Field sobriety test
310.001(1)In this section and in sections 310.01, 310.02 and 310.021, “standard field sobriety test” means a test or a group of tests approved by regulation.
310.001(2)A peace officer may, on demand, at any time when a driver is stopped require the driver of a vehicle to undergo a standard field sobriety test if the peace officer reasonably suspects that the driver has alcohol or drugs or a combination of alcohol and drugs in his or her body.
310.001(3)The Lieutenant-Governor in Council may make regulations respecting standard field sobriety tests, including regulations
(a)
approving a test or group of tests as a standard field sobriety test;
(b)
respecting how a peace officer is to conduct a standard field sobriety test;
(c)
prescribing criteria to be met for a poor performance on a standard field sobriety test for drugs or a combination of alcohol and drugs.
2007, c.44, s.16; 2017, c.54, s.9; 2020, c.2, s.13