Sec. 14-227k. Avoidance of or tampering with ignition interlock device.
Sec. 14-227k. Avoidance of or tampering with ignition interlock device. (a) No
person whose right to operate a motor vehicle has been restricted pursuant to an order
of the court under subsection (b) of section 14-227j or by the Commissioner of Motor
Vehicles pursuant to subsection (i) of section 14-227a shall (1) request or solicit another
person to blow into an ignition interlock device or to start a motor vehicle equipped
with an ignition interlock device for the purpose of providing such person with an operable motor vehicle, or (2) operate any motor vehicle not equipped with a functioning
ignition interlock device or any motor vehicle that a court has ordered such person not
to operate.
(b) No person shall tamper with, alter or bypass the operation of an ignition interlock
device for the purpose of providing an operable motor vehicle to a person whose right
to operate a motor vehicle has been restricted pursuant to an order of the court under
subsection (b) of section 14-227j or by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles pursuant
to subsection (i) of section 14-227a.
(c) Any person who violates any provision of subsection (a) or (b) of this section
shall be guilty of a class C misdemeanor.
(d) Each court shall report each conviction under subsection (a) or (b) of this section
to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, in accordance with the provisions of section 14-141. The commissioner shall suspend the motor vehicle operator's license or nonresident
operating privilege of the person reported as convicted for a period of one year.
(P.A. 03-265, S. 3; P.A. 04-199, S. 33.)
History: P.A. 04-199 amended Subsecs. (a) and (b) to make provisions applicable to a person whose right to operate a
motor vehicle has been restricted by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles pursuant to Sec. 14-227a(i) and amended Subsec.
(b) to delete reference to an immobilization device.