I have recently conducted some Department of Licensing DUI hearings for clients in Snohomish County, Skagit County and Island County. In every hearing we conduct it is important to learn about the reporting officer, assuming he has been subpoenaed and appears. One of the objectives is to see if the officer is trained properly or if his knowledge is suspect. In three separate DOL hearings in the past week officers have testified that they have never received "refresher courses" in the standardized field sobriety testing. WHY NOT? In two cases the officers had more than 10 years of experience (Anacortes and Monroe) yet had not received more training. NHTSA recommends officers receive refresher training on the standardized field sobriety tests so it is appalling to find out that local officers in Snohomish, Skagit and Island Counties are not following the recommendations. As I keep saying, law enforcement is not trained well enough and this is causing problems with prosecution. It's easy to remedy yet few seem willing.
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