National highway traffic safety administration, washington, dc. The national highway traffic safety administration nhtsa and the international association of chiefs of police iacp would like to thank the following individuals for their contributions in updating and revising the 2015 sfst curricula. National highway traffic safety administration abstract. For a copy of the report, validation of the standardized field sobriety test battery at bacs below 0. The procedures outlined in this manual describe how the standardized field sobriety.
For vgn to be recorded, it must be definite, distinct and sustained for a minimum of four seconds at maximum elevation. Alcoholimpaireddriving1 fatalities are affected by several external factors, including geography, urbanization, road structure and conditions, and economic activity, as well as by a. Fourth amendment freedom of information grand jury humor. The sfst instructor training school studentinstructor manual printed 206 u.
The sfst program should be part of all alcohol and drug impaired driving enforcement initiatives. The goal of the sor training center located in moore, oklahoma, is to assist you in preparing for certifications that you will need in order to work as a licensed and registered private investigator, security officer unarmed and armed under the cleet program, bonds officer, or personnel protection officer. Standardized field sobriety test battery a battery of tests, horizontal gaze nystagmus, walkandturn, and oneleg stand, administered and evaluated in a standardized manner to obtain validated indicators of impairment based on nhtsa research. The bible of dui standardized field sobriety tests sfsts, the manual describes how sfsts are to be administered under ideal conditions and is used nationwide to teach police officers how to. Department of transportation national highway traffic safety administration jack stuster marcelline burns august 1998 anacapa sciences, inc. Session 8 concepts and principles of the standardized field sobriety tests sfst dwi detection and standardized field sobriety testing one leg stand finger to nose finger count walk and turn tracing a paper and pencil exercise nystagmus called alcohol gaze nystagmus in final report. An overview of nhtsas 2006 light vehicle esc research. The sfst test battery was found to also discriminate at or above 0. Standardized field sobriety test sfst resources nhtsa. Dwi detection and standardized field sobriety test sfst nhtsa. A searchable, printable, cdrom version of the entire manual is included in this bound edition.
Proficiency in the sfst skills provides a foundation for aride and the drug evaluation and classification dec program. And the way we know that scientific evidence is valid and reliable is, when nhtsa contractors did the sfst over and over, they found it gave the correct answer 91%, 93%, 95% of the time. The international association of chiefs of police iacp this program is supported by the governors highway safety bureau ghsb, a program of the executive office of public safety. Field sobriety testing the sfst instructor training school teachertrainers manual licensing hs 178b r206 remedial quiz answer sheet 216217 exam information scoring keys employment and rcw 42. Conduct videostudent testimony exercise only if time permits. See also pb2009103452 unbound edition, ava21424bb00 and pb96780754. Nhtsas sfst student manual 2017 nhtsa sfst manual pdf this document is presented in portable document format pdf.
According to nhtsa sfsts have an accuracy rate of 93%. In this regard nhtsa has developed two modules that address drug impaired driving. Dwi detection and standardized field sobriety testing sfst student manual prepared by. Standardized field sobriety testing refresher session 1 102015 introduction and overview page 7 of 16.
Thanks to jon katz and bryan brown, the 20 edition of nhtsas training manual is now available online. Nhtsa standardized field sobriety testing sfst overview. Administration nhtsa, and the international association of chiefs of police iacp, has experienced remarkable success since its inception in the early 1980s. The sfst refresher training program focuses on enforcement of alcohol impaired driving. Dwi detection and standardized field sobriety testing 82. We own nhtsa field sobriety manual 2015 epub, txt, djvu, doc, pdf forms.
Test sfst, which helps the officer determine whether the driver is impaired by. The primary student manual dwi detection and standardized field sobriety testing published in february 2006 by nhtsa spends less than half a page on its subsection visual detection of dwi motorcyclists. So when our officer does the same sfst the same way the researcher did, hell be correct the same percent of the time the researchers were95%. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Field sobriety testing manuals nhtsa training manuals standardized field sobriety testing prosecutors and police officers love to play a game in court where the prosecutor objects to the defense attorney using the officers training materials to impeach the officer in the procedures the officer followed during a drunk driving investigation. The dwi detection and standardized field sobriety testing sfst training. Dwi detection and standardized field sobriety testing. The national highway tr affic safety administration nhtsa approved by. Nhtsa iacp impaired driving training curriculum updates. Nhtsas standardized field sobriety test sfst battery to help determine whether motorists who are suspected of dwi have blood alcohol concentrations bacs greater than 0. Despite this limitation, prosecutors rely heavily on the results as evidence in dui cases.
I personally would never sell an sfst manual as im sure that defense attorneys would love to exploit. This is the bound edition of the instructors manual. The three 3 tests set out in the nhtsa sfst procedure are made part of missouris uniform alcohol influence report air, which is completed by officers when they arrest a person for. The washington state patrols website has additional manuals and. Standardized field sobriety testing the law office of. Validation of the standardized field sobriety test battery. Sor offers a large variety of classes including cleet phases i through iv, advanced. Olson traffic safety resource prosecutor idaho prosecuting attorneys association 208 8847325 jared.
Introduction to dwi detection and standardized field sobriety testing. The procedures outlined in this manual describe how the sfsts are to be administered under. Dwi detection and standardized field sobriety testing student manual paperback january 1, 2006 by national highway traffic safety admin. Nhtsa dwi detection and standardized field sobriety testing, student manual, 2004 edition, page viii19 it seems to me any definition of using other than having their decisions controlled by would violate these published nhtsa guidelines and amount to not using the sfst. Hello brothers, i recently went through the sfst class that is sponsoredendorsed by nhtsa. Sfst international standards sfst refresher training 3. Dwi detection and standardized field sobriety testing sfst. The standardized field sobriety tests sfsts validated by nhtsa in the 1970s are a widely accepted means of detecting impairment due to their accuracy and effectiveness at allowing law enforcement officers to detect and remove impaired drivers from roadways. Nhtsa field sobriety test manual 2017 download ebooks. The national highway traffic safety administration nhtsa recognizes that impaired driving is a complicated issue that cannot be addressed with one solution. After taking the course the school took all the books back up and we could not keep them.
The 1992 nhtsa manuals originally indicated that the wat test is not valid for subjects age 60 and over, 1992 nhtsa instructor manual, viii54. Sfst and dre training manuals trial theory myrtle beach. Tests sfsts are to be administered under ideal conditions. Dwi detection and standardized field sobriety test sfst curricula guides, manuals, and training course sessions for download. This report documents the research activities and presents the results of a study conducted by nhtsa to evaluate the accuracy of the standardized field sobriety test sfst battery to assist officers in making arrest decisions and to discriminate blood alcohol concentrations bacs below. Its in chapter 5, phase one vehicle in motion immediately after the section on visual cue descriptions for auto motorists. As in any educational training program, an instruction manual or guide is considered a. Nhtsa national highway traffic safety administration. Tidal breath breath from the upper part of the lungs and mouth.
This is the 2018 update to the participants manual for the dwi detection and standardized field sobriety test sfst training program. Further, being familiar with and having copies of the nhtsa training manuals can be critical for impeachment of the officer who conducted the fsts. In missouri, officers are trained to follow the standardized field sobriety testing sfst procedure of the national highway safety administration nhtsa. Dwi detection and standardized field sobriety testing sfst participant guide table of contents. Department of transportation transportation safety institute national highway traffic safety administration. Public disclosure withholding log sfst instructor training. Accuracy of the nhtsas standardized field sobriety test. Sfst instructors who have not conducted training utilizing the nhtsa sfst feb 2006 0206 curriculum are subject to the requirements listed above in sec 2. Since that time, many states have implemented laws that define dwi at bacs below 0. The national highway traffic safety administration nhtsa has released a number of. With little fanfare, the national highway traffic safety administration nhtsa produced a new dwi detection and standardized field sobriety testing manual.