Bill Text: IN HB1272 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced


Bill Title: Ignition interlock devices.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-13 - First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary [HB1272 Detail]

Download: Indiana-2010-HB1272-Introduced.html


Introduced Version






HOUSE BILL No. 1272

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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL



Citations Affected: IC 9-30.

Synopsis: Ignition interlock devices. Provides that a court may grant probationary driving privileges to a person who is convicted of operating a vehicle or motorboat while intoxicated (OWI) and who does not have a previous OWI conviction or whose previous OWI conviction was at least ten years in the past and may order the person to not operate a motor vehicle for six months unless the motor vehicle is equipped with a functioning certified ignition interlock device. Requires a court, when granting probationary driving privileges to: (1) a person who is convicted of OWI and whose previous OWI conviction was at least five but less than ten years in the past; or (2) a person who operated a vehicle with a certain alcohol concentration equivalent; to grant the probationary driving privileges subject to the condition that for six months the person may not operate a motor vehicle unless the motor vehicle is equipped with a functioning certified ignition interlock device.

Effective: July 1, 2010.





Duncan, Welch




    January 13, 2010, read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary.







Introduced

Second Regular Session 116th General Assembly (2010)


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HOUSE BILL No. 1272



    A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning courts and court officers.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

SOURCE: IC 9-30-5-10; (10)IN1272.1.1. -->     SECTION 1. IC 9-30-5-10, AS AMENDED BY P.L.126-2008, SECTION 10, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010]: Sec. 10. (a) In addition to a criminal penalty imposed for an offense under this chapter or IC 14-15-8, the court shall, after reviewing the person's bureau driving record and other relevant evidence, recommend the suspension of the person's driving privileges for the fixed period of time specified under this section. The court may require that a period of suspension recommended under this section be imposed, if applicable, before a period of incarceration or after a period of incarceration, or both before and after a period of incarceration, as long as the suspension otherwise complies with the periods established in this section.
    (b) Except as provided in subsection (c)(2), if the court finds that the person:
        (1) does not have a previous conviction of operating a vehicle or a motorboat while intoxicated; or
        (2) has a previous conviction of operating a vehicle or a

motorboat while intoxicated that occurred at least ten (10) years before the conviction under consideration by the court;
the court shall recommend the suspension of the person's driving privileges for at least ninety (90) days but not more than two (2) years. The court may stay the execution of the part of the suspension that exceeds the minimum period of suspension and grant the person probationary driving privileges for a period equal to the length of the stay. If the court grants probationary driving privileges under this subsection, the court may order that the probationary driving privileges include the condition that for six (6) months the person may not operate a motor vehicle unless the motor vehicle is equipped with a functioning certified ignition interlock device under IC 9-30-8.
    (c) If the court finds that the person:
        (1) operated a vehicle with an alcohol concentration equivalent to at least fifteen-hundredths (0.15) gram of alcohol per:
            (A) one hundred (100) milliliters of the person's blood; or
            (B) two hundred ten (210) liters of the person's breath; or
        (2)
has a previous conviction of operating a vehicle or a motorboat while intoxicated and the previous conviction occurred more than five (5) years but less than ten (10) years before the conviction under consideration by the court;
the court shall recommend the suspension of the person's driving privileges for at least one hundred eighty (180) days but not more than two (2) years. The court may stay the execution of that part of the suspension that exceeds the minimum period of suspension and grant the person probationary driving privileges for a period of time equal to the length of the stay. If the court grants probationary driving privileges under this subsection, the court shall order that the probationary driving privileges include the condition that for six (6) months the person may not operate a motor vehicle unless the motor vehicle is equipped with a functioning certified ignition interlock device under IC 9-30-8.
    (d) If the court finds that the person has a previous conviction of operating a vehicle or a motorboat while intoxicated and the previous conviction occurred less than five (5) years before the conviction under consideration by the court, the court shall recommend the suspension of the person's driving privileges for at least one (1) year but not more than two (2) years. The court may stay the execution of that part of the suspension that exceeds the minimum period of suspension and grant the person probationary driving privileges for a period of time equal to

the length of the stay. If the court grants probationary driving privileges under this subsection, the court shall order that the probationary driving privileges include the requirement condition that for six (6) months the person may not operate a motor vehicle unless the motor vehicle is equipped with a functioning certified ignition interlock device under IC 9-30-8. However, the court may grant probationary driving privileges under this subsection without requiring the installation of an ignition interlock device if the person is successfully participating in a court supervised alcohol treatment program in which the person is taking disulfiram or a similar substance that the court determines is effective in treating alcohol abuse. The person granted probationary driving privileges under this subsection shall pay all costs associated with the installation of an ignition interlock device unless the sentencing court determines that the person is indigent.
    (e) If the conviction under consideration by the court is for an offense under:
        (1) section 4 of this chapter;
        (2) section 5 of this chapter;
        (3) IC 14-15-8-8(b); or
        (4) IC 14-15-8-8(c);
the court shall recommend the suspension of the person's driving privileges for at least two (2) years but not more than five (5) years.
    (f) If the conviction under consideration by the court is for an offense involving the use of a controlled substance listed in schedule I, II, III, IV, or V of IC 35-48-2, in which a vehicle was used in the offense, the court shall recommend the suspension or revocation of the person's driving privileges for at least six (6) months.
    (g) If a person is granted probationary driving privileges under subsection (b), (c), or (d) subject to the condition that the person may not operate a motor vehicle unless the motor vehicle is equipped with a functioning certified ignition interlock device, the person shall pay all costs associated with the installation of an ignition interlock device in the person's motor vehicle unless the sentencing court determines that the person is indigent.

SOURCE: IC 9-30-8-1; (10)IN1272.1.2. -->     SECTION 2. IC 9-30-8-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.172-2006, SECTION 3, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010]: Sec. 1. (a) If a court orders the installation of a certified ignition interlock device under IC 9-30-5 on a motor vehicle that a person whose license is restricted owns or expects to operate, except as provided in subsection (b), the court shall set the time that the installation must remain in effect. However, the term may not exceed the maximum term of imprisonment the court could have imposed. The

person shall pay the cost of installation unless the sentencing court determines that the person is indigent.
    (b) If the court orders installation of a certified ignition interlock device under IC 9-30-5-10(d), IC 9-30-5-10, the installation must remain in effect for a period of six (6) months.

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