Seated Standardized Field Sobriety Test Battery Transition

The National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) created the Seated SFST Battery that allows officers to administer scientifically validated field sobriety tests to subjects in a seated position. While these tests were developed with the marine environment in mind, they work equally well at roadside when circumstances do not allow for the standing SFSTs to be administered.

In this course, officers with previous SFST training will be provided with:

• A review of the horizontal gaze nystagmus (HGN) test and administering it while the subject is seated.
• A review of the scientific validation of the Seated SFST Battery.
• The procedures for administering the Seated SFST Battery.
• Materials to document the observed test results for reports.
• A review of the admissibility of the Seated SFST Battery and proper articulation of the tests in court.