IN HB1556 | 2011 | Regular Session

Indiana House Bill 1556 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 20 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-01-27 - Representative Cheatham added as coauthor
Pending: House Courts and Criminal Code Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Requires a court to prohibit a person convicted of operating while intoxicated from operating a motor vehicle that is not equipped with an ignition interlock device for: (1) at least six months, if the person does not have a prior conviction for operating while intoxicated; or (2) at least one year, if the person has a prior conviction for operating while intoxicated. Requires a court to order the installation of an ignition interlock device if the court grants a person probationary driving privileges in connection with an operating while intoxicated offense. Makes it a class A misdemeanor for a person to knowingly rent, lease, or loan a motor vehicle that is not equipped with a functioning ignition interlock device to a person who is restricted under a court order to the use of a vehicle with an ignition interlock device. Removes language permitting a court to make a determination whether a person is indigent for purposes of determining whether to require the person to pay costs associated with the installation of an ignition interlock device. Makes conforming amendments. Repeals superseded provisions.

Title

Ignition interlock devices.

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-01-27		Representative Cheatham added as coauthor
2011-01-25		Representative Crouch added as coauthor
2011-01-20		First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
2011-01-20		Coauthored by Representative Welch
2011-01-20		Authored by Representative Clere

Indiana State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.in.gov/apps/lsa/session/billwatch/billinfo?year=2011&session=1&request=getBill&doctype=HB&docno=1556
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/IN/IN1556.1.html