Allowing use of motor vehicle without ignition interlock device.

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A. No person shall knowingly authorize or permit a motor vehicle owned or under the control of that person which is not equipped with an ignition interlock device to be driven upon any street or highway of this state by any person who is required to have an ignition interlock device installed upon the vehicle of that person.

B. No person shall willfully attempt to interfere in any way with the intended and proper functioning of an ignition interlock device installed in a vehicle as required by law, or intentionally fail to return an ignition interlock device when it is no longer required in the vehicle or upon request by the owner of the device.

C. No person granted permission to drive a motor vehicle on the condition of installation of an ignition interlock device shall drive any vehicle that is not equipped with an ignition interlock device unless driving a vehicle of an employer in accordance with subsection A of Section 6-212.3 of this title.

D. A violation of subsection A, B or C of this section shall be a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

Added by Laws 1999, c. 170, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1999. Amended by Laws 2005, c. 167, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2005; Laws 2017, c. 392, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 2017; Laws 2019, c. 400, § 11, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.


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