SOCE PART 2 EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration - ANSWER The DWI
Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety Test Guide was authored by
The NHTSA courses - ANSWER Refers to driving while intoxicated or
impaired (DWI).
Florida Law - ANSWER Refers to driving under the influence (DUI).
Traffic crashes - ANSWER Tens of thousands of people are killed annually in
Impaired driving - ANSWER A top cause of traffic fatalities
25 percent of America's drivers - ANSWER Occasionally drive under the
influence
80 times per year - ANSWER Offenders actually commit DUIs an average of
Impaired drivers are likely to drive under the influence of alcohol and drugs,
they are likely to take more risks and have slow reaction times, they are also
less likely to use seat belts. - SECTION While driving impaired with alcohol or
drugs,
Take impaired drivers off the streets in order to keep the public safe -
SECTION An officer's first responsibility in identifying and investigation DUI
cases is to
DUI - ANSWER Is a police and a community problem.
,The ultimate goal - ANSWER Is to reduce impaired drivers through
prevention, education, and deterrence.
Prevention - ANSWER Ensures the final, long-term resolution of the DUI
problem, but it will take a very long time to do so entirely.
Education - ANSWER Is only part of the solution. The law enforcement must
not only enforce the DUI laws but also take time to educate the public in
schools, civic groups, special events, etc.
Deterrence - ANSWER Is only part of the solution. The law enforcement and
the public must both work together in order to have the goal of stopping DUIs
Alcohol - ANSWER Falls under the category of Central Nervous System
Depressant drug and is the most consumed drug in America. Is the active
ingredient present in beer, wine, whiskey, liquors, etc. Its effect on the boy
includes the loss of fine motor skills, hand/eye coordination, and judgment. The
impaired person usually doesn't know that he or she is under its influence.
Absorption - ANSWER Is the process by which alcohol becomes a part of the
blood stream. The alcohol rate relies on many factors, including the weight and
sex of the individual, whether and how much food he or she has eaten, and the
alcohol level of the material ingested.
Distribution - ANSWER Is the process through which alcohol is carried
throughout the bloodstream to the body's tissues and organs.
Metabolism - ANSWER Is the way the body metabolizes alcohol into
chemicals that are easily eliminated from the body.
Elimination - ANSWER Is the period of time the body eliminates the alcohol
from the body through exhaled air, sweat, tears, saliva, urine, etc. The average
elimination rate of alcohol in humans is .015 grams of alcohol per 100
milliliters of blood per hour.
,Drive to some degree - ANSWER Any amount of alcohol will impair a person
To what degree a person will be impaired - ANSWER The amount of alcohol
consumed, the length over which the alcohol is consumed, the gender and size
of the person, whether or not the person has eaten, and a number of other
factors.
Blood alcohol content (BAC) or breath alcohol content (BrAC) - ANSWER
The level at which an individual is considered impaired and cannot legally
operate a vehicle.
s. 316.193, F.S., - ANSWER Defines the level at 0.08 BAC.
BAC - ANSWER Expressed in terms of grams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of
blood.
BrAC - ANSWER Expressed in terms of grams of alcohol per 210 liters of
breath.
0.08 - ANSWER May be used to indicate the blood alcohol content (BAC) or
breath alcohol content (BrAC).
Driving under the influence (DUI) - ANSWER Pertains to a person who is
driving, who has driven, or is in physical control of a motor vehicle while
intoxicated or under the influence of some controlled substance affecting the
auditory, visual, or mental process.
Actual physical control - ANSWER One may be in _____________ of a car
without driving. One who is physically present, on, or about the vehicle and in a
position to drive the vehicle is in legal ________________ of the vehicle and
may be arrested and prosecuted for DUI.
Vehicle - ANSWER s. 316.003(75), F.S., "Every device, in, upon, or by which
any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway,
excepting devices used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks." Florida's
, Third District Court of Appeal has held that the term includes bicycles, and a
rider who is under the influence of alcohol could be charged with a DUI.
In the state - ANSWER Covers anywhere in Florida, either on roads or public or
private land. A person might be arrested for DUI even if he or she never did
drive onto a road or highway.
Normal faculties - ANSWER To include the ability to see, hear, walk, speak,
judge distances, drive a car, decide, act in emergencies, and in general conduct
the physical and mental activities essential to daily life.
Agency policies and procedures and local case law in determining when and
under what circumstances Miranda warnings are provided to DUI suspects -
ANSWER An officer ought always to use
Standardized Field Sobriety Tests (SFSTs) - ANSWER A collection of
standardized validated psychophysical tests that police use to quantify chemical
impairment.
Psychophysical tests - ANSWER Define filed sobriety tests that test a person's
ability to complete mental and physical tasks simultaneously.
s. 316.1932(1)(a)1.a., F.S., - ANSWER Any person who waives the right to
operate in Florida has consented to submit to any authorized chemical or
physical test to detect alcohol content or the presence of a chemical and/or
controlled substance in his or her breath, blood, or urine upon being legally
detained for driving or being in actual physical control of a motor vehicle while
intoxicated.
Implied consent - ANSWER A driver of a motor vehicle who is lawfully
arrested must, under Florida law, comply with any test of breath, blood, or urine
given by a law enforcement officer.
The implied consent advisory - ANSWER Can be read by a law enforcement
officer, corrections officer, or certified breath test operator, but a law
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration - ANSWER The DWI
Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety Test Guide was authored by
The NHTSA courses - ANSWER Refers to driving while intoxicated or
impaired (DWI).
Florida Law - ANSWER Refers to driving under the influence (DUI).
Traffic crashes - ANSWER Tens of thousands of people are killed annually in
Impaired driving - ANSWER A top cause of traffic fatalities
25 percent of America's drivers - ANSWER Occasionally drive under the
influence
80 times per year - ANSWER Offenders actually commit DUIs an average of
Impaired drivers are likely to drive under the influence of alcohol and drugs,
they are likely to take more risks and have slow reaction times, they are also
less likely to use seat belts. - SECTION While driving impaired with alcohol or
drugs,
Take impaired drivers off the streets in order to keep the public safe -
SECTION An officer's first responsibility in identifying and investigation DUI
cases is to
DUI - ANSWER Is a police and a community problem.
,The ultimate goal - ANSWER Is to reduce impaired drivers through
prevention, education, and deterrence.
Prevention - ANSWER Ensures the final, long-term resolution of the DUI
problem, but it will take a very long time to do so entirely.
Education - ANSWER Is only part of the solution. The law enforcement must
not only enforce the DUI laws but also take time to educate the public in
schools, civic groups, special events, etc.
Deterrence - ANSWER Is only part of the solution. The law enforcement and
the public must both work together in order to have the goal of stopping DUIs
Alcohol - ANSWER Falls under the category of Central Nervous System
Depressant drug and is the most consumed drug in America. Is the active
ingredient present in beer, wine, whiskey, liquors, etc. Its effect on the boy
includes the loss of fine motor skills, hand/eye coordination, and judgment. The
impaired person usually doesn't know that he or she is under its influence.
Absorption - ANSWER Is the process by which alcohol becomes a part of the
blood stream. The alcohol rate relies on many factors, including the weight and
sex of the individual, whether and how much food he or she has eaten, and the
alcohol level of the material ingested.
Distribution - ANSWER Is the process through which alcohol is carried
throughout the bloodstream to the body's tissues and organs.
Metabolism - ANSWER Is the way the body metabolizes alcohol into
chemicals that are easily eliminated from the body.
Elimination - ANSWER Is the period of time the body eliminates the alcohol
from the body through exhaled air, sweat, tears, saliva, urine, etc. The average
elimination rate of alcohol in humans is .015 grams of alcohol per 100
milliliters of blood per hour.
,Drive to some degree - ANSWER Any amount of alcohol will impair a person
To what degree a person will be impaired - ANSWER The amount of alcohol
consumed, the length over which the alcohol is consumed, the gender and size
of the person, whether or not the person has eaten, and a number of other
factors.
Blood alcohol content (BAC) or breath alcohol content (BrAC) - ANSWER
The level at which an individual is considered impaired and cannot legally
operate a vehicle.
s. 316.193, F.S., - ANSWER Defines the level at 0.08 BAC.
BAC - ANSWER Expressed in terms of grams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of
blood.
BrAC - ANSWER Expressed in terms of grams of alcohol per 210 liters of
breath.
0.08 - ANSWER May be used to indicate the blood alcohol content (BAC) or
breath alcohol content (BrAC).
Driving under the influence (DUI) - ANSWER Pertains to a person who is
driving, who has driven, or is in physical control of a motor vehicle while
intoxicated or under the influence of some controlled substance affecting the
auditory, visual, or mental process.
Actual physical control - ANSWER One may be in _____________ of a car
without driving. One who is physically present, on, or about the vehicle and in a
position to drive the vehicle is in legal ________________ of the vehicle and
may be arrested and prosecuted for DUI.
Vehicle - ANSWER s. 316.003(75), F.S., "Every device, in, upon, or by which
any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway,
excepting devices used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks." Florida's
, Third District Court of Appeal has held that the term includes bicycles, and a
rider who is under the influence of alcohol could be charged with a DUI.
In the state - ANSWER Covers anywhere in Florida, either on roads or public or
private land. A person might be arrested for DUI even if he or she never did
drive onto a road or highway.
Normal faculties - ANSWER To include the ability to see, hear, walk, speak,
judge distances, drive a car, decide, act in emergencies, and in general conduct
the physical and mental activities essential to daily life.
Agency policies and procedures and local case law in determining when and
under what circumstances Miranda warnings are provided to DUI suspects -
ANSWER An officer ought always to use
Standardized Field Sobriety Tests (SFSTs) - ANSWER A collection of
standardized validated psychophysical tests that police use to quantify chemical
impairment.
Psychophysical tests - ANSWER Define filed sobriety tests that test a person's
ability to complete mental and physical tasks simultaneously.
s. 316.1932(1)(a)1.a., F.S., - ANSWER Any person who waives the right to
operate in Florida has consented to submit to any authorized chemical or
physical test to detect alcohol content or the presence of a chemical and/or
controlled substance in his or her breath, blood, or urine upon being legally
detained for driving or being in actual physical control of a motor vehicle while
intoxicated.
Implied consent - ANSWER A driver of a motor vehicle who is lawfully
arrested must, under Florida law, comply with any test of breath, blood, or urine
given by a law enforcement officer.
The implied consent advisory - ANSWER Can be read by a law enforcement
officer, corrections officer, or certified breath test operator, but a law
