DUI Document Library
Drug Recognition (DRE)
DRE 12-step protocol · ARIDE · IACP standards · drug-impairment
Drug Recognition Expert and ARIDE materials — the 12-step DRE protocol, the IACP standards, and the drug-evaluation curriculum used whenever a case alleges drug rather than alcohol impairment.
19 documents in this topic.
What this material establishes
It sets out the 12-step Drug Recognition Expert protocol and the IACP standards behind a drug-impairment opinion.
How it's used in a DUI defense
In drug-DUI cases the 12-step DRE protocol is the state's roadmap — and its weakest link. Every step the evaluator skipped or shortcut is a foundation challenge, and the published critiques of DRE accuracy and confirmation bias go directly to the weight a fact-finder should give the opinion. Holding the evaluator to each documented step of the protocol is the core of the cross-examination.
Documents in Drug Recognition (DRE)
IACP DRE Standards · 7
IACP 2020 DRE Standards (April Revision)
IACP · 2020 · 823 KB
IACP 2018 DRE Standards
IACP · 2018 · 521 KB
IACP 2017 DRE Standards
IACP · 2017 · 467 KB
IACP 2016 DRE Standards
IACP · 2016 · 291 KB
IACP 2015 DRE Standards
IACP · 2015 · 360 KB
IACP DECP State Coordinators
IACP · 216 KB
Recertification Assurances
IACP · 183 KB
NHTSA DRE Manuals · 7
2018 NHTSA SFST Instructor Guide
NHTSA · 2018 · 97.5 MB
2018 NHTSA SFST Student Manual
NHTSA · 2018 · 96.1 MB
2015 NHTSA SFST Instructor Guide
NHTSA · 2015 · 24.7 MB
2015 NHTSA SFST Student Manual
NHTSA · 2015 · 7.4 MB
2013 NHTSA SFST Student Manual
NHTSA · 2013 · 6.3 MB
2006 NHTSA SFST Student Manual
NHTSA · 2006 · 2.6 MB
2002 NHTSA SFST Student Manual
NHTSA · 2002 · 467 KB
ARIDE Manuals · 1
2007 ARIDE Course Manual
IACP · 2007 · 540 KB
DRE Manuals · 1
2004 Drugs that Impair Driving Student Manual
IACP · 2004 · 733 KB
DECP Studies · 2
Alcohol, Drugs & Driving Studies · 1
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Research & Studies
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