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Legal & Ethical Issues Flashcards

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  1. Under the Fourth Amendment, a DRE evaluation conducted after a lawful DUI arrest is generally considered:

    Answer: A valid search incident to arrest

    The search-incident-to-arrest doctrine allows officers to conduct evaluations following a lawful custodial arrest without an additional warrant.

  2. Which U.S. Supreme Court case established that a blood draw without a warrant could violate the Fourth Amendment in DUI cases?

    Answer: Missouri v. McNeely

    Missouri v. McNeely (2013) held that the natural dissipation of alcohol alone does not create a per se exigency justifying a warrantless blood draw.

  3. A DRE who testifies beyond his area of documented training and certification risks:

    Answer: Exclusion of testimony and disciplinary action

    Offering expert opinions outside one's certified expertise can result in excluded testimony, credibility damage, and departmental discipline.

  4. Implied consent laws require drivers to:

    Answer: Submit to chemical testing as a condition of driving privileges

    By accepting a driver's license, drivers implicitly consent to chemical testing; refusal typically triggers administrative license suspension.

  5. When a DRE forms an opinion that a subject is impaired but the toxicology screen returns negative, the DRE should:

    Answer: Document the disparity and consider whether the drug may not be detected by the panel used

    Standard toxicology panels do not detect all drugs; DREs must document findings accurately and note limitations of the screening panel.

  6. Which ethical principle requires a DRE to disclose findings that support the defense as readily as findings that support the prosecution?

    Answer: Impartiality / objectivity

    DRE evaluators must report all observations objectively, regardless of which party they benefit, to maintain scientific and legal integrity.

  7. Birchfield v. North Dakota (2016) held that states may impose criminal penalties for refusing:

    Answer: A breath test following a DUI arrest

    The Court ruled that breath tests are searches incident to arrest not requiring a warrant, so criminal refusal penalties are constitutional, but the same does not apply to blood tests.