§ 31-49-6 — § 31-49-6. Selling or leasing ignition interlock systems.

Rhode Island § 31-49-6

• Jurisdiction: Rhode Island
• Title 31: Motor and Other vehicles
• Ch. 31-49: Ignition Interlock Systems

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§ 31-49-6. Selling or leasing ignition interlock systems.

(a) A person may not sell or lease, or offer to sell or lease, an ignition interlock system to a person subject to the provisions of § 31-27-2.8 unless:

(1) The system has been certified by the division of motor vehicles; and

(2) A warning label approved by the division of motor vehicles 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 up to one thousand dollars ($1,000), or one year imprisonment, or both.

(b) A person who sells or leases ignition interlock systems in the state shall:

(1) Monitor the use of the system as required by the division of motor vehicles; and

(2) Issue a report of the results of the monitoring to the appropriate office of the division of motor vehicles and the division of parole and probation.

Legislative History

P.L. 1992, ch. 405, § 3; P.L. 2014, ch. 230, § 3; P.L. 2014, ch. 326, § 3.