CT SB00965

Allows courts to impose a three-month license suspension followed by one-year ignition interlock device requirement as an alternative to a full one-year suspension for first drunken driving convictions.

Requires ignition interlock devices for second violations within ten years: two-year period after suspension ends for offenders 21 and older, or for underage offenders until two years after their 21st birthday.

Maintains ignition interlock requirement for third and subsequent violations within ten years, following permanent license revocation.

Establishes an ignition interlock administration account funded by a $100 fee paid by offenders, to be used by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles for program administration.

Requires all costs of installing and maintaining ignition interlock devices to be borne by the offender, with the Commissioner responsible for approving devices and adopting regulations for their proper calibration and installation.