SB2329 - Ignition Interlock Devices Summary

• Requires drivers whose licenses were revoked or who were convicted under DUI statutes to prove compliance with ignition interlock device requirements before becoming eligible for a new driver's license: 90 days violation-free for first offense, 180 days for second offense, or one year violation-free for habitual offenders (all within 10-year periods).

• Defines violations of ignition interlock compliance as providing .02 or more blood alcohol content on startup or rolling retest, failing to provide rolling retest, violating tampering prohibitions, or failing to provide a photo when blowing into the device; any violation restarts the compliance period.

• Requires persons operating vehicles with ignition interlock permits to carry valid government-issued photo identification (passport, driver's license, state ID, or military ID) in immediate possession.

• Extends the lookback period for repeat DUI-related offense sentencing from 5 years to 10 years and changes sentencing ranges, including imprisonment of no less than 6 months but no more than 1 year for habitual violations.

• Adds offense of knowingly obscuring a camera lens on an ignition interlock device and requires consecutive sentencing when persons convicted under DUI statutes are also convicted of driving with suspended/revoked license based on same conduct.