Rhode Island Code of Regulations
Title 280 - Department of Revenue
Chapter 30 - Division of Motor Vehicles
Subchapter 15 - Safety and Emissions
Part 9 - Rules and Regulations Governing the Certification and Use of Ignition Interlock Systems
Section 280-RICR-30-15-9.4 - Certification of the System and Provider Requirements

A. Any Service Provider found not to be in compliance with any of the provisions of this regulation may be subject to suspension or revocation of approval for any or all its sites, after a hearing before the division. The Division may take into account the nature and extent of the violation(s) and the past performance of the Service Provider.

B. When the court orders the use of an ignition interlock system, the DMV shall place an appropriate notation, a "U" restriction, upon the operator's record and license that clearly sets forth the requirement for an IID. Upon completion of the time period set forth by the court or DMV for use of the IID, the operator shall return to the DMV to request removal of the restriction from the license.

A. A manufacturer or other entity seeking approval of any type of Ignition Interlock Device used to monitor compliance with Rhode Island Ignition Interlock Restrictions must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Division that the device meets or exceeds the conditions established in the new Model Specifications for Breath Alcohol Ignition Interlock Devices (BAIIDs), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Federal Register Vol 78, No. 89 published on May 8, 2013 and Federal Register Vol 80, No. 60 published on March 30, 2015. The Division shall certify such qualifying types of devices and shall publish a list of certified types of devices.

B. A service provider shall submit a completed application for certification, on a form provided by the Division.

C. A service provider shall submit, together with the application, a sworn certificate from a professional scientific testing laboratory, independent of the provider's business, attesting that the provider's ignition interlock system meets or exceeds the current applicable certification standards set forth by NHTSA and the U.S. Department of Transportation.

D. The service provider will submit in writing the procedures it will undertake to monitor the IID systems installed by the provider.

E. The provider shall submit a warning label to the division in compliance with R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-49-4 for approval by the Division. Once approved by the Division, the warning label shall be attached to the IID in a position visible to the driver.

F. The service provider will submit a written statement to the division certifying that they will comply with the requirements set forth in R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-49-3(a)(1) through (12), provisions for setting a minimum and maximum calibration range, and the following additional requirements that devices: