Do I politely refuse if asked to take California DUI field sobriety tests?
Yes. In California, there are a number of voluntary California DUI field sobriety tests (FSTs) aka acrobatics or gymnastics, including heel-to-toe, finger-to-nose, one-leg stand, eye test aka horizontal gaze nystagmus test, alphabet, modified position of attention (Rhomberg), fingers-to-thumb, hand pat, etc. (These are different from California’s required, implied consent test – blood or breath test.) Most California DUI officers will try to use a set battery of these subjective and manipulative tests and begin without fairly telling the suspect these tests are optional or voluntary. Unlike California’s implied consent chemical test, where refusal to submit may have serious consequences, you are not legally required to take any of the California DUI Field Sobriety Tests (FSTs) including the hand-held (Preliminary Alcohol Screening or PAS) blow test gadget in the field which is by statute voluntary. California DUI officers usually make up their minds to arrest when they give the Califor
Yes. In California, there are a number of voluntary California DUI field sobriety tests (FSTs) aka acrobatics or gymnastics, including heel-to-toe, finger-to-nose, one-leg stand, eye test aka horizontal gaze nystagmus test, alphabet, modified position of attention (Rhomberg), fingers-to-thumb, hand pat, etc. (These are different from California’s required, implied consent test – blood or breath test.) Most California DUI officers will try to use a set battery of these subjective and manipulative tests and begin without fairly telling the suspect these tests are optional or voluntary. Unlike California’s implied consent chemical test, where refusal to submit may have serious consequences, you are not legally required to take any of the California DUI Field Sobriety Tests (FSTs) including the hand-held (Preliminary Alcohol Screening or PAS) blow test gadget in the field which is by statute voluntary. California DUI officers usually make up their minds to arrest when they give the Califor
