Traffic stops are one of the most common points of contact between the public and law enforcement. They are also one of the most misunderstood.
In Ohio OVI investigations, confusion is not accidental. Most people do not know what they are legally required to do during a stop, what is optional, or how standardized field sobriety tests are actually supposed to work. That lack of clarity shifts power entirely to the roadside officer, often without the driver realizing it.
The OVI Pocket Guide was created to address that imbalance through transparency, not advocacy…