What if I have physical limitations and a police officer orders me to perform a field sobriety test?

What if I have physical limitations and a police officer orders me to perform a field sobriety test?

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If you have physical limitations and you are asked to perform the field sobriety tests, you can say no. In fact, even if you don't have the physical limitations, these tests are voluntary and you can refuse to take them. But, in particular, if you have a physical impairment, then you can refuse to take them. If you are not aware that you had a right to refuse a test and in fact took the test, and you do have injuries or some physical limitation, then that can help explain why you performed poorly -- if you did perform poorly -- as opposed to alcohol being the reason for you performing poorly.