Advanced BUI Detection and Enforcement Course & Prosecuting Boating Under the Influence
Let's face it, alcohol is easy. Times have changed though and our officers need to keep up. This session introduces participants to two of the newest courses available from the NASBLA BOAT Program. The Advanced BUI Course is designed to equip the officer on patrol with the skills necessary to make an informed arrest decision on the water for impairing substances other than alcohol. This is critical as alcohol's popularity as the number one drug has some stiff competition now due to the cannabis craze. Getting impaired operators off the road or off the water is not enough. If we can't convict them, studies show these individuals will continue to commit the offense until they hurt or kill someone. To help with this, NASBLA partnered with the National District Attorneys Association to create a lesson plan that better equips officers AND their prosecutors to more effectively prosecute these important cases. Learn how these two new course offerings can make your officers more confident and effective in detecting and removing these operators from our waterways before they become part of an incident investigation.

Todd Radabaugh
BUI Program Manager
NASBLA
Todd Radabaugh retired from the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission with 30 years of service. Todd was the first Drug Recognition Expert and Drug Recognition Expert Instructor in North Carolina whose normal duties did not include traffic enforcement. He became the Lead SFST Instructor for his agency in 2000 and continued in that role until his retirement. He has had the privilege of training Officers, Judges and Prosecutors across the country in the areas of Driving and Boating Under the Influence as well as Standardized Field Sobriety Testing. Todd lives in Wilmington North Carolina with his wife of 33 years and two Boykin Spaniels. He has two grown sons and a granddaughter and enjoys surfing and fishing in his spare time. He currently serves NASBLA as the SFST Program Manager.