DUI Challenge Instructions
Agency Information
Agency contact information:
Agency name, address, city located, zip code, contact name, email address for contact name, phone number for direct contact, cell phone contact, fax number, and the number of sworn law enforcement officers in agency (excluding correctional officers).
Policy
Agencies must indicate on the DUI Challenge application if they have a policy which makes DUI enforcement a priority.
Agencies must indicate on the DUI Challenge application if they have a policy which makes DUI prosecution a priority.
Agencies who answer yes to policy questions should have a written policy or guideline in place prior to December 31, 2011. It is not necessary to submit a copy with the application.
Enforcement
DUI Arrests
The total number of arrests an agency makes for DUI during the baseline period (January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010) will be reported on the DUI Challenge Application.
The total number of arrests an agency makes for DUI during the challenge period (January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011) will be reported on the DUI Challenge Report.
DUI Enforcement Operations
Agencies will be required to conduct or participate in at least one DUI enforcement operation in each of the twelve months during the DUI Challenge period (January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011). DUI Operations are defined as a DUI Checkpoint or Saturation Patrol. Agencies will enter one of the following responses in the space provided for each month on the DUI Challenge Report: “CP” for DUI Checkpoint conducted or participated in, “SP” for Saturation Patrol conducted or participated in, “Both” for having conducted and or participated in a DUI Checkpoint and Saturation Patrol, “None” for not having conducted or participated in a DUI Checkpoint or Saturation Patrol. Definitions for DUI Checkpoint and Saturation Patrol can be found at the end of this document.
Impaired Driving Campaigns
During the DUI Challenge period (January 1, through December 31, 2011) agencies will be required to report their impaired driving enforcement activities for four impaired driving enforcement “crackdowns” on an impaired driving crackdown report. Crackdown report forms will be supplied to agencies who have submitted applications for the DUI Challenge prior to each crackdown. A deadline for reporting will be noted on the report for each crackdown. Agencies will send their crackdown reports to the LEL Program. Impaired driving campaign reports will be made via email and not online. Agencies will be required to indicate on the DUI Challenge report each impaired driving campaign for which they submitted a report. The following impaired driving campaigns have been identified for reporting for DUI Challenge:
- St. Patrick’s Day Impaired Driving Crackdown March 8, 2011 through March 17, 2011
- National Enforcement Crackdown August 19, 2011 through September 5, 2011
- Halloween Impaired Driving Crackdown October 25, 2011 through November 1, 2011
- Holiday Season Impaired Driving Crackdown December 16, 2011 through January 2, 2012
Agencies must conduct enforcement activities four days during the campaign timeframes listed above.
Effectiveness
Alcohol Related Crashes Baseline Period
Agencies will identify and report the number of alcohol related crashes for the baseline period in the following five areas on the DUI Challenge application: Note: Sheriff's Offices are to report the crashes that occur within the unincorporated limits of their counties even if they do not investigate the crashes. Police Departments are to report the crashes that occur within their jurisdictional limits even if they do not investigate the crashes.
Total number of alcohol related crashes from January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010
Total number of alcohol related injury crashes from January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010
Total number of alcohol related fatal crashes from January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010
Total number of alcohol related pedestrian crashes from January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010
Total number of alcohol related motorcycle crashes from January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010
Alcohol Related Crashes Challenge Period
Agencies will identify and report the number of alcohol related crashes for the challenge period in the following five areas on the DUI Challenge application: Note: Sheriff's Offices are to report the crashes that occur within the unincorporated limits of their counties even if they do not investigate the crashes. Police Departments are to report the crashes that occur within their jurisdictional limits even if they do not investigate the crashes.
Total number of alcohol related crashes from January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011
Total number of alcohol related injury crashes from January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011
Total number of alcohol related fatal crashes from January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011
Total number of alcohol related pedestrian crashes from January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011
Total number of alcohol related motorcycle crashes from January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011
Officer Training
This information will not be scored for the baseline period. However, agencies will report the number of sworn personnel who have received training and certification in the areas listed below prior to December 31st, 2010 on the DUI Challenge report.
- Standardized Field Sobriety Tests
- DUI Instructor
- Advanced DUI or Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement (ARIDE)
- DUI Case Preparation and Presentation
- Low Staffing Sobriety Checkpoints or Sobriety Checkpoints
- Drug Recognition Expert
Public Information
Public Information activities will not be scored during the baseline period. However to obtain the maximum points in this area agencies will promote an impaired driving enforcement message in their community during the challenge period from July 1st, 2010 through December 31st, 2010 in any or all of the areas listed below. Agencies will record their efforts in the areas listed below which promote impaired driving enforcement within their communities on the Challenge report
- Citizen meetings or public forum
- Media release (s) promoting the impaired driving enforcement message
- Media releases for DUI operations also may be used
- Media event (s) designed to develop earned media for impaired driving enforcement
- School Age program(s) designed to educate pre-drivers and or young novice drivers in the school system using School Resource Officers , Community Police Officers, Crime Prevention Officers or other
- Public Service Announcement(s)
Definitions
Total Sworn Law Enforcement personnel is the total number of sworn law enforcement personnel who have law enforcement duties in your agency. This includes all uniformed personnel, non-uniformed personnel, detectives and sworn administrative personnel. Do not include corrections personnel or the corrections administration in this total.
A DUI Checkpoint is defined as an enforcement activity in which motorists are stopped and checked for signs of impairment. A detailed operational plan, which includes the pattern used for stopping motorists, must be developed for the event as required by the Florida Supreme Court in Jones v. State. The operational plan must be written by the agency that is conducting the checkpoint. A pre-checkpoint briefing must be held prior to the event with all personnel working the checkpoint in attendance. DUI checkpoints can involve as few as five sworn officers and low manpower checkpoints are encouraged. A press release shall be sent to local media at least two days prior to meet the notice requirement in Jones v. State. For the purpose of the DUI Challenge checkpoints must be conducted between 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 a.m. on a Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday. In addition they may be conducted on major holidays or in conjunction with special events where there is an increased likelihood that drivers will be driving while impaired or on any day during a national crackdown.
A Saturation Patrol is an operation in which several officers are assigned to DUI enforcement duties within a defined area of the agency's jurisdiction where alcohol related crashes occur. The selection of the enforcement area must be data driven and pre-identified as a high crash area. A saturation patrol must meet the minimum staffing guidelines:
-Minimum of one officer assigned for agencies with less than 20 sworn officers.
-Minimum of two officers assigned for agencies with 21-50 sworn officers
-Minimum of three officers assigned for agencies with 51-100 sworn officers
-Minimum of four officers assigned for agencies with more than 100 sworn officers.
A saturation patrol shall operate for a minimum of four hours between 9:00 pm to 6:00 am, unless all officers assigned to the operation are processing DUI arrests at the same time. A press release shall be sent to local media at least two days prior to the saturation patrol to promote public awareness of the enforcement activity. Press releases may be made for multiple notices of saturation patrols.
