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<section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="21-902.4" title_number="21" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Rules of the Road" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Reckless, Negligent, or Impaired Driving; Fleeing or Eluding Police">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Administration shall certify or cause to be certified ignition interlock systems for use in the State and adopt regulations for the certification of the ignition interlock systems.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The regulations adopted under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall include requirements that an ignition interlock system:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Does not impede the safe operation of the vehicle;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Minimizes opportunities to be bypassed;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Correlates accurately with established measures of blood alcohol levels;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>Works accurately and reliably in an unsupervised environment;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>Requires a proper and accurate measure of blood alcohol levels;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vi">
        <text>Is installed in a tamper–proof manner and provides evidence of attempted tampering;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vii">
        <text>Is difficult to circumvent and requires premeditation to circumvent;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="viii">
        <text>Minimizes inconvenience to a sober user;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ix">
        <text>Is manufactured by a party responsible for installation, user training, service, and maintenance;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="x">
        <text>Operates reliably over the range of motor vehicle environments or motor vehicle manufacturing standards;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="xi">
        <text>Is manufactured by a person that is adequately insured for products liability;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="xii">
        <text>Provides the option for an electronic log of the driver’s experience with the system; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="xiii">
        <text>Is certified by a qualified laboratory approved by the Administration.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <level label="i">
        <text>The Administration shall design and adopt a warning label to be affixed to an ignition interlock system on installation.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The warning label shall state that a person tampering with, circumventing, or otherwise misusing the ignition interlock system is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine or imprisonment or both.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <level label="i">
        <text>The Administration shall publish a list of certified ignition interlock systems.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>A manufacturer of an ignition interlock system that seeks to sell or lease the ignition interlock system to persons subject to § 21–902.2 of this subtitle in the State shall pay the costs of obtaining the required certification.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A person may not sell or lease or offer to sell or lease an ignition interlock system to a person subject to § 21–902.2 of this subtitle in the State unless:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The system has been certified by the Administration; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A warning label approved by the Administration is affixed to the system stating that a person who tampers, circumvents, or otherwise misuses the system is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine or imprisonment or both.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>A person that sells or leases an ignition interlock system in the State shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Monitor the use of the system as required by the court; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Issue a report of the results of the monitoring to the appropriate office of the Division of Parole and Probation.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The Administration shall adopt regulations establishing minimum standards for the certification of an approved service provider, including:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The minimum qualifications described under § 16–404.1 of this article; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A requirement that an approved service provider shall maintain service and installation records and provide these records for inspection on the request of the Administration.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
