HB565 Summary

• Requires persons approved for pretrial diversion programs for DUI to install ignition interlock devices for a minimum of six months or the duration of the program, whichever is longer.

• Mandates ignition interlock device installation for third DUI offenders after completion of incarceration, and for those convicted with blood alcohol concentration of 0.15 percent or greater.

• Eliminates the requirement for indigent defendants to pay for ignition interlock device costs; manufacturers must provide free services to at least 5 percent of indigent defendants based on prior year installations.

• Distributes a portion of court fees to municipal courts when DUI offenders are ordered to install ignition interlock devices in municipal cases.

• Increases court fees for interlock device use from $75 to $200 per month for the first four months, with funds allocated to various state and local accounts including the Alabama Interlock Indigent Fund and Highway Traffic Safety Fund.