Relating to the offense of providing or requesting or allowing another to provide a breath specimen for an ignition interlock device; creating a criminal offense.
This bill makes it a crime for someone required to use an ignition interlock device (e.g., after a DWI conviction) to ask another person to provide a breath sample for their vehicle, then drive without their own sample. It also criminalizes intentionally providing your own breath sample to someone else who is restricted and plans to drive without their own sample. Violations are misdemeanors (Class A for the first scenario, Class C for the second), with penalties increasing for prior DWI-related offenses. The law directly affects drivers with interlock requirements who attempt to bypass the system by having others provide breath samples.
Bill status
in committee
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Introduction
Mar 2025
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Governor
Introduced Mar 20, 2025
Last action Apr 1, 2025
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2
Apr 1, 2025
Committee
Referred directly to subcommittee by chair
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Committee
Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ron Reynolds
DDemocratic
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