Code of Maine Rules › 29 - DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › 250 - BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Bureau of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 8 - RULES FOR IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICES › Section 250-8-4 - Standards and specifications for ignition interlock devices

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1.
Federal standards
. All
				  ignition interlock devices must meet or exceed the standards established by the
				  U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety
				  Administration, identified as "Model Specifications for Breath Alcohol Ignition
				  Interlock Devices" 78 Fed. Reg. 89, pp. 26862-26867.
2.
Sufficient breath sample
. The
				  device must indicate by audible or visual means when a sufficient breath sample
				  has been collected and indicate the result by a pass/fail signal.
3.
Preventing starting of a
				  vehicle
. The device must prevent a driver from starting the vehicle when
				  a breath test detects a BAC of .025 or greater and when a driver fails to
				  appear for a scheduled service or violations service within the five day
				  warning period.
4.
Violation
				  reset
. Whenever the device's service reminder is activated by a
				  violations reset feature the device must place the vehicle in a permanent lock
				  out condition after five days.
5.
Random retest feature
. A random retest feature is required for all
				  devices. The device must require the driver to submit to a random retest within
				  a variable interval ranging from five to fifteen minutes after a driver has
				  passed an initial breath test and started the vehicle. An audible or visual
				  warning must alert the driver of the retest and the driver will have ten
				  minutes to take the random retest. If the driver fails to submit to the retest
				  within ten minutes or the device detects a BAC of .025 or greater, the horn
				  will sound repeatedly until the vehicle is turned off. Once the vehicle is
				  turned off, the device must not allow the driver to restart the vehicle within
				  three minutes without taking an initial breath test. If the vehicle is turned
				  off or accidentally stalls after or during the warning of an impending random
				  retest, but before the driver takes the random retest, the device must prevent
				  the driver from starting the vehicle without taking an initial breath
				  test.
6. A device must be
				  programmed to allow a maximum of three attempts to provide a breath sample on a
				  retest within a ten minute period.
7. A device must record data in its memory in
				  such a manner that data cannot be erased and a hard copy can be printed. The
				  data recorder must be incorporated into a module that cannot be detached and
				  must have a backup system to protect the security of all recorded data in the
				  event the power supply to the device is interrupted or the sample head is
				  disengaged or disconnected. The following information must be stored in the
				  data recorder:
A. The date and time of any use
				  or attempted use of a vehicle.
B.
				  The date and time of any attempt to tamper, circumvent or bypass the
				  device.
C. The date, time and
				  alcohol concentration, in grams per 210 liters, of each breath sample provided
				  to the device.
D. The date and time
				  of any malfunctions of the device.
E. The date and time of any failures to
				  provide retest samples.
F. The date
				  that a "service required" message is issued to the customer.
G. The date that any service is
				  performed.