HB481 Summary

• Requires mandatory installation of certified ignition interlock devices on vehicles for increasing periods based on DUI conviction number: 1 year (first), 2 years (second), 3 years (third), and 5 years (fourth or subsequent).

• Establishes ignition interlock device standards and requires Department of Forensic Sciences to certify devices and maintain approved device list; charges $2,000 application fee to providers.

• Authorizes Department of Public Safety to set fees up to $150 for restricted driver's license and $75 to reissue regular license; requires proof of device installation to obtain restricted license.

• Creates Alabama Interlock Indigent Fund supported by 1.5% of all payments from interlock providers; indigent defendants pay 50% of device costs with fund covering the remainder.

• Establishes criminal penalties for operating vehicle without interlock device, tampering with device, or having others operate restricted vehicle; extends interlock periods for violations or refusal to submit to chemical testing.