Driver's licenses: revocation.

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The bill now amends Section 13352 of the Vehicle Code (the standard DUI suspension/revocation section) and adds/repeals Sections 13352 and 23575.3, rather than only amending Section 13351. This represents a major restructuring of which statutory provisions are affected.

The trigger for mandatory revocation changed from 3 or more prior DUI convictions within 10 years to a current DUI conviction that proximately causes bodily injury to a person other than the driver, combined with 4 or more prior qualifying convictions within 10 years. This narrows who is subject to the enhanced penalty by requiring actual bodily injury in the current offense.

The revocation period was reduced from 8 years to 72 months (6 years) after the date of revocation.

A new requirement was added that, until January 1, 2033, a person convicted of a specified DUI violation that proximately causes bodily injury to another person with 4 prior qualifying convictions within 10 years must install and maintain an ignition interlock device for 72 months.

A new effective date of January 1, 2031 was added for the mandatory revocation provision. The ignition interlock requirement applies until January 1, 2033.

The department's authority changed from discretionary ('may revoke') to mandatory ('shall revoke'), meaning the DMV is required rather than permitted to revoke driving privileges when the criteria are met.

Changed from mandatory revocation ('shall revoke') to discretionary authority ('may revoke'), giving the DMV the option but not the obligation to revoke licenses of repeat DUI offenders.

Conditions for early reinstatement: no drug- or alcohol-related offenses during the revocation period, successful completion of a DUI program (if required) after the last conviction, and no convictions for driving on a suspended or revoked license during the revocation period.

Added a 10-year lookback period: all three or more qualifying convictions must have occurred within a 10-year period for the revocation authority to apply. This narrows who is subject to the provision.

New early reinstatement pathway: four years after the last conviction, a person may apply for license reinstatement (instead of waiting the full eight years) by submitting an ignition interlock verification form and agreeing to install and maintain an ignition interlock device for two years following reinstatement.

Penalty for interlock device violations: if a person tampers with, removes, or bypasses the ignition interlock device, or fails three or more maintenance/calibration requirements, the DMV must immediately revoke the privilege again for the remaining portion of the original revocation period.

Assembly Members Davies and Hadwick added as coauthors.

A new Section 1 was added that names the act 'Irene's Law,' providing a public name for the legislation.

In Vehicle Code Section 13351(c)(1), the language changed from 'the department immediately shall revoke' to 'the department may revoke' for persons with 3 or more DUI-related convictions within a 10-year period. This converts a mandatory revocation into a discretionary one, giving the DMV the option but not the obligation to revoke.

The legislative counsel's digest was revised to change 'require' to 'authorize' and removed the word 'immediately,' aligning the summary with the new discretionary language in the operative text.