ORS 801.272 generally provides that the Oregon State Police approve by rule, after consultation with the Board on Public Safety Standards and Training (BPSST), physical and/or mental tests that enable a police officer or trier of fact to screen for or detect evidence of physical condition that indicates probable impairment from intoxicating liquor, a controlled substance or a combination of intoxicating liquor and controlled substance. Tests meeting the requirements of ORS 801.272 are defined as field sobriety tests and are listed and described in OAR 257-025-0012 and 257-025-0020.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 801.272

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 801.272

History

OSP 4-1996, f. & cert. ef. 7-16-96
OSP 4-1992, f. & cert. ef. 12-16-92
OSP 5-1989, f. 12-27-89, cert. ef. 1-15-90