Code of Massachusetts Regulations
540 CMR - REGISTRY OF MOTOR VEHICLES
Title 540 CMR 25.00 - Certification, installation, use and maintenance of ignition interlock devices
Section 25.04 - Model Specifications for Breath Alcohol Ignition Interlock Devices

Universal Citation: 540 MA Code of Regs 540.25

Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024

(1) A manufacturer or other entity seeking approval of any type of Ignition Interlock Device in order that it might be used to monitor compliance with Massachusetts Ignition Interlock Restrictions must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Registrar that the device meets the conditions established in Model Specifications for Breath Alcohol Ignition Interlock Devices (BAIIDs), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Federal Register, Vol. 78, No. 89, May 8, 2013. The Registrar shall certify such qualifying types of devices and shall publish a list of certified types of devices.

(2) Standards for certification shall include provisions for setting a minimum and maximum calibration range and shall also include, but not be limited to, requirements that the devices:

(a) Prevent an IID-restricted operator from starting an IID-equipped vehicle without a Passed Test;

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

(c) Require at least one Rolling Retest during any operation of an IID-equipped vehicle lasting ten minutes or longer.

(d) Require Rolling Retests to be conducted at random intervals during operation of the vehicle.

(e) Notify the operator when a Rolling Retest is required and permit an operator five minutes to blow into the Ignition Interlock Device after the notification.

(f) Have features that make Circumvention difficult and that do not interfere with the normal or safe operation of the vehicle;

(g) Resist Tampering and give evidence if Tampering is attempted;

(h) Operate reliably over the range of automobile environments;

(i) Effect a Lockout when an operator violates an IID Restriction, as described in 540 CMR 25.09; and

(j) Are manufactured by a party covered by product liability insurance.

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