Registry Procedures Manual - D.29

Appendix D. Ignition Interlock Devise 540 CMR 25.00
25.06: Cost and Maintenance
1. The operator shall pay the cost of installing, monitoring, and maintaining the Ignition Interlock
Device(s), except when the Registrar has issued a written determination that such costs would
cause a greave and serious hardshiop to the offender or the offender's family.
2. At the time an interlock restriction is imposed, the Registrar shall provide written notice to each
operator that he or she may obtain a certified ignition interlock device, including installation,
maintenance, and removal services at no cost if such cost would cause a grave and serious
hardship to the offender or the operator's family. The Registrar shall issue a finding of hardship
upon presentation of documentation in a form which is consistent with St. 2005, c. 122, § 19
and approved by the Registrar, and which is sufficient to show grave and serious hardship to the
operator or the operator's family. The operator shall be responsible for all costs associated with
damage to the unit, failure to have the unit properly serviced or maintained, violations of the interlock
program or unexcused lockouts.
3. The operator will be required to appear at the Service Provider's location for a Service Visit within
30 days of the installation of the device, and regularly thereafter in Service Periods of 25.-30
days, for as long as the device is required by the Registrar. 25 days after each Service Visit, the
unit shall alert the operator of the requirement for another Service Visit.
25.07: Conditions of Hardship Licenses and License Reinstatements
1. Any person whose license has been suspended or revoked because of two or more motor vehicle
violations for operating under the influence of intoxicants shall have an Ignition Interlock Device
installed on every vehicle he owns, leases, or operates, as a condition of the reinstatement of
his license or right to operate. This requirement applies to both full reinstatements and Hardship
Licenses.
(1A) Any person whose license has been suspended or revoked following a first conviction or
assignment to an alcohol treatment program of operating under the influence of intoxicants, and
who operated a motor vehicle with a percentage, by weight, of alcohol in their blood of fifteen
one-hundredths or greater, shall have an interlock restriction imposed on any hardship license
issued by either the Registrar or the Board of Appeal pursuant to M.G.L. c. 90, § 24(1)(c)(1) and/
or M.G.L. c. 90, § 24D.
2. Any operator subject to 540 CMR 25.00 shall operate a vehicle only if it is equipped with an
Ignition Interlock Device. This requirement applies to all vehicles owned by the operator, as well
all other vehicles operated by the individual, including but not limited to any vehicles that are
leased, rented, loaned, or used in employment.
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