BILL ANALYSIS Ó
SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Senator Ricardo Lara, Chair
2015 - 2016 Regular
SB 61 (Hill) - Driving under the influence: ignition interlock
device
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|Version: April 7, 2015 |Policy Vote: PUB. S. 7 - 0 |
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|Urgency: No |Mandate: No |
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|Hearing Date: April 27, 2015 |Consultant: Jolie Onodera |
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This bill meets the criteria for referral to the Suspense File.
Bill
Summary: SB 61 would extend the operation of the existing
Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) pilot program mandating the
installation of an ignition interlock device (IID) on every
vehicle owned or operated by all driving under the influence
(DUI) offenders in four specified counties for an additional 18
months, until July 1, 2017.
Fiscal
Impact:
Administrative expenditures of $1.2 million to $1.5 million
(Special Fund*) to DMV to extend operation of the pilot for 18
months. Costs are estimated to be reimbursed through the
authority of the DMV to collect fees.
One-time minor DMV programming costs of less than $30,000
(Special Fund*) to enable extension of the pilot program.
*Motor Vehicle Account
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Background: Existing law provides that a person convicted of a first-time
DUI may apply for a restricted license for driving to and from
work and to and from a DUI program if specified requirements are
met, paying all applicable fees, submitting proof of insurance
and proof of participation in a program. For a second or
subsequent DUI offense, a person can get his or her license
reinstated earlier if he or she agrees to install an IID along
with his or her enrollment in the required program, proof of
insurance, and payment of specified fees.
AB 91 (Feuer) Chapter 217/2009 created an IID pilot program
effective July 1, 2010, in the counties of Alameda, Los Angeles,
Sacramento and Tulare, requiring a person convicted of a DUI to
install an IID for five months upon a first offense, 12 months
for a second offense, 24 months for a third offense, and 36
months for a fourth or subsequent offense. The pilot program
remains in effect until January 1, 2016, unless a later enacted
statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2016, deletes or
extends that date.
Pursuant to AB 91, the DMV was required to report to the
Legislature by January 1, 2015, regarding the effectiveness of
the pilot program in reducing the number of first-time DUI
violations and repeat DUI offenses in the pilot counties. In
January of 2015, the DMV released the report, General Deterrent
Evaluation of the Ignition Interlock Pilot Program in
California, which reported the following:
The results indicate that IID installation rates
among all DUI offenders increased dramatically in
the pilot counties from 2.1 percent during the
pre-pilot period to 42.4 percent during the pilot
period. The results of the Auto-Regressive
Integrated Moving Average analyses show that the
IID pilot program was not associated with a
reduction in the number of first-time and repeat
DUI convictions in the pilot counties. In other
words, no evidence was found that the pilot
program has a general deterrence effect.
A follow-up study is being conducted to determine
if the pilot program has any specific deterrence
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effects. It is recommended that any subsequent
legislative action on this subject take into
consideration the findings of this specific
deterrence evaluation. This evaluation is
anticipated to be completed in the fall of 2015.
Proposed Law:
This bill would extend the operation of the existing
four-county IID pilot program being administered by the DMV for
an additional 18 months until July 1, 2017.
Related
Legislation: SB 55 (Hill) 2014 would have required a repeat DUI offender to
install an IID on his or her vehicle(s) for a specified period
of time in order to get a restricted license or to reinstate his
or her license, as specified. This bill was held on the Suspense
File of the Assembly Committee on Appropriations.
AB 520 (Ammiano) Chapter 657/2011 allowed a person convicted of
alcohol-related reckless driving ("wet reckless") to apply for a
restricted license early if he or she complied with specified
requirements, including installation of an IID.
AB 91 (Feuer) Chapter 217/2009 established a four-county pilot
program within the DMV that requires a person convicted of
driving under the influence to install an IID, as specified, on
all vehicles he or she owns or operates.
Staff
Comments: It is estimated the DMV would incur operational costs
of $1.2 million to $1.5 million (Special Fund) to administer the
pilot program for an additional 18 months. These costs are
estimated to be reimbursed by fees authorized to be assessed by
the DMV to cover the reasonable costs of administration of the
program.
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