Chapter 4501:4-1 | Distribution of Intoxicating Liquor for Training Purposes

Rule 4501:4-1-01 | Definitions.

• Effective: October 1, 2021
• Promulgated Under: 119.03

(A) "Beer," "Intoxicating liquor," "spirituous liquor," and "alcohol" as used in this chapter, shall have the same meaning as in section 4301.01 of the Revised Code.

(B) "Law enforcement agency" as used in this chapter, means an agency whose members are commissioned and employed as peace officers by the state or a political subdivision of the state, and whose primary duties are to preserve the peace, to protect life and property, and to enforce the laws of Ohio, ordinances of a municipal corporation, or regulations of the board of county commissioners or board of township trustees, or any such laws, ordinances or regulations. For purposes of this rule, law enforcement agency shall also include the Ohio state highway patrol and the Ohio peace officer training academy.

(C) "Department" as used in this chapter, means the Ohio department of public safety.

(D) "Investigative unit" as used in this chapter, means the Ohio department of public safety, investigative unit.

(E) "Law enforcement training" as used in this chapter, shall include but not be limited to standard field sobriety testing (SFST), training in the advanced detection and apprehension of persons under the influence of alcohol or drugs (ADAP), training in horizontal gaze nystagmus testing procedures, training relating to detection and recognition of alcohol impairment, and training in conjunction with the use of any device or test to determine an individual's blood alcohol content.

Last updated October 1, 2021 at 8:58 AM

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 2981.12
Amplifies: 2981.12
Five Year Review Date: 9/1/2026
Prior Effective Dates: 4/29/2000

Rule 4501:4-1-02 | Requisition and distribution of confiscated intoxicating liquor and alcohol for law enforcement training purposes.

• Effective: October 1, 2021
• Promulgated Under: 119.03

(A) Only confiscated spirituous liquor shall be retained for training purposes by the Ohio department of public safety, investigative unit. All other beer, intoxicating liquor, and alcohol shall be disposed of pursuant to established department policy.

(B) The investigative unit of the Ohio department of public safety shall distribute spirituous liquor to requesting law enforcement agencies as defined in paragraph (B) of rule 4501:4-1-01 of the Administrative Code for training purposes in accordance with the established provisions of this rule.

(C) Any law enforcement agency requesting spirituous liquor for training purposes shall submit a "SFST Training Alcohol Request," agency form OSHP-501.02 (January 2019), to the unit commander or designee of the investigative unit. Form "INV0022" may be accessed via the investigative unit's website at https://www.oiu.ohio.gov/oiu-resources.aspx#gsc.tab=0.

(D) Each request for spirituous liquor submitted to the unit commander or designee of the investigative unit shall be approved or denied based on the availability of the spirituous liquor held in the existing inventory of the investigative unit's evidence facilities at the time of the request.

(E) Upon the investigative unit's confirmation of the availability of the spirituous liquor for distribution, the law enforcement agency making the request shall have a representative of the agency available to take physical possession of the requested spirituous liquor.

(F) Upon the conclusion of the training for which the law enforcement agency obtained the spirituous liquor, the law enforcement agency shall destroy and dispose of any remaining spirituous liquor not used for training purposes.

Last updated October 1, 2021 at 8:58 AM

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 2981.12
Amplifies: 2981.12
Five Year Review Date: 9/1/2026
Prior Effective Dates: 8/24/2015