye so you stopped.
Once you stopped, the jerking stopped. Does that mean you had observed Nystagmus prior to 45 degrees?
No
If the jerking is not evident with the stimulus held steady, you have not located the point of onset.
Onset of Nystagmus Prior to 45 Degrees
When you locate the point of onset of nystagmus, ___ moving the stimulus and determine whether it is ___
stop
prior to approximately 45 degrees.
Onset of Nystagmus Prior to 45 Degrees
You had not observed nystagmus prior to 45 degrees during the four second movement over the eye. What do?
Stop and hold pen at 45 degrees to verify nystagmus is not present
“If nystagmus is not observed prior to approximately 45 degrees, stop and hold the stimulus at an approximate 45-degree angle to verify the nystagmus is not present”
If you observe an Onset of Nystagmus very early, such as around a 10 degree angle, what could that indicate?
A very high BAC
From NHSTA DRE Manual, 2023 (Angle of Onset Nystagmus section)
During the Walk and Turn test, the subject falls or almost falls.
What do? Continue?
No - stop
NHSTA SFST manual, 2023
While checking for Onset of Nystagmus Prior to 45 Degrees, it should take approximately __ seconds or more from the center of nose across subject’s face to the 45 degree angle
four
Onset of Nystagmus Prior to 45 Degrees
What can you do to make it easier to see when the subject’s eye first begins to jerk?
Move the stimulus “at a slower speed”
A private DRIVEWAY which extends from a highway to a single-family residence (is / is not) contained within areas in which someone can be charged with driving under the influence
is
State v Silas 2020 OK CR10, Travis White email, D21 PDR, 47 OS 11-902
Is it an offense for a person under 21 to possess an alcoholic beverage in public?
Yes
3-109 (Minors in Possession of Intoxicating Beverages in Public Prohibited)
Ask before giving HGN instructions
Are you on any medications?
Do you have any medical issues?
Do you have any physical disabilities?
Before the HGN test, If they are wearing glasses, do what?
What if wearing a hat?
Have them remove
Same, remove
If performing the HGN test at night, ensure what?
Subject needs to be facing away from flashing lights
NHSTA SFST Manual, 2023
HGN Test
Should a subject be standing, sitting, or either?
Either
(may need them to sit if subject very tall)
NHSTA SFST manual, 2023
If the subject is wearing contacts, do they need to be removed?
If the subject is wearing contacts, does the HGN procedure change?
No (DRE Manual)
No (just note some colored contacts may affect the Officer’s ability to compare pupil sizes per the NHSTA SFST Manual)
HGN verbal instructions
- Put feet together, hands at the side
- Keep head still
- Look at the stimulus
- Follow movement of the stimulus with the eyes only
- Keep looking at the stimulus until told the test is over
NHSTA Manual 2024, page 238
Do you hold your pen up while giving the HGN verbal instructions?
No (you position the stimulus after giving the verbal instructions)
After giving the HGN verbal instructions, do what?
- Hold up and position stimulus
- Check for equal pupil size
- Check for resting nystagmus
- Check for equal tracking
(pre-test checks)
HGN
Which hand do you use to hold the stimulus?
Can be either (book shows HGN demonstrations with both left and right hands)
NHSTA SFST Manual 2023
What is the correct initial positioning for the pen when you are about to begin the HGN pre-test checks
12-15” in front of the nose
Slightly above eye level
When the HGN test is administered, always begin with the subjects ___ eye.
(So this means go ___ with the pen/stimulus)
left
right