2020 Pre- and Post-Conference Programs

The 2020 bonus training will take place on Sunday, May 10. There will be no post-conference training. An ACTAR exam will be administered on Friday, May 15, 2020. 

The FREE ACTAR Preparation course is provided by Rich Consulting, LLC. The Impaired Driving training on Sunday is open to all attendees (for an additional fee), but free for Florida law enforcement professionals! A limited number of tuition grants were made available by the Florida Department of Transportation. Symposium attendance is not required.

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Pre-Conference - May 10, 2020

• ACTAR Preparation

  The FREE 8-hour ACTAR Preparation course will help the trained reconstructionist pass the ACTAR exam. ACTAR will administer the exam on Friday, May 15. See below for more information.

  Topics Include

  • Airborne Equations and Problems
  • Kinetic Energy Equations and Problems
  • Momentum Equations and Problems
  • Photography
  • Time-Distance Equations and Problems
  • Vehicle Evidence/Roadway Evidence Questions
  • Trick questions you may encounter
  • How to Successfully Complete the Second Part of the ACTAR Exam (departure angles, approach angles, PDOF and more).

  Time

  8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

   

         Register

• Advanced Marijuana Impaired Driving Detection for Law Enforcement

  In this course, we will examine the latest forms of cannabis and provide you with advanced impairment detection cues. We will discuss Florida’s Medicinal Marijuana Law and the information available to you in Florida’s Marijuana Database. We will build upon the topics discussed in IPTM’s Marijuana Impaired Driving Detection for Law Enforcement, including physiology, duration of effects, administration routes and impairment cues.
  
  You will learn about the evolving forms of cannabis, including tinctures, THC-A, vaping, and more potent forms such as dabs. We will examine Florida’s Medicinal Marijuana Law, including specific terminology; discuss how to identify medicinal marijuana and its distributors; and explore the legal impacts on patients and law enforcement. We will discuss advanced cannabis impairment-related driving detection options, including proper administration of SFSTs, modified Rhomberg Balance, Finger-to-Nose and Lack of Convergence tests.
  
  At the conclusion of this course, you will be better prepared to detect drivers that are impaired by cannabis usage as well as investigate, document, and prepare effective cases for prosecution. 

  Topics Include

  • What's new in cannabis
  • Compassionate Use and Florida's Medicinal Marijuana Law
  • Florida's Marijuana Database
  • Cannabis impairment and research findings
  • Advanced impairment tools

  Audience

  Patrol officers, DWI investigators and supervisors, prosecutors

  This class is restricted to current, active law enforcement and prosecutors employed by a governmental agency.

  Course Length

  8 hours

  Time

  8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

  Tuition

  $195 | Free for Florida public safety professionals (View qualifications)

   

      Register              Register (Florida Officers)

• DRE Recertification Training

  As required by the Drug Evaluation Classification Program international standards, every DRE must receive a minimum of 8 hours of recertification training within two years of their most recent certification.

  This course will satisfy the 8-hour recertification training requirement for Florida DREs. Topics will focus on dealing with the difficult DRE case as well as medical conditions and eye disorders

  We will also provide you with an overview of the medical marijuana law and the most recent DRE policy updates.

  Topics Include

  • Dealing with the difficult DRE case
  • Medical conditions and eye disorders
  • Medical marijuana law overview
  • DRE policy updates

  Audience

  Drug Recognition Experts, DRE Instructors - Class is restricted to DREs who are current, active law enforcement officers and prosecutors employed by a governmental agency.

  Course Length

  8 hours

  Note(s)

  This course satisfies the 8-hour recertification training requirement for Florida DREs.

  Time

  8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

  Tuition

  $225 | Free for Florida public safety professionals (View qualifications)

   

      Register (Florida Officers)

• DWI Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing (SFST) Instructor Update

  As required by the Drug Evaluation Classification Program international standards, every DRE must receive a minimum of 8 hours of recertification training within two years of their most recent certification.

  This course will update your knowledge in delivering the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) approved DWI Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing (SFST) training.

  The NHTSA/IACP SFST training is revised periodically and DWI instructors must keep up-to-date with the new curriculum changes and standards of the program. This course will deliver this important information and also help to develop your content delivery techniques in the classroom. In addition, we will address recent legal issues pertinent to the crime of impaired driving.

  Topics Include

  • Revisions to the 2015 DWI and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing curriculum
  • Classroom challenges
  • Legal issues update
  • Practical methods in content delivery
  • Instructor techniques development
  • SFST proficiency

  Audience

  Patrol officers, DUI investigators and supervisors, prosecutors 

  Class is restricted to current, active law enforcement and prosecutors employed by a governmental agency.

  Course Length

  8 hours

  Prerequisite

  To attend this course, you must have successfully completed the NHTSA/IACP DWI Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing (SFST) Instructor Development or equivalent.

  Time

  8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

  Tuition

  $225 | Free for Florida public safety professionals (View qualifications)

   

      Register              Register (Florida Officers)

• Marijuana Impaired Driving Detection for Law Enforcement

  This course will focus on providing the line officer with specialized training on recognizing modern forms of cannabis as well as detecting the unique impairment clues that are presented by cannabis users. We will provide you with an overview of cannabis physiology, administration routes, durations of effects, and modernization including synthetics.

  You will learn about cannabis impairment-related driving cues including video examples of impaired subjects. We will examine field sobriety exercises that reveal behaviors commonly observed and indicators of cannabis impairment, along with a practical review of the lack of convergence and modified Romberg balance exercise.

  At the conclusion of this course, you will be better prepared to detect drivers that are impaired by cannabis usage and how to investigate, document, and prepare effective cases for prosecution.

  Topics Include

  • Recognizing forms of cannabis
  • Unique impairment clues presented by cannabis users
  • Cannabis physiology, administration routes and duration of effects
  • Field sobriety exercises
  • How to investigate, document and prepare effective cases for prosecution

  Audience

  Patrol officers, DUI investigators and supervisors, prosecutors - Class is restricted to current, active law enforcement and prosecutors employed by a governmental agency.

  Course Length

  8 hours

  Time

  8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

  Tuition

  $195 | Free for Florida public safety professionals (View qualifications)

   

      Register              Register (Florida Officers)

Post-Conference - May 15, 2020

• ACTAR Exam

  The Accreditation Commission for Traffic Accident Reconstruction will administer the ACTAR Exam on Friday at 8 a.m.

  Application Submission Deadline:  Monday, March 16

  Exam Registration Deadline:  Wednesday, April 15

  More information on the examination process, including application and registration, visit: https://actar.org/accreditation/exam.