- (1) The department shall adopt rules providing for the approval of ignition interlock devices and the installation, calibration, repair, and removal of approved devices.
- (2) The department's rules must be based on federal standards issued for similar devices.
(3) An ignition interlock device that is approved by the department must also:
- (a) be designed so it does not impede safe operation of the vehicle;
- (b) correlate well with the level established for alcohol impairment;
- (c) work accurately and reliably in an unsupervised environment and under extreme weather conditions;
- (d) require a deep lung breath sample or use an equally accurate measure of blood alcohol concentration equivalence;
- (e) resist tampering and show evidence of tampering if it is attempted;
- (f) be difficult to circumvent;
- (g) minimize inconvenience of a sober user;
- (h) operate reliably over the range of automobile environments and in connection with various manufacturing standards; and
- (i) be manufactured by a person who is adequately insured for product liability.
- (4) An ignition interlock device provider shall include in any lease agreement for an ignition interlock device a warning that a person who knowingly tampers with, circumvents, or otherwise misuses the device is subject to criminal prosecution.
History: En. Sec. 13, Ch. 498, L. 2021.