189A.340 Ignition interlock licenses -- Provider fees.
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(a)If a person's license is suspended pursuant to this chapter and the initial
suspension was for a violation of KRS 189A.010(1)(a), (b), (e), or (f), the sole
license the person shall be eligible for is an ignition interlock license pursuant
to this section.
(b)If a person's license is suspended pursuant to this chapter and the initial
suspension was for a violation of KRS 189A.010(1)(c) or (d), the person shall
be eligible for an ignition interlock license pursuant to this section and may be
eligible for a hardship license pursuant to KRS 189A.410.
(a)A person may apply for an ignition interlock license anytime, including after
receiving the notices under KRS 189A.105 or after his or her license has been
suspended pursuant to this chapter.
(b)If at the time the person applies for an ignition interlock license, the person's
license has been suspended pursuant to this chapter, the person shall be
authorized to drive to:
1. An ignition interlock device provider to have a functioning ignition
interlock device installed in his or her motor vehicle or motorcycle; and
2. The Transportation Cabinet to obtain an ignition interlock license;
This paragraph shall only apply within fourteen
(14)days of the date printed
on the ignition interlock approval letter issued by the Transportation Cabinet
and if the person has the ignition interlock approval letter in the motor vehicle
or motorcycle.
(3)Before the Transportation Cabinet shall issue an ignition interlock license, the
person shall:
(a)Submit an application for an ignition interlock license;
(b)Provide proof of motor vehicle insurance;
(c)Provide an ignition interlock certificate of installation issued by an ignition
interlock device provider; and
(d)Provide any other information required by administrative regulations
promulgated by the Transportation Cabinet under KRS 189A.350.
(4)An ignition interlock license shall restrict the person to operating only a motor
vehicle or motorcycle equipped with a functioning ignition interlock device, unless
the person qualifies for an employer exemption under subsection
(6)of this section.
This restriction shall remain in place for:
(a)If a person's license was suspended pretrial pursuant to KRS 189A.200, the
required suspension period under KRS 189A.200(6);
(b)If a person's license was suspended pursuant to KRS 189A.070 or 189A.107:
1. The required suspension period under KRS 189A.070(1); and
2. a. If the maximum suspension period under KRS 189A.070(1)(a) has
not yet been met, until the Transportation Cabinet has received a
declaration from the person's ignition interlock device provider, in
a form provided or approved by the cabinet, certifying that none of
the violations outlined in subdivision b. of this subparagraph has
occurred:
i. For a first offense within a ten
(10)year period of KRS
189A.010(1)(a), (b), (c), (d), or
(e)or for any offense of KRS
189A.010(1)(f), in the ninety
(90)consecutive days; and
ii. For all subsequent offenses within a ten
(10)year period of
KRS 189A.010(1)(a), (b), (c), (d), or (e), one hundred twenty
(120)consecutive days;
prior to the date of releasing the ignition interlock device
restriction.
b. If any of the following occur, it shall be a violation of the ninety
(90)or one hundred twenty
(120)consecutive day requirement:
i. Failure to take any random breath alcohol concentration test
unless a review of the digital image confirms that the motor
vehicle or motorcycle was not occupied by a driver at the
time of the missed test;
ii. Failure to pass any random retest with a breath alcohol
concentration of 0.02 or lower unless a subsequent test
performed within ten
(10)minutes registers a breath alcohol
concentration lower than 0.02, and the digital image
confirms the same person provided both samples;
iii. Failure of the person, or his or her designee, to appear at the
ignition interlock device provider when required for
maintenance, repair, calibration, monitoring, inspection, or
replacement of the device;
iv. Failure of the person to pay fees established pursuant to
subsection
(7)of this section;
v. Tampering with an installed ignition interlock device with
the intent of rendering it defective; or
vi. Altering, concealing, hiding, or attempting to alter, conceal,
or hide, the person's identity from the ignition interlock
device's camera while providing a breath sample;
(c)If a person's license was suspended pursuant to KRS 189A.090, for the
required suspension period under KRS 189A.090(2); or
(d)If a person's license suspension was extended pursuant to KRS 189A.345, the
required suspension period under KRS 189A.345(1).
(a)The time period a person:
1. Holds a valid ignition interlock license pursuant to this section; or
2. Receives alcohol or substance abuse treatment in an inpatient residential
facility;
shall apply on a day-for-day basis toward satisfying the suspension periods
detailed in subsection
(4)of this section.
(b)Except as provided in paragraph
(c)of this subsection, the Transportation
Cabinet shall give the person a day-for-day credit for any time period the
person:
1. Held a valid ignition interlock license; or
2. Received alcohol or substance abuse treatment in an inpatient residential
facility.
(c)A person shall not receive day-for-day credit for days the person utilized the
employer exemption in accordance with subsection
(6)of this section and
drove an employer's motor vehicle or motorcycle not equipped with a
functioning ignition interlock device.
(a)A person with an ignition interlock license may operate a motor vehicle or
motorcycle not equipped with a functioning ignition interlock device if:
1. The person is required to operate an employer's motor vehicle or
motorcycle in the course and scope of employment; and
2. The business entity that owns the motor vehicle or motorcycle is not
owned or controlled by the person.
(b)To qualify for the employer exemption, the person shall provide the
Transportation Cabinet with a sworn statement from his or her employer
stating that the person and business entity meet the requirements of paragraph
(a)of this subsection.
(a)Except as provided in paragraph
(c)of this subsection, an ignition interlock
device provider may charge the following fees:
1. An installation fee for an alternative fuel vehicle or a vehicle with a push
button starter not to exceed one hundred thirty dollars ($130), an
installation fee for all other vehicles not to exceed one hundred dollars
($100);
2. A monthly fee not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100);
3. A removal fee not to exceed thirty dollars ($30);
4. A reset fee not to exceed fifty dollars ($50); or
5. A missed appointment fee not to exceed thirty-five dollars ($35).
(b)A person who is issued an ignition interlock license shall pay fees as
established in his or her lease agreement with the ignition interlock device
provider for any ignition interlock device installed in his or her motor vehicle
or motorcycle. However, the fees shall never be more than allowed under
paragraph
(a)of this subsection and are subject to paragraph
(c)of this
subsection.
(c)Any person who has an income:
1. At or below two hundred percent (200%) but above one hundred fifty
percent (150%) of the federal poverty guidelines, shall pay only seventy-
five percent (75%) of fees established pursuant to paragraph
(a)of this
subsection;
2. At or below one hundred fifty percent (150%) but above one hundred
percent (100%) of the federal poverty guidelines, shall pay only fifty
percent (50%) of fees established pursuant to paragraph
(a)of this
subsection; or
3. At or below one hundred percent (100%) of the federal poverty
guidelines, shall pay only twenty-five percent (25%) of fees established
pursuant to paragraph
(a)of this subsection;
As used in this paragraph, "federal poverty guidelines" has the same meaning
as in KRS 205.5621. The Transportation Cabinet shall determine the person's
income and where that income places the person on the federal poverty
guidelines.
(d)Neither the Commonwealth, the Transportation Cabinet, nor any unit of state
or local government shall be responsible for payment of any costs associated
with an ignition interlock device.
(8)For a person issued an ignition interlock license under this section who is residing
outside of Kentucky, the Transportation Cabinet may accept an ignition interlock
certificate of installation from an ignition interlock device provider authorized to do
business in the state where the person resides if the ignition interlock device meets
the requirements of that state.