Comments on Model Programs and Potential Standards

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Comments on Model Programs and Potential Standards

• Robert B. Voas
• 7th Annual Ignition Interlock Symposium
• Bachelor Gulch, Colorado
• October 2225, 2006

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What are the Key Program Elements?
What should the statewide standardized interlock
report to monitoring agency cover?

• Failure to report for installation or service?
• Attempts to circumvent equipment?
• Date and time of all lockouts?
• Summary statistics on all positive tests?
• Summary of vehicle usage odometer reading?
• List of rolling retest failures?

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What are the Key Program Elements? (cont.)

• No feature of interlock device to be modified by
  the program provider without approval from the
  manufacturer and the state?

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What are the Key Program Elements? (cont.)

• Deliver an electronic record of the interlock
  recorder to the sponsoring agency?

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What are the Key Program Elements? (cont.)

• Motor Vehicle Department single state authority
  for licensing interlocks?

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What are the Key Program Elements? (cont.)

• Performance-based program
• Probably requires 6-month minimum on interlock to
  measure performance?

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What are the Key Program Elements? (cont.)

• Specify minimum familiarization program for new
  interlock users?

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What are the Key Program Elements? (cont.)

• Specify maximum length between interlock service
  inspections?

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What are the Key Program Elements? (cont.)

• Provide for a fine for evidence of an attempt to
  circumvent interlock?
• Make tampering a separate offense?
• Increase penalties for interlock users
  apprehended for driving while suspended?

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What are the Key Program Elements? (cont.)
Provide interlock as an alternative to full
suspension under the ALR law?

• From the date of arrest?
• After a period of hard suspension?

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What are the Key Program Elements? (cont.)
Should this be a statewide provider conformance
monitoring program?

• Should it include
• pseudoclients?
• unannounced inspections?

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What are the Key Program Elements? (cont.)
Provide for vehicle impoundment as an element of
the interlock sanction

• If offender is owner of the vehicle seized at
  arrest, must have interlock installed to retrieve
  vehicle?
• Nonoffender owners must sign stipulation?

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What are the Key Program Elements? (cont.)

• Other
• Please use handout to record your information.