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this article after having been convicted of a violation of subdivision
two, two-a, three, four or four-a of such section or of vehicular
assault in the second or first degree, as defined, respectively, in
sections 120.03 and 120.04 and aggravated vehicular assault as defined
in section 120.04-a of the penal law or of vehicular manslaughter in the
second or first degree, as defined, respectively, in sections 125.12 and
125.13 and aggravated vehicular homicide as defined in section 125.14 of
such law, twice within the preceding ten years, shall be guilty of a
class D felony, and shall be punished by a fine of not less than two
thousand dollars nor more than ten thousand dollars or by a period of
imprisonment as provided in the penal law, or by both such fine and
imprisonment.
(ii-a) A person who operates a vehicle in violation of subdivision
two, two-a, three, four or four-a of section eleven hundred ninety-two
of this article after having been convicted of a violation of subdivi-
sion two, two-a, three, four or four-a of such section or of vehicular
assault in the second or first degree, as defined, respectively, in
sections 120.03 and 120.04 and aggravated vehicular assault as defined
in section 120.04-a of the penal law or of vehicular manslaughter in the
second or first degree, as defined, respectively, in sections 125.12 and
125.13 and aggravated vehicular homicide as defined in section 125.14 of
such law, three or more times within the preceding fifteen years, shall
be guilty of a class D felony, and shall be punished by a fine of not
less than two thousand dollars nor more than ten thousand dollars or by
a period of imprisonment as provided in the penal law, or by both such
fine and imprisonment.
[(iii) In addition to the imposition of any fine or period of impri-
sonment set forth in this paragraph, the court shall also sentence such
person convicted of, or adjudicated a youthful offender for, a violation
of subdivision two, two-a or three of section eleven hundred ninety-two
of this article to a period of probation or conditional discharge, as a
condition of which it shall order such person to install and maintain,
in accordance with the provisions of section eleven hundred ninety-eight
of this article, an ignition interlock device in any motor vehicle owned
or operated by such person during the term of such probation or condi-
tional discharge imposed for such violation of section eleven hundred
ninety-two of this article and in no event for a period of less than
twelve months; provided, however, that such period of interlock
restriction shall terminate upon submission of proof that such person
installed and maintained an ignition interlock device for at least six
months, unless the court ordered such person to install and maintain a
ignition interlock device for a longer period as authorized by this
subparagraph and specified in such order. The period of interlock
restriction shall commence from the earlier of the date of sentencing,
or the date that an ignition interlock device was installed in advance
of sentencing. Provided, however, the court may not authorize the opera-
tion of a motor vehicle by any person whose license or privilege to
operate a motor vehicle has been revoked pursuant to the provisions of
this section.]
§ 2. Paragraph (g) of subdivision 1 of section 1193 of the vehicle and
traffic law, as amended by section 57 of part A of chapter 56 of the
laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
(g) CONDITION OF PROBATION AND CONDITIONAL DISCHARGE; IGNITION INTER-
LOCK DEVICE REQUIREMENTS; ALTERNATIVE SENTENCE. (1) FOR THE PURPOSES OF
THIS SUBDIVISION, "IGNITION INTERLOCK MONITOR" SHALL MEAN A PERSON
DESIGNATED BY THE COUNTY WHERE A CONVICTION FOR A VIOLATION OF SECTION
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ELEVEN HUNDRED NINETY-TWO OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL HAVE OCCURRED WHO MONI-
TORS COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED NINETY-
EIGHT OF THIS ARTICLE AND THE CONCURRENT REGULATIONS RELATED THERETO, BY
PARTICIPANTS IN THE IGNITION INTERLOCK PROGRAM.
(2) IN ADDITION TO THE IMPOSITION OF ANY FINE OR PERIOD OF IMPRISON-
MENT AS SET FORTH IN THIS SUBDIVISION AND TO ANY LICENSE SANCTION
IMPOSED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION, THE COURT SHALL
SENTENCE SUCH PERSON CONVICTED OF, OR ADJUDICATED A YOUTHFUL OFFENDER
FOR, A VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION TWO, TWO-A, THREE OR FOUR-A OF SECTION
ELEVEN HUNDRED NINETY-TWO OF THIS ARTICLE TO A PERIOD OF PROBATION OR
CONDITIONAL DISCHARGE, THE CONDITIONS OF WHICH SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOW-
ING:
(I) AN EXPRESS PROHIBITION ON THE OPERATION OF ANY MOTOR VEHICLE WITH-
OUT A FUNCTIONING IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE FOR A PERIOD OF TWELVE
MONTHS OR LONGER, AS SET FORTH IN THIS PARAGRAPH OR IN PARAGRAPH (C) OF
SUBDIVISION ONE-A OF THIS SECTION; AND
(II) SUCH PERSON SHALL INSTALL AND MAINTAIN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
PROVISIONS OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED NINETY-EIGHT OF THIS ARTICLE, AN
IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE IN THE MOTOR VEHICLE MOST FREQUENTLY OPERATED
BY SUCH PERSON FOR A PERIOD OF TWELVE MONTHS OR LONGER AS SET FORTH IN
SUBPARAGRAPH THREE OF THIS PARAGRAPH, INCLUDING THE ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY
DAYS AFTER A LICENSE HAS BEEN RESTORED. A DECLARATION FROM THE IGNITION
INTERLOCK MONITOR ON A FORM PROVIDED BY THE COMMISSIONER, CERTIFYING
THAT SUCH PERSON HAS OPERATED SUCH MOTOR VEHICLE FREE OF ANY VIOLATIONS
AS SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS SUBDIVISION FOR A PERIOD OF ONE
HUNDRED TWENTY CONSECUTIVE DAYS AFTER THE RESTORATION OF THE OPERATOR'S
LICENSE, SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE SATISFIED THE CONDITIONS OF PROBATION
OR CONDITIONAL DISCHARGE RELATING TO THE IGNITION INTERLOCK REQUIREMENTS
SET FORTH IN THIS PARAGRAPH. THE PERIOD OF INTERLOCK RESTRICTION SHALL
COMMENCE ON THE DATE THAT SUCH IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE SHALL HAVE BEEN
INSTALLED.
(3) NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SUBPARAGRAPH TWO OF THIS PARA-
GRAPH AND SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION RELATING TO LICENSE SANCTIONS,
A COURT MAY IMPOSE AN ALTERNATIVE SENTENCE UPON SUCH PERSON CONVICTED
OF, OR ADJUDICATED A YOUTHFUL OFFENDER FOR, A VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION
TWO, TWO-A, THREE OR FOUR-A OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED NINETY-TWO OF THIS
ARTICLE, A PERIOD OF PROBATION OR CONDITIONAL DISCHARGE, THE CONDITIONS
OF WHICH SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
(I) A PROHIBITION FROM OPERATING ANY VEHICLE WITHOUT A FUNCTIONING
IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE FOR A PERIOD OF TWELVE MONTHS OR LONGER AS SET
FORTH IN SUBPARAGRAPH FOUR OF THIS PARAGRAPH; AND
(II) AN ORDER THAT SUCH PERSON INSTALL AND MAINTAIN, IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED NINETY-EIGHT OF THIS ARTI-
CLE, AN IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE IN THE MOTOR VEHICLE MOST REGULARLY
OPERATED BY SUCH PERSON FOR A PERIOD OF TWELVE MONTHS. A DECLARATION
FROM THE IGNITION INTERLOCK MONITOR ON A FORM PROVIDED BY THE COMMIS-
SIONER, CERTIFYING THAT SUCH PERSON HAS OPERATED THE MOTOR VEHICLE FREE
OF ANY VIOLATIONS AS SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS SUBDIVISION FOR
A PERIOD OF THREE HUNDRED CONSECUTIVE DAYS SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE
SATISFIED THE CONDITIONS OF PROBATION OR CONDITIONAL DISCHARGE RELATING
TO THE IGNITION INTERLOCK REQUIREMENTS AS SET FORTH IN THIS PARAGRAPH.
THE PERIOD OF INTERLOCK RESTRICTION SHALL COMMENCE ON THE DATE THAT SUCH
IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE SHALL HAVE BEEN INSTALLED. THE ALTERNATIVE
SENTENCE SET FORTH HEREIN SHALL NOT BE IMPOSED ON ANY OFFENDER SUBJECT
TO THE ADDITIONAL PENALTIES SET FORTH IN SUBDIVISION ONE-A OF THIS
SECTION OR WHO SHALL HAVE ALSO BEEN CONVICTED OF A VIOLATION OF ANY
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PROVISION OF ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED TWENTY OR ONE HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE OF
THE PENAL LAW INVOLVING THE OPERATION OF A VEHICLE.
(4) WHEN A SENTENCE IS IMPOSED PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH TWO OR THREE
OF THIS PARAGRAPH, IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COMMISSIONER RESTORE THE
LICENSE OF ANY SUCH PERSON UNTIL THE COMMISSIONER RECEIVES CERTIFICATION
BY THE IGNITION INTERLOCK MONITOR THAT SUCH PERSON SHALL HAVE OPERATED
THE MOTOR VEHICLE FREE OF ANY VIOLATIONS SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH (I) OF
THIS SUBDIVISION FOR A PERIOD OF ONE HUNDRED TWENTY DAYS FOR A SENTENCE
IMPOSED PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH TWO OF THIS PARAGRAPH AND FOR A PERIOD
OF THREE HUNDRED CONSECUTIVE DAYS FOR A SENTENCE IMPOSED PURSUANT TO
SUBPARAGRAPH THREE OF THIS PARAGRAPH. A VIOLATION OF ANY OF THE
PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL CAUSE THE RESPEC-
TIVE PERIOD OF OPERATION TO RESET FROM THE DATE OF ANY SUCH VIOLATION.
(H) DRIVING WHILE ABILITY IMPAIRED BY ALCOHOL; IGNITION INTERLOCK
DEVICE REQUIREMENT. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE
CONTRARY, WHEN A PERSON SHALL BE CHARGED WITH A VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION
TWO, TWO-A, THREE, OR FOUR-A OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED NINETY-TWO OF
THIS ARTICLE AND A PLEA OF GUILTY SHALL HAVE BEEN ENTERED IN SATISFAC-
TION OF SUCH CHARGE TO A VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION ELEVEN
HUNDRED NINETY-TWO OF THIS ARTICLE, THE CONDITIONS OF SUCH PLEA SHALL
INCLUDE AN EXPRESS PROHIBITION ON THE OPERATION OF ANY MOTOR VEHICLE
WITHOUT A FUNCTIONING IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE FOR A PERIOD OF SIX
MONTHS, AND SUCH PERSON SHALL INSTALL AND MAINTAIN AN IGNITION INTERLOCK
DEVICE FOR A PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN SIX MONTHS ON THE MOTOR VEHICLE
OPERATED MOST FREQUENTLY BY SUCH PERSON. A DECLARATION FROM THE IGNITION
INTERLOCK MONITOR ON A FORM PROVIDED BY THE COMMISSIONER, CERTIFYING
THAT SUCH PERSON HAS OPERATED THE MOTOR VEHICLE FREE OF ANY VIOLATIONS
AS SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS SUBDIVISION FOR A PERIOD OF NINETY
CONSECUTIVE DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF INSTALLATION, SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE
SATISFIED THE CONDITIONS OF SUCH PLEA RELATING TO THE IGNITION INTERLOCK
REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN THIS PARAGRAPH. THE PERIOD OF INTERLOCK
RESTRICTION SHALL BE DEEMED TO COMMENCE FROM THE DATE SUCH IGNITION
INTERLOCK DEVICE SHALL HAVE BEEN INSTALLED. IF SUCH PERSON IS FOUND TO
HAVE VIOLATED THE TERMS OF THE USE OF SUCH IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE AS
SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, SUCH NINETY DAY PERIOD
SHALL RESET FROM THE DATE OF ANY SUCH VIOLATION.
(I) VIOLATIONS OF IGNITION INTERLOCK REQUIREMENTS. FOR PURPOSES OF
PARAGRAPHS (G) AND (H) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE FOLLOWING SHALL BE
DEEMED A VIOLATION OF THE IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE REQUIREMENTS:
(1) ANY VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION NINE OF SECTION
ELEVEN HUNDRED NINETY-EIGHT OF THIS CHAPTER; OR
(2) A CERTIFIED VIOLATION ON A FORM PROVIDED BY THE COMMISSIONER THAT
SUCH PERSON HAS:
(I) ATTEMPTED TO START HIS OR HER VEHICLE WITH A BLOOD ALCOHOL CONCEN-
TRATION LEVEL OF .04 OR MORE, UNLESS A SUBSEQUENT TEST PERFORMED WITHIN
TEN MINUTES THEREAFTER REGISTERS A BLOOD ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION LEVEL
LOWER THAN .04 AND THE DIGITAL IMAGE PROVIDED CONFIRMS THAT THE SAME
PERSON PROVIDED BOTH SAMPLES;
(II) FAILED TO TAKE ANY RANDOM TEST, UNLESS A REVIEW OF THE DIGITAL
IMAGE CONFIRMS THAT SUCH VEHICLE WAS NOT OCCUPIED BY THE DRIVER AT THE
TIME OF THE MISSED TEST;
(III) FAILED TO PASS ANY RANDOM RE-TEST WITH A BLOOD ALCOHOL CONCEN-
TRATION LEVEL OF .025 OR LOWER, UNLESS A SUBSEQUENT TEST PERFORMED WITH-
IN TEN MINUTES REGISTERS A BLOOD ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION LEVEL LOWER THAN
.025, AND THE DIGITAL IMAGE CONFIRMS THAT THE SAME PERSON PROVIDED BOTH
SAMPLES; OR
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(IV) FAILED TO APPEAR AT THE IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE VENDOR WHEN
REQUIRED FOR MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, CALIBRATION, MONITORING, INSPECTION,
OR REPLACEMENT OF SUCH DEVICE. A CERTIFICATE OF VIOLATION SHALL BE
ACCOMPANIED BY A CONTEMPORANEOUS DIGITAL IMAGE VERIFYING THE IDENTITY OF
THE VIOLATOR.
(J) IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE REQUIREMENTS; TERMS OF IMPRISONMENT.
WHEN A SENTENCE IMPOSED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION INCLUDES A TERM OF
IMPRISONMENT, THE SATISFACTION OF SUCH TERM OF IMPRISONMENT SHALL NOT
REDUCE OR OTHERWISE LIMIT THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH (G) OF
THIS SUBDIVISION.
(K) DEMONSTRATION OF REGULAR AND CONSISTENT USE. DURING THE PERIOD OF
AUTHORIZED USE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE WITH AN IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE
PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE PERSON SO AUTHORIZED
SHALL DEMONSTRATE REGULAR AND CONSISTENT USE OF THE IGNITION INTERLOCK
DEVICE.
(L) The office of probation and correctional alternatives shall recom-
mend to the commissioner of the division of criminal justice services
regulations governing the monitoring of compliance by persons ordered to
install and maintain ignition interlock devices to provide standards for
monitoring by departments of probation, and options for monitoring of
compliance by such persons, that counties may adopt as an alternative to
monitoring by a department of probation.
§ 3. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 1-a of section 1193 of the vehicle
and traffic law, as amended by chapter 669 of the laws of 2007, is
amended to read as follows:
(c) A court sentencing a person pursuant to paragraph (a) or (b) of
this subdivision shall: (i) order, AS A CONDITION OF SUCH SENTENCE, the
installation of an ignition interlock device approved pursuant to
section eleven hundred ninety-eight of this article in [any] THE motor
vehicle [owned or] MOST FREQUENTLY operated by the person so sentenced.
Such devices shall remain installed during any period of license revoca-
tion required to be imposed pursuant to paragraph (b) of subdivision two
of this section, and, upon the termination of such revocation period,
for an additional period as determined by the court, BUT IN NO EVENT
LESS THAN TWELVE MONTHS; and (ii) order that such person receive an
assessment of the degree of their alcohol or substance abuse and depend-
ency pursuant to the provisions of section eleven hundred ninety-eight-a
of this article. Where such assessment indicates the need for treat-
ment, such court is authorized to impose treatment as a condition of
such sentence except that such court shall impose treatment as a condi-
tion of a sentence of probation or conditional discharge pursuant to the
provisions of subdivision three of section eleven hundred ninety-eight-a
of this article. Any person ordered to install an ignition interlock
device pursuant to this paragraph shall be subject to PARAGRAPH (J) OF
SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION AND the provisions of subdivisions four,
five, seven, eight and nine of section eleven hundred ninety-eight of
this article.
§ 4. Subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of section 1198 of the vehicle and
traffic law, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4 and paragraph (a) of subdivision 5
as amended by chapter 496 of the laws of 2009, paragraph (a) of subdivi-
sion 4 as amended by chapter 169 of the laws of 2013, and subdivision 5
as amended by chapter 669 of the laws of 2007, are amended to read as
follows:
1. Applicability. The provisions of this section shall apply through-
out the state to each person required or otherwise ordered by a court as
a condition of SENTENCE, PLEA, probation or conditional discharge, WHICH
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SHALL PROHIBIT THE OPERATION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE WITHOUT A FUNCTIONING
IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE AND REQUIRES SUCH PERSON to install and [oper-
ate] MAINTAIN an ignition interlock device in [any] THE vehicle [which
he or she owns or operates] MOST FREQUENTLY OPERATED BY SUCH PERSON.
2. Requirements. (a) In addition to any other penalties prescribed by
law, the court shall require that any person who has been convicted [of]
OR ADJUDICATED A YOUTHFUL OFFENDER FOR a violation of subdivision two,
two-a [or], three OR FOUR-A of section eleven hundred ninety-two of this
article, or any crime defined by this chapter or the penal law of which
an alcohol-related violation of any provision of section eleven hundred
ninety-two of this article is an essential element, [to] SHALL NOT OPER-
ATE A MOTOR VEHICLE WITHOUT AN IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE AND SHALL
install and maintain, as a condition of PLEA, SENTENCE, probation or
conditional discharge, a functioning ignition interlock device in
accordance with the provisions of this section and, as applicable, in
accordance with the provisions of subdivisions one and one-a of section
eleven hundred ninety-three of this article; provided, however, the
court may not authorize the operation of a motor vehicle by any person
whose license or privilege to operate a motor vehicle has been revoked
except as provided herein. For any such individual subject to a sentence
of probation, installation and maintenance of such ignition interlock
device shall be a condition of probation.
(b) Nothing contained in this section shall prohibit a court, upon
application by a probation department, from modifying the conditions of
probation of any person convicted of any violation set forth in para-
graph (a) of this subdivision prior to the effective date of this
section, to require the installation and maintenance of a functioning
ignition interlock device, and such person shall thereafter be subject
to the provisions of this section.
[(c) Nothing contained in this section shall authorize a court to
sentence any person to a period of probation or conditional discharge
for the purpose of subjecting such person to the provisions of this
section, unless such person would have otherwise been so eligible for a
sentence of probation or conditional discharge.]
3. Conditions. (a) [Notwithstanding any other provision of law] EXCEPT
AS PROVIDED FOR SENTENCES IMPOSED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (G) OF SUBDIVI-
SION ONE OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED NINETY-THREE OF THIS CHAPTER, the
commissioner may grant a post-revocation conditional license, as set
forth in paragraph (b) of this subdivision, to a person who has been
convicted of a violation of subdivision two, two-a [or], three OR FOUR-A
of section eleven hundred ninety-two of this article and who has been
sentenced to a period of probation or conditional discharge, provided
the person has satisfied the minimum period of license revocation estab-
lished by law and the commissioner has been notified that such person
may operate only a motor vehicle equipped with a functioning ignition
interlock device. No such request shall be made nor shall such a
license be granted, however, if such person has been found by a court to
have committed a violation of section five hundred eleven of this chap-
ter during the license revocation period or deemed by a court to have
violated any condition of probation or conditional discharge set forth
by the court relating to the operation of a motor vehicle or the
consumption of alcohol. In exercising discretion relating to the issu-
ance of a post-revocation conditional license pursuant to this subdivi-
sion, the commissioner shall not deny such issuance based solely upon
the number of convictions for violations of any subdivision of section
eleven hundred ninety-two of this article committed by such person with-
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in the ten years prior to application for such license. Upon the termi-
nation of the period of probation or conditional discharge set by the
court, the person may apply to the commissioner for restoration of a
license or privilege to operate a motor vehicle in accordance with this
chapter.
(b) Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of this chapter, a
post-revocation conditional license granted pursuant to paragraph (a) of
this subdivision shall be valid only for use by the holder thereof, (1)
[enroute] EN ROUTE to and from the holder's place of employment, (2) if
the holder's employment requires the operation of a motor vehicle then
during the hours thereof, (3) [enroute] EN ROUTE to and from a class or
course at an accredited school, college or university or at a state
approved institution of vocational or technical training, (4) to and
from court ordered probation activities, (5) to and from a motor vehicle
office for the transaction of business relating to such license, (6) for
a three hour consecutive daytime period, chosen by the department, on a
day during which the participant is not engaged in usual employment or
vocation, (7) [enroute] EN ROUTE to and from a medical examination or
treatment as part of a necessary medical treatment for such participant
or member of the participant's household, as evidenced by a written
statement to that effect from a licensed medical practitioner, (8)
[enroute] EN ROUTE to and from a class or an activity which is an
authorized part of the alcohol and drug rehabilitation program and at
which participant's attendance is required, and (9) [enroute] EN ROUTE
to and from a place, including a school, at which a child or children of
the participant are cared for on a regular basis and which is necessary
for the participant to maintain such participant's employment or enroll-
ment at an accredited school, college or university or at a state
approved institution of vocational or technical training.
(c) The post-revocation conditional license described in this subdivi-
sion may be revoked by the commissioner for sufficient cause including
but not limited to, failure to comply with the terms of the condition of
probation or conditional discharge set forth by the court, conviction of
any traffic offense other than one involving parking, stopping or stand-
ing [or], conviction of any alcohol or drug related offense, misdemeanor
or felony, ANY VIOLATION OF SECTION FIVE HUNDRED ELEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER
OR SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED NINETY-TWO OF THIS ARTICLE WITH RESPECT TO
OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE WITHOUT AN IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE WHEN
REQUIRED TO DO SO, or failure to install or maintain a court ordered
ignition interlock device.
(d) Nothing contained herein shall prohibit the court from requiring,
as a condition of probation or conditional discharge, the installation
of a functioning ignition interlock device in any vehicle owned or oper-
ated by a person sentenced for a violation of subdivision two, two-a,
[or] three OR FOUR-A of section eleven hundred ninety-two of this [chap-
ter] ARTICLE, or any crime defined by this chapter or the penal law of
which an alcohol-related violation of any provision of section eleven
hundred ninety-two of this [chapter] ARTICLE is an essential element, if
the court in its discretion, determines that such a condition is neces-
sary to ensure the public safety. Imposition of an ignition interlock
condition shall in no way limit the effect of any period of license
suspension or revocation set forth by the commissioner or the court.
(e) Nothing contained herein shall prevent the court from applying any
other conditions of probation or conditional discharge allowed by law,
including treatment for alcohol or drug abuse, restitution and community
service.
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(f) The commissioner shall note on the operator's record of any person
restricted pursuant to this section that, in addition to any other
restrictions, conditions or limitations, such person may operate only a
motor vehicle equipped with an ignition interlock device.
4. Proof of compliance and recording of condition. (a) Following
imposition by the court of the use of an ignition interlock device as a
condition PLEA, SENTENCE, of probation or conditional discharge it shall
require the person to provide proof of compliance with this section to
the court and the probation department or other monitor where such
person is under probation or conditional discharge supervision. A CLAIM
BY SUCH PERSON THAT HE OR SHE HAS GOOD CAUSE FOR NOT INSTALLING AN
IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE SHALL BE MADE TO THE COURT AT OR BEFORE
SENTENCING, IN WRITING IN THE FORM OF A SWORN AFFIDAVIT SIGNED BY SUCH
PERSON ASSERTING UNDER OATH THAT HE OR SHE IS NOT THE REGISTERED OR
TITLED OWNER OF ANY MOTOR VEHICLE AND WILL NOT OPERATE ANY MOTOR VEHICLE
DURING THE PERIOD OF RESTRICTION, OR THAT SUCH PERSON DOES NOT HAVE
ACCESS TO THE VEHICLE OPERATED BY SUCH PERSON AT THE TIME OF THE
VIOLATION OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED NINETY-TWO OF THIS ARTICLE, OR THAT
THE REGISTERED OWNER OF THAT VEHICLE OR ANY VEHICLE REGISTERED TO SUCH
PERSON'S HOUSEHOLD WILL NOT GIVE CONSENT FOR THE INSTALLATION OF AN
INTERLOCK DEVICE ON HIS OR HER VEHICLE. THE AFFIDAVIT SHALL INCLUDE A
STATEMENT REGARDING WHETHER SUCH PERSON OWNED ANY MOTOR VEHICLE ON THE
DATE OF THE UNDERLYING VIOLATION OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED NINETY-TWO OF
THIS ARTICLE AND WHETHER OWNERSHIP OF ANY OF THOSE VEHICLES HAS BEEN
TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER PARTY BY SALE, GIFT OR ANY OTHER MEANS SINCE THE
DATE OF SAID VIOLATION. THE AFFIDAVIT SHALL ALSO INCLUDE A STATEMENT
FROM SUCH PERSON THAT HE OR SHE HAS NOT AND WILL NOT TRANSFER OWNERSHIP
OF ANY VEHICLE TO EVADE INSTALLATION OF AN IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE,
THE ADDRESS OF SUCH PERSON'S EMPLOYMENT, IF APPLICABLE, AND HOW SUCH
PERSON INTENDS TO TRAVEL TO THAT LOCATION DURING THE PERIOD OF
RESTRICTION. THE PERSON ALSO MAY INCLUDE ANY OTHER FACTS AND CIRCUM-
STANCES HE OR SHE BELIEVES TO BE RELEVANT TO THE CLAIM OF GOOD CAUSE.
THE COURT SHALL MAKE A FINDING WHETHER GOOD CAUSE EXISTS ON THE RECORD
AND, IF GOOD CAUSE SHALL BE FOUND, ISSUE SUCH FINDING IN WRITING TO BE
FILED BY SUCH PERSON WITH THE PROBATION DEPARTMENT OR THE IGNITION
INTERLOCK MONITOR, AS APPROPRIATE. IN THE EVENT THE COURT DENIES SUCH
PERSON'S CLAIM OF GOOD CAUSE ON THE BASIS OF THE AFFIDAVIT FILED WITH
THE COURT, SUCH PERSONS SHALL BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD. SUCH
PERSON SHALL ALSO BE PERMITTED TO WAIVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD, IF
HE OR SHE CHOOSES TO DO SO. If [the] A person SHALL BE ORDERED TO
INSTALL AND MAINTAIN AN IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE, AND SUCH PERSON fails
to provide for such proof of installation, absent a finding by the court
of good cause for that failure which is entered in the record, the court
may revoke, modify, or terminate the person's sentence of probation or
conditional discharge as provided under law. [Good cause may include a
finding that the person is not the owner of a motor vehicle if such
person asserts under oath that such person is not the owner of any motor
vehicle and that he or she will not operate any motor vehicle during the
period of interlock restriction except as may be otherwise authorized
pursuant to law.] "Owner" shall have the same meaning as provided in
section one hundred twenty-eight of this chapter.
(b) When a court imposes the condition specified in subdivision one of
this section, the court shall notify the commissioner in such manner as
the commissioner may prescribe, and the commissioner shall note such
condition on the operating record of the person subject to such condi-
tions.
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5. Cost, installation and maintenance. (a) The cost of installing and
maintaining the ignition interlock device shall be borne by the person
subject to such condition unless the court determines such person is
financially unable to afford such cost whereupon such cost may be
imposed pursuant to a payment plan or waived. In the event of such
waiver, the cost of the device shall be borne in accordance with regu-
lations issued under paragraph (g) of subdivision one of section eleven
hundred ninety-three of this article or pursuant to such other agreement
as may be entered into for provision of the device. Such cost shall be
considered a fine for the purposes of subdivision five of section 420.10
of the criminal procedure law. Such cost shall not replace, but shall
instead be in addition to, any fines, surcharges, or other costs imposed
pursuant to this chapter or other applicable laws.
(b) The installation and service provider of the device shall be
responsible for the installation, calibration, and maintenance of such
device.
(C) FAILURE TO INSTALL SUCH DEVICE, FAILURE TO APPEAR FOR A SERVICE
VISIT OR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH SERVICE INSTRUCTIONS OR CIRCUMVENTION OF
OR TAMPERING WITH THE DEVICE, IN VIOLATION OF REGULATIONS PROMULGATED BY
THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES, SHALL CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION
OF THE CONDITIONS OF A PERSON'S SENTENCE, PROBATION OR CONDITIONAL
DISCHARGE.
§ 5. Paragraph (k-1) of subdivision 2 of section 65.10 of the penal
law, as amended by chapter 669 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read
as follows:
(k-1) Install and maintain a functioning ignition interlock device, as
that term is defined in section one hundred nineteen-a of the vehicle
and traffic law, in any vehicle owned or operated by the defendant [if
the court in its discretion determines that such a condition is neces-
sary to ensure the public safety. The court may require such condition
only where a person has been convicted of a violation of subdivision
two, two-a or three of section eleven hundred ninety-two of the vehicle
and traffic law, or any crime defined by the vehicle and traffic law or
this chapter of which an alcohol-related violation of any provision of
section eleven hundred ninety-two of the vehicle and traffic law is an
essential element]. The offender shall be required to install and oper-
ate the ignition interlock device only in accordance with THE PROVISIONS
OF PARAGRAPHS (G), (H), (I) AND (J) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION ELEVEN
HUNDRED NINETY-THREE AND section eleven hundred ninety-eight of the
vehicle and traffic law.
§ 6. The division of criminal justice services is authorized and
directed to compile and publish annually a report on its website of the
total number of repeat convictions with respect to violations of section
1192 of the vehicle and traffic law for the five years succeeding the
effective date of this act, and shall also include the total number of
repeat convictions for the five years preceding the effective date in
such report. The division is authorized and directed to coordinate with
any other agency, authority, department, division, bureau, or political
subdivision to compile this information, including without limitation
the governor's highway traffic safety committee.
§ 7. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law, provided, however,
that the amendments to section 1198 of the vehicle and traffic law made
by section four of this act shall not affect the repeal of such section
and shall be deemed repealed therewith.