SFST

Question 1

What type of drug is alcohol?

Answer 1

Depressant

Question 2

What is the most abused drug in the US?

Answer 2

Alcohol

Question 3

What are the 3 types of alcohol?

Answer 3

Methyl alcohol (methanol), isopropyl alcohol (isopropol), ethyl alcohol (ethanol)

Question 4

When yeast combines with sugars from fruit or grains in a chemical reaction resulting in ETOH what is that process called?

Answer 4

Fermentation

Question 5

When a fermented beverage is boiled at a controlled temperature to extract and concentrate the ethanol fumes what is that process called?

Answer 5

Distillation

Question 6

True or False: Women get drunk faster than men because women have less water.

Answer 6

True

Question 7

How much will the average person’s BAC drop per hour?

Answer 7

0.015

Question 8

Driving is defined as:

Answer 8

Actual physical control of a vehicle or motor vehicle or being able to put the car in motion

Question 9

Vehicle is defined as:

Answer 9

Anything that can be moved or move itself

Question 10

True or false: You can be arrested for DUI on private and public property and operating a motor vehicle on these grounds.

Answer 10

True, including your home

Question 11

Driving while ability impaired means:

Answer 11

to the slightest degree and there are no specific BAC numbers

Question 12

Driving under the influence means:

Answer 12

Substantially impaired and there are no specific BAC numbers

Question 13

True or false: To stop someone for DUI, you only need reasonable suspicion.

Answer 13

True

Question 14

A chemical test is ____ and _____?

Answer 14

Additional evidence and presumptive evidence

Question 15

A person who drives a motor vehicle or vehicle when their BAC is 0.08 or more at the time of driving or within two hours after driving commits what?

Answer 15

DUI Per Se

Question 16

To take someone’s blood, you must have what?

Answer 16

A warrant, with the exception of consent or exigent circumstances

Question 17

What is Phase One of a stop called?

Answer 17

Vehicle in Motion

Question 18

How must you describe cues in phase one?

Answer 18

Clearly and convincingly

Question 19

What question do you ask in Phase One?

Answer 19

“Should I stop the vehicle?”

Question 20

What are the answers to the question of “Should I stop the vehicle?” in phase one?

Answer 20

Yes, No, Wait/Maybe

Question 21

What is Phase Two of a stop called?

Answer 21

Personal Contact

Question 22

What question do you ask in Phase Two?

Answer 22

“Should the driver exit the vehicle?”

Question 23

What are cues you might SEE in Phase Two?

Answer 23

Bloodshot eyes, soiled clothing (urination, vomit), fumblimg fingers, alcohol containers, drug/drug paraphinilia

Question 24

What are cues you might HEAR in Phase Two?

Answer 24

Slurred speech, admission of drinking, excuses, inconsistent responses, abusive language

Question 25

What are cues you might SMELL in Phase Two?

Answer 25

Alcoholic beverage, marijuana, cover-up odors, vomit

Question 26

What is Phase Three of a stop called?

Answer 26

Pre-Arrest Screening

Question 27

What question do you ask in Phase Three?

Answer 27

"Should I arrest the driver?"

Question 28

What is nystagmus?

Answer 28

The involuntary jerking of the eyes

Question 29

What are the three types of nystagmus?

Answer 29

Horizontal, Vertical, and Resting

Question 30

How many clues do we look for in HGN?

Answer 30

6 total: 3 in one eye and 3 in the other

Question 31

What 3 clues do we look for in the HGN test?

Answer 31

Lack of smooth pursuit, Distinct and sustained nystagmus at maximum deviation, and onset of nystagmus prior to 45 degrees

Question 32

What are the names of the two stages of the Walk and Turn test?

Answer 32

Instruction Stage & Walking Stage

Question 33

What is the Walk and Turn test designed to do?

Answer 33

Divide the subject's attention

Question 34

What are the two clues we look for in the instructions stage of the Walk and Turn?

Answer 34

loses Balance and Starts too soon

Question 35

What are the six clues we look for in the walking stage of the Walk and Turn?

Answer 35

Stops walking, steps Off line, Wrong # of steps, miss Heel to toe, uses Arms for balance, Turned improperly

Question 36

How accurate is the Walk and Turn at detecting 0.08 BAC?

Answer 36

79%

Question 37

How accurate is the One Leg Stand at detecting 0.08 BAC?

Answer 37

83%

Question 38

What are the names of the two stages of the One Leg Stand test?

Answer 38

Instruction stage and the Balance and counting stage

Question 39

How long do we time the subjects for in the One Leg Stand?

Answer 39

30 seconds

Question 40

What four clues do we look for in the One Leg Stand test?

Answer 40

Puts foot down, Uses arms for balance, Sways while balancing, and Hopping

Question 41

How accurate is the HGN test at detecting a 0.08 BAC?

Answer 41

88%

Question 42

In what year was the most reliable study done that courts reference and what is that study?

Answer 42

1998, the San Diego Field Study

Question 43

What must you do if you see nystagmus prior to 45 degrees?

Answer 43

Stop and verify that the jerking continues

Question 44

How many clues do we look for in the HGN test for a 0.08 BAC?

Answer 44

4 clues

Question 45

How many clues do we look for in the Walk and Turn test for a 0.08 BAC?

Answer 45

2 clues

Question 46

How many clues do we look for in the One Leg Stand test for a 0.08 BAC?

Answer 46

2 clues

Question 47

What type of alcohol is in alcoholic beverages?

Answer 47

Ethanol

Question 48

The illegal per se law makes it an offense to operate a vehicle while:

Answer 48

having a statutorily prohibited blood alcohol content

Question 49

What is horizontal gaze nystagmus?

Answer 49

The involuntary jerking of the eyes

Question 50

What are three things we look for in the beginning of the HGN test?

Answer 50

Equal tracking, Equal pupil size and resting nystagmus

Question 51

How long do we hold for in the distinct and nystagmus test?

Answer 51

A minimum of 4 seconds