HB 931 Summary

• Modifies license reinstatement requirements for persons convicted of multiple alcohol-related traffic offenses by allowing courts to mandate ignition interlock devices with photo identification and GPS technology.

• Changes language from "may" to "shall" regarding court orders for license reinstatement after five years for persons with two convictions of driving while intoxicated within a five-year period.

• Allows online or in-person completion of driver-improvement programs and permits courts to grant limited driving privileges to individuals with ignition interlock devices even if they have prior refusals to submit to chemical tests.

• Revises restricted driving privilege periods from 75 days to 90 days for persons with ignition interlock devices and limits additional penalty periods to one 30-day extension instead of 75 days.

• Declares the act an emergency measure effective July 1, 2013, or upon passage and approval.