Michigan Compiled Laws
300-1949-VI-DRIVING-WHILE-INTOXICATED-AND-RECKLESS-DRIVING - Driving While Intoxicated, and Reckless Driving (257.625...257.626c)
Section 257.625s - Testimony of Person Qualified in Administration of Standardized Field Sobriety Tests.

Sec. 625s.
A person who is qualified by knowledge, skill, experience, training, or education, in the administration of standardized field sobriety tests, including the horizontal gaze nystagmus (HGN) test, shall be allowed to testify subject to showing of a proper foundation of qualifications. This section does not preclude the admissibility of a nonstandardized field sobriety test if it complies with the Michigan rules of evidence.
History: Add. 2016, Act 242, Eff. Sept. 22, 2016

Structure Michigan Compiled Laws

Michigan Compiled Laws

Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles

Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923)

300-1949-VI - Chapter VI Obedience to and Effect of Traffic Laws (257.601...257.750)

300-1949-VI-DRIVING-WHILE-INTOXICATED-AND-RECKLESS-DRIVING - Driving While Intoxicated, and Reckless Driving (257.625...257.626c)

Section 257.625 - Operating Motor Vehicle While Intoxicated; "Operating While Intoxicated" Defined; Operating Motor Vehicle When Visibly Impaired; Penalties for Causing Death or Serious Impairment of a Body Function; Operation of Motor Vehicle by Per...

Section 257.625a - Arrest Without Warrant; Circumstances; Preliminary Chemical Breath Analysis; Provisions; Operator Ordered Out-of-Service; Refusal of Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator to Submit to Chemical Breath Analysis as Misdemeanor; Penalty; P...

Section 257.625b - Arraignment of Person Arrested for Misdemeanor Violation; Pretrial Conference; Advising Accused of Maximum Penalty Before Acceptance of Plea; Screening, Assessment, and Rehabilitative Services; Assessment for Medication-Assisted Tr...

Section 257.625c - Consent to Chemical Tests; Persons Not Considered to Have Given Consent to Withdrawal of Blood; Administration of Tests; Definitions.

Section 257.625d - Refusal to Submit to Chemical Test; Court Order; Report to Secretary of State; Form.

Section 257.625e - Refusal to Submit to Chemical Test Pursuant to MCL 257.625d; Request for Hearing; Notice.

Section 257.625f - Effect of Failure to Request Hearing; Hearing Procedure; Notice; Authority of Hearing Officer; Scope of Hearing; Finding; Record; Licensing Sanctions; Judicial Review; Notice to Motor Vehicle Administrator of Another State.

Section 257.625g - Duties of Peace Officer if Person Refuses Chemical Test or if Test Reveals Unlawful Alcohol Content or Presence of Controlled Substance or Other Intoxicating Substance; Test Results; Duration of Temporary License or Permit; Definit...

Section 257.625h - Drunk Driving Prevention Equipment and Training Fund; Drunk Driving Caseflow Assistance Fund.

Section 257.625i - Michigan Annual Drunk Driving Audit; Preparation; Contents; Report; Evaluation of 1998 Legislation.

Section 257.625j - Repealed. 1991, Act 98, Eff. Jan. 1, 1992.

Section 257.625k - Ignition Interlock Device Manufacturer; Certification; Approval; Requirements; Rules; Cost; Notice to Department by Certifying Laboratory; List of Manufacturers; Baiid Manufacturer; Approval of Baiid Service Center; Inspections; Pr...

Section 257.625l - Ignition Interlock Device; Warning Label; Prohibited Conduct; Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty; Impoundment of Motor Vehicle.

Section 257.625m - Operation of Commercial Motor Vehicle by Person With Certain Alcohol Content; Arrest Without Warrant; Violation as Misdemeanor or Felony; Sentence; Suspension of Term Prohibited; Prior Conviction.

Section 257.625n - Forfeiture of Vehicle or Return to Lessor.

Section 257.625o - Ignition Interlock Device; Sale, Lease, or Installation in Vehicle; Surety Bond.

Section 257.625p - Operation of Commercial Quadricycle by Person With Certain Alcohol Content; Prohibition; Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty.

Section 257.625q - Compliance With MCL 257.625k; Investigation and Determination by Secretary of State; Decertification of Installer; Notice to Manufacturer; Violation; Penalty; Suspension or Revocation of Manufacturer Certification; Removal From Lis...

Section 257.625r - Authority of Peace Officer Certified as Drug Recognition Expert to Require Person to Submit to Preliminary Oral Fluid Analysis; Arrest; Admissibility of Results; Refusal; Ordering Person Out of Service.

Section 257.625s - Testimony of Person Qualified in Administration of Standardized Field Sobriety Tests.

Section 257.625t - Roadside Drug Testing Pilot Program.

Section 257.626 - Reckless Driving on Highway, Frozen Public Lake, or Parking Place; Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty.

Section 257.626a - Drag Races; Prohibition on Public Highways; Definition; Prima Facie Evidence; Applicability Within Silver Lake State Park; "Drag Race" Defined.

Section 257.626b - Careless or Negligent Operation of Vehicle as Civil Infraction.

Section 257.626c - Repealed. 2008, Act 463, Eff. Oct. 31, 2010.