Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 55 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Part I - State Police › Chapter 6 - Ignition Interlock Devices › Section I-613 - Ignition Interlock Standards

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
				Any breath-alcohol ignition interlock device submitted to the department for
				approval as an approved ignition interlock device shall be accompanied by the
				certificate of an independent testing laboratory approved by the Applied
				Technology Division of the Office of State Police indicating that the device
				meets or exceeds the standards of the National Highway Traffic Safety
				Administration for such devices as published in Volume 57, No. 67 of the
Federal Register
, as currently extant or subsequently amended,
				or for which any exemptions from specific provisions of same have been granted
				by the department. A complete and certified copy of the testing protocol and
				the results thereof of the independent testing laboratory shall also accompany
				any breath-alcohol ignition interlock device submitted for approval.
B. In order to obtain approval of the
				department as an approved ignition interlock device, the manufacturer shall
				amply demonstrate that said unit meets or exceeds the above federal standards
				and fulfills the statutory requirements as to:
1. safe operation of the vehicle in which the
				unit is installed;
2. lack of
				interference with normal use of the vehicle;
3. protection against compromise or
				circumvention and preservation of evidence of such activity;
4. resistance to tampering;
5. ability to work reliably and accurately in
				an unsupervised environment;
6.
				ability to initiate a "restart" of the vehicle's ignition within one minute
				after the ignition has been turned off without requiring another breath-alcohol
				analysis;
7. measurement of a
				person's breath-alcohol concentration by delivery of a deep lung sample
				directly into the device;
8.
				disablement of the ignition system of the vehicle if the breath-alcohol
				concentration of the sample introduced into the device exceeds 0.03 grams of
				alcohol per 210 liters of breath;
9. disablement of the ignition system of the
				vehicle if the ignition interlock device has not been calibrated and serviced
				within a period of 67 days subsequent to its installation or last calibration
				or inspection, whichever is sooner;
10. recordation of each time the vehicle is
				started, the time of each start, how long the vehicle was operated and any
				instances of tampering or attempted tampering with the unit;
11. visibly indicate to the user and any
				qualified person:
a. the unit is
				on;
b. the unit has enabled the
				ignition system of the vehicle in which it is installed;
c. the unit is in need of service or
				calibration;
d. failure of the BAC
				threshold and the reading obtained by the unit on the breath sample
				introduced;
e. any other indication
				required by the department. The unit may augment visible signals or indications
				with audible ones;
f. in addition
				to the above standards, the department may require the unit submitted for
				approval to meet or exceed other requirements deemed necessary to insure the
				safety of the public or mandated by the above-specified federal BAIID
				regulations.