2023 Pre- and Post-Conference Programs

Pre-Conference - Sunday, June 25

• 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, June 17. 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.

   

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Post-Conference - Thursday, June 29

• Pedestrian and Bicycle Law Enforcement: Laws, Procedures and Best Practices

  Funded by the Florida Department of Transportation, this class is specifically for Florida law enforcement officers. It is designed to help agencies enhance their local pedestrian and bicycle safety efforts and address the high injury and fatality crash problems in their communities.

  As part of the class, we will discuss the crash problem and common violations that are contributing to pedestrian and bicyclist deaths and injuries. You will learn the Florida laws governing pedestrian and bicyclist movements as well as the vehicles driving in their proximity. Most of all, we will discuss common sense education and enforcement actions that can be taken to create a safer walking and biking environment in your jurisdiction.

  Topics Include

  • Common causes of crashes involving pedestrians and bicyclists
  • Florida’s laws governing pedestrian and bicyclist movements
  • Laws and duties of motor vehicles driving near pedestrians and bicyclists
  • General enforcement principles
  • Common sense education and enforcement actions
  • Using a comprehensive approach to addressing local crash problems
  • Best practices, road safety audits, and
  • Safe Routes to Schools Educational materials and other resources available to your agency

  Audience

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

  Course Length

  4 hours

  Time

  1 to 5 p.m.

  Tuition

  $195 | Free for Florida Law Enforcement Officers

   

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Post-Conference - Friday, June 30

• 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

  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 Law Enforcement Officers

   

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• Florida 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 Florida DREs who are current, active law enforcement officers 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 Drug Recognition Experts

   

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• ACTAR Exam

  The Accreditation Commission for Traffic Accident Reconstruction will administer the ACTAR Exam.

  Application Submission Deadline:  Monday, May 1, 2023

  Exam Registration Deadline:  Wednesday, May 31, 2023

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

  Time

  8 a.m. to 5 p.m.