Haw. Code R. § 19-147-8 - Standards for the certification of ignition interlock devices

All ignition interlock devices used pursuant to HRS chapter 291E shall be certified by an independent laboratory that they meet or exceed the model specifications published in the Federal Register by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. At minimum, the standards shall require that the devices:

(1) Operate using an alcohol-specific technology;

(2) Employ a digital camera by which a photograph of the person using the device can be incorporated into the electronic record generated by each use of the device;

(3) Require a rolling retest by which the driver must, within a specified period of time or distance after starting the vehicle, be retested and found to have an alcohol concentration of less than .02 with a margin of error of .01.

(4) Have the capability to prevent the normal operation of the motor vehicle by an offender who fails to retest;

(5) Generate a record of vehicular usage, including dates and times driven;

(6) Be capable of random retesting and timed retesting;

(7) Minimize opportunities to be bypassed, circumvented or tampered with;

(8) Correlate accurately with established measures of blood alcohol content and be calibrated according to the manufacturer's specifications;

(9) Indicate when a sufficient sample, of breath has been collected and shall indicate this by audible or visual means;

(10) Work accurately and reliably in an unsupervised environment;

(11) Minimize inconvenience to others;

(12) Issue a warning of impending lockout; and

(13) Be manufactured by an entity which is adequately insured against liability.

Notes

Haw. Code R. § 19-147-8

[Eff FEB 14 2011] (Auth: HRS § 291E-6) (Imp: HRS § 291E-6)