H725 - Ignition Interlock Required/All DWIs

• Requires all persons convicted of driving while impaired (DWI), driving after consuming alcohol while under 21, or refusing chemical analysis to install approved ignition interlock systems on all vehicles they operate before receiving limited driving privileges.

• Lowers the blood alcohol concentration threshold triggering ignition interlock requirements from 0.15 to 0.08 or higher, or any refusal to submit to chemical analysis.

• Establishes the Ignition Interlock Device Fund, funded by 50% of administrative fees ($30-$60 per installation), to assist indigent persons with installation costs while requiring them to pay monitoring expenses.

• Creates a medical exception process allowing persons with diagnosed physical conditions preventing activation of an ignition interlock system to request exemptions from the Division.

• Becomes effective December 1, 2011, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.