{"id":574112,"date":"2023-03-24T16:14:24","date_gmt":"2023-03-24T20:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dannygloverlawfirm.com\/blog\/?p=574112"},"modified":"2023-03-24T16:14:24","modified_gmt":"2023-03-24T20:14:24","slug":"standardized-field-sobriety-tests-and-dui-charges-in-north-carolina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dannygloverlawfirm.com\/blog\/standardized-field-sobriety-tests-and-dui-charges-in-north-carolina\/","title":{"rendered":"Standardized Field Sobriety Tests and DUI Charges in North Carolina"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In North Carolina, driving under the influence (DUI) charges are taken very seriously. If you are pulled over on suspicion of driving under the influence (driving while impaired), the officer may <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-574115 lazyload\" src=\"\/jshared\/img\/icons\/spinner.svg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dannygloverlawfirm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Standardized-Field-Sobriety-Tests-and-DUI-Charges-in-North-Carolina-DWI-IMPAIRED-DRIVING-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Standardized Field Sobriety Tests and DUI Charges in North Carolina DWI IMPAIRED DRIVING\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dannygloverlawfirm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Standardized-Field-Sobriety-Tests-and-DUI-Charges-in-North-Carolina-DWI-IMPAIRED-DRIVING-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dannygloverlawfirm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Standardized-Field-Sobriety-Tests-and-DUI-Charges-in-North-Carolina-DWI-IMPAIRED-DRIVING-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dannygloverlawfirm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Standardized-Field-Sobriety-Tests-and-DUI-Charges-in-North-Carolina-DWI-IMPAIRED-DRIVING-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.dannygloverlawfirm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Standardized-Field-Sobriety-Tests-and-DUI-Charges-in-North-Carolina-DWI-IMPAIRED-DRIVING.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> ask you to perform a standardized field sobriety test (SFST).<\/p>\n<p>Field Sobriety Tests (FST) or Standardized Field Sobriety Tests (SFSTs) are designed to help determine whether you are impaired.<\/p>\n<p>In this blog post, we will discuss the SFSTs and DUI charges in North Carolina, including what you should know if you are facing an allegation of &#8220;drunk driving.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dannygloverlawfirm.com\/blog\/standardized-field-sobriety-tests-and-dui-charges-in-north-carolina\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Standardized Field Sobriety Tests and DUI Charges in North Carolina\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In North Carolina, driving under the influence (DUI) charges are taken very seriously. If you are pulled over on suspicion of driving under the influence (driving while impaired), the officer may ask you to perform a standardized field sobriety test (SFST). Field Sobriety Tests (FST) or Standardized Field Sobriety Tests (SFSTs) are designed to help [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":574114,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[356],"tags":[424,421,422,220,420,423],"class_list":["post-574112","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dui-dwi","tag-field-sobriety-tests","tag-hgn-horizontal-gaze-nystagmus","tag-one-leg-stand","tag-sfst","tag-standardized-field-sobriety-tests-and-dui-charges-in-north-carolina","tag-walk-and-turn-heel-to-toe"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Standardized Field Sobriety Tests and DUI Charges in North Carolina<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"What are the &quot;verified&quot; Field Sobriety Tests? 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