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Ignition Interlock Device You have been found guilty of an OWI or PAC charge and the court has ordered: an ignition interlock device (IID) installed on every vehicle that is titled or registered in your name a restriction of your operating privileges to only vehicles equipped with an IID payment of a $50.00 ignition interlock surcharge. The IID restriction period is a minimum of one year. The Court will notify the Department of Transportation (DOT) of all court orders requiring IID installation. You will not be able to obtain an occupational license or reinstate your regular license unless you provide the DOT with proof that an IID has been installed on every vehicle that is titled or registered in your name. The occupational license or reinstated regular license will have Class D operating privileges restricted to vehicles equipped with an IID. An ignition interlock device (IID) or breath alcohol ignition interlock device (BIID) is a mechanism, like a breathalyzer, installed to a motor vehicle’s dashboard. Before the vehicle can be started, the driver must first exhale into the device. If the breath alcohol concentration analyzed result is greater than the programmed blood alcohol concentration the device prevents the engine from starting. Pursuant to State law, the Chemical Test Section of the Wisconsin Division of State Patrol is responsible for evaluating IIDs and approving manufactures and their devices for use in the State. There is a list of approved venders on the DOT’s website at http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/statepatrol/services/chemtest.htm. Please check their website for possible updates. Below is a list of currently approved IID manufacturers. The vendor will provide operational instructions at the time of installation. Approved Device Manufacturer Approved Model Telephone Number Website Consumer Safety Technology Intoxalock Model 1001A [PHONE REDACTED] www.intoxalock.com Draeger Safety Diagnostics Interlock XT [PHONE REDACTED] www.draeger.com Lifesaver Interlock LifeSafer FC100 [PHONE REDACTED] www.lifesafe.com Smart Start, Inc. SSI 20/20 [PHONE REDACTED] www.smartstartinc.com Please call the vendors for current installation and maintenance prices. If you have any questions regarding the IID device, manufacturers or vendors please call the Chemical Test Section at [PHONE REDACTED]. If you have questions concerning IID forms or drivers’ records maintenance, please call the DMV Compliance and Restoration Unit at 608- 266-2261. All installed ignition interlock devices will be scheduled for service at intervals not to exceed 60 days. Any failure to report for required servicing shall be reported to the sheriff of the county where the customer resides. Each time the device is serviced, the service provider shall review the data recorded in the device’s memory and retain a copy of the data in the customer’s file. Any tampering, circumvention, bypass or violation resets shall be immediately reported to the sheriff in the county where the customer resides. Failure to install, removal, disconnection, tampering with or circumvention the IID is a criminal offense and may result in a fine and/or up to six months in jail, plus a mandatory six month extension of the IID order period. 343.301 Installation of an ignition interlock device. (1g) A court shall order a person’s operating privilege for the operation of “Class D” vehicles be restricted to operating vehicles that are equipped with an ignition interlock device and, except as provided in sub. (1m), shall order that each motor vehicle for which the person’s name appears on the vehicle’s certificate of title or registration be equipped with an ignition interlock device if either of the following applies: The person improperly refused to take a test under s.343.305. The person violated s. 346.63 or 940.09 or 940.25 and either of the following applies: 1. The person had an alcohol concentration of 0.15 or more at the time of the offense. 2. The person has a total of one or more prior convictions, suspensions, or revocations, counting convictions under ss. 940.09(1) and 940.25 in the person’s lifetime and other convictions, suspensions, and revocations counted under s. 343.307 (2m) The court shall restrict the operating privilege under sub. (1g) for a period of not less than one year nor more than the maximum operating privilege revocation period permitted for the refusal or violation, beginning on the date the department issues any license granted under this chapter, except that if the maximum operating privilege revocation period is less than one year, the court shall restrict the operating privilege under sub. (1g) for one year. The court may order the installation of an ignition interlock device ---PAGE BREAK--- under sub. (1g) immediately upon issuing an order under sub. (1g). Except as provided in par. if the court enters an order under sub. (1g), the person shall be liable for the reasonable cost of equipping and maintaining any ignition interlock device installed on his or her motor vehicle. If the court enters an order under sub. (1g), the court shall impose and the person shall pay to the clerk of court an ignition interlock surcharge of $50.00. The clerk of court shall transmit the amount to the county treasurer.