The practice, termed "no refusal," involves police administering roadside sobriety tests, alcohol breath tests or forcibly extracting blood samples without a person's consent, securing evidence which would aid a future conviction. A judge is typically on hand to issue search warrants, attempting to give the illegal blood draws an air of legitimacy in the face of blatant constitutional violations.

In states like Florida, police went one step further by erecting guilty-until-proven-innocent roadside checkpoints in the week leading up to the Labor Day weekend, where officers inspected driver's licenses, proofs of insurance, vehicle registrations and checked for seat belt violations.

"Saturation patrols, bar and tavern checks, and checkpoints will also be held at various locations in Tennessee, Georgia and the southeastern states," according to WDEF.com.