Bill Text: CT SB00745 | 2011 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: An Act Concerning The Use Of Ignition Interlock Devices By Persons Convicted Of Drunken Driving With A Child In The Vehicle.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-02-10 - Public Hearing 02/14 [SB00745 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2011-SB00745-Introduced.html
General Assembly |
Proposed Bill No. 745 |
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January Session, 2011 |
LCO No. 1595 | ||||
Referred to Committee on Select Committee on Children |
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Introduced by: |
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SEN. MUSTO, 22nd Dist. |
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AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICES BY PERSONS CONVICTED OF DRUNKEN DRIVING WITH A CHILD IN THE VEHICLE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That section 14-227a of the general statutes be amended to provide that any person convicted of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug, or both, while a child under sixteen years of age is a passenger in such motor vehicle shall not operate a motor vehicle for the one-year period following such conviction unless such motor vehicle is equipped with a functioning, approved ignition interlock device.
Statement of Purpose:
To require ignition interlock devices in motor vehicles operated by persons convicted of driving under the influence with a child in the vehicle.