1. Authorized Manufacturer―name of manufacturers approved by State Police Applied Technology.
2. Authorized Manufacturer—name of manufacturers approved by State Police Applied Technology.
3. Authorized Removal—a removal at the end of the period the ignition interlock device is required as a condition of reinstatement or for a hardship or restricted driver’s license lease term for the ignition interlock device, or in cases in which the motor vehicle in which the device is installed is sold or otherwise transferred to a licensed new or used motor vehicle dealer. An authorized removal also includes private sales except in cases where the motor vehicle is sold or otherwise transferred to person who resides in the same household as the person who is required to have an ignition interlock device, or is sold or otherwise transferred to a person who is related to the person who is required to have an ignition interlock device. An authorized removal includes the removal of the ignition interlock devices from a vehicle which has been declared a total loss as defined in the state’s title law.
4. Business Days—business days are Monday through Friday, between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. central time. Business days do not include Saturday, Sunday or state holidays, any other holiday declared by the governor, or days when state offices in East Baton Rouge Parish are declared closed by the Commissioner of Administration.
5. Department—Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Office of Motor Vehicles.
6. Edit Error—a record submitted by an authorized manufacturer unacceptable for filing purposes due to the absence of information in a required field or the presence of invalid information in the key data fields is an edit error. Key data fields are identified and detailed in §405. A record which is returned to an authorized manufacturer as an edit error is not a filing. The record shall be corrected and re-reported within 15 business days of the return-date.
7. Installation Date—the date the interlock device was installed in the vehicle.
8. Return Filing Report―a report prepared by the department for an authorized manufacturer following completion of processing and editing of data. The report will contain any error records or, if no errors are found, a message stating “No Errors in File”. It is the responsibility of the authorized manufacturer to review and take the necessary corrective action as required by these rules and regulations. If the file cannot be processed, no return report will be sent. The file must be corrected and all of the filing records must be resubmitted. None of the filing records submitted with an incomplete or incorrect header record will be accepted.
9. Test File Indicator―if the submitted file is a test file, the test file indicator must be set in the header record to insure that the test records are not uploaded to the database. The IT staff must be contacted to schedule a test prior to the test file being uploaded to the server.
10. Transaction Date―the date the interlock device was removed or a violation established in R.S. 32:378.2(M)(2) occurred.
11. Unauthorized Removal―the ignition interlock device is removed prior to the time period for which the person is required to have an ignition interlock device. An unauthorized removal does not include instances where the ownership of the vehicle is transferred as provided in “Authorized Removal.”

Authority Note

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 32:378.2(H).

Historical Note

HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Office of Motor Vehicles, LR 40:2604 (December 2014), amended LR 51:547 (April 2025), amended LR 51:807 (June 2025).