(a)  The rules and regulations adopted pursuant to § 31-49-2 shall include requirements that ignition interlock systems:

(1)  Do not impede the safe operation of the vehicle;

(2)  Minimize opportunities to be bypassed;

(3)  Correlate accurately with established measures of blood alcohol levels;

(4)  Work accurately and reliably in an unsupervised environment;

(5)  Require a proper and accurate measure of blood alcohol levels;

(6)  Resist tampering and provide evidence of attempted tampering;

(7)  Are difficult to circumvent, and require premeditation to circumvent;

(8)  Minimize inconvenience to a sober user;

(9)  Are manufactured by a party responsible for installation, user training, service, and maintenance;

(10)  Operate reliably over the range of motor vehicle environments or motor vehicle manufacturing standards;

(11)  Are manufactured by a person who is adequately insured for products liability; and

(12)  Provide the option for an electronic log of the driver’s experience with the system.

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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 31-49-3

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • magistrate: may be construed to mean a justice, or a clerk acting as a justice, of a district court. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-16
  • Motor vehicle: means any vehicle driven or drawn by mechanical power for use on the public streets, roads, and highways;

    (2)  "Odometer" means an instrument for measuring and recording the actual distance a motor vehicle travels while in operation;

    (3)  "Person" means any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, or business trust including, but not limited to, private individuals and motor vehicle dealers, both wholesale and retail, whether the private individual or dealer is a dealer in the ordinary course of business or not;

    (4)  "Repair and replacement" means to restore to a sound working condition by replacing the instrument or any part thereof or by correcting what is inoperative;

    (5)  "Transfer" means to acquire ownership by purchase, gift, bequest, or any other means. See Rhode Island General Laws 31-23.2-2

  • person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6

(b)  Upon the expiration of the interlock order by the court, the division of motor vehicles shall review the person’s compliance with the ignition interlock order to ensure that the person has fulfilled the specific requirements as set forth by the sentencing judge or magistrate. Upon verification that said conditions have been satisfied, a motorist’s license shall be reinstated.

History of Section.
P.L. 1992, ch. 405, § 3; P.L. 2014, ch. 230, § 3; P.L. 2014, ch. 326, § 3; P.L. 2016, ch. 127, § 2; P.L. 2016, ch. 141, § 2.