Bills › 90th General Assembly
Relating to ignition interlock device requirements following a violation detected by a device
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 22, 2024
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary If a person with an OWI violation is caught using an alcohol breathalyzer device, the device company must tell the Department of Transportation. This rule applies even if the person is almost finished with their required time using the device. The Department of Transportation will then extend the time that person must use the device, and the person has to pay any extra fees.1
Read the official explanation
Under current law, a person whose driver’s license is revoked under Code chapter 321J (operating while intoxicated (OWI)) must install an ignition interlock device (IID) before the department of transportation (DOT) can issue a temporary restricted license, or reinstate a person’s unrestricted driver’s license if the person has one or more previous OWI violations. This bill requires an IID provider to report a violation, as described in the bill, detected by the IID to the DOT if the violation occurs within the last days the person would otherwise be required to maintain an IID on vehicles owned or operated by the person. The DOT must then extend the requirement for the person to maintain an IID for an additional days. The person is responsible for any additional fees associated with the extension. An IID provider must report a violation to the DOT prior to the date the IID would otherwise no longer be required to be installed on vehicles owned or operated by the person. The bill does not limit the number of subsequent extensions a person may receive following a violation detected by an IID.