Commission to certify devices, adopt guidelines
The state highways and transportation commission is in charge of approving ignition interlock devices — the machines that make a driver blow into a breathalyzer before a car will start. The commission makes rules for how these devices are used, tests them (paid for by the companies that make them), and only approves devices that are accurate, safe, and hard to cheat. Before approving any device, the commission must first talk with a federal road safety agency.
302.458. to devices, adopt — , standards — consultation before certification. — 1. The shall certify or cause to be s required by sections 302.440 to 302.462 and publish a list of approved devices.
2. The commission shall adopt guidelines for the proper use of the ignition interlock devices in full with sections 302.440 to 302.462.
3. The commission shall use information from an agency to certify ignition interlock devices on or off the of the in accordance with the guidelines. The cost of certification shall be borne by the manufacturers of interlock ignition devices. In certifying the devices, those which do not impede the safe operation of the vehicle and which have the fewest opportunities to be bypassed so as to render the of sections 302.440 to 302.462 ineffective shall be certified.
4. No model of ignition interlock device shall be certified unless it meets the accuracy requirements specified by the guidelines of the commission.
5. Before certifying any device, the commission shall consult with the regarding the use of ignition interlock devices.
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Source & history notes
(L. 1995 S.B. 102 § 5, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1299 Revision merged with S.B. 491) Transferred 2014; formerly 577.608; Effective 1-01-17
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