The Department of Motor Vehicles has introduced an Ignition Interlock Device Program. This program provides certain drivers, who have been convicted of a second Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs (DUI), a conviction of Vehicular Manslaughter, or a conviction of Vehicular Assault, the ability to drive only with an Ignition Interlock Device (IID) installed for a period of twenty-four months following license restoration.

Eligibility

To be considered for this program pursuant to Public Act 08-150, you must:

• Have a valid Connecticut License
• Have had your license suspended for a second DUI conviction, within a ten-year period on or after September 1, 2003, or any conviction of Vehicular Manslaughter, or any conviction of Vehicular Assault.
• Have served one year of the required license suspension.
• Be eligible for restoration of your driver’s license and not have any additional or pending license suspensions.
• Have the IID installed in all vehicles owned or operated by you .
• Complete the Ignition Interlock Device Application (Form RS-1).

An out of state driver with an Ignition Interlock Device (IID) restriction who wishes to surrender an operator’s license issued by another jurisdiction must:

• Have served a comparable suspension of at least one year under the provisions of Connecticut General Statute §14-227a, §53a-56b, or §53a-60d.
• Submit a recent certified copy of their driving history and vehicle registration records from the State of Record for review.
• Obtain a Connecticut License
• Obtain a Connecticut Registration within 60 days of issuance of the Connecticut License.

Costs

Participants must pay all costs involved with the installation and maintenance of the IID directly to the vendor. Costs are determined by each individual vender.

General Information

The DMV will contact eligible participants before their one-year restoration date. Participants must fill out an application for the program.  Once an application is approved, the participant must have an IID installed by a DMV approved vendor in all vehicles owned or operated by the participant.

Once the device is installed in the vehicle(s) and verified by the DMV, the program participant will have their driver’s license restored and DMV records will indicate that an IID must be installed in all vehicles owned or operated by the participant.   Law enforcement officials will have access to this information when checking a driver's status. 

Participants must bring each vehicle(s) to the installer every 60 days for calibration.  Failure to do so will result in the suspension of the driver’s license for failure to comply with the terms of the Ignition Interlock Device (IID) program.

Anyone convicted of tampering, removing, allowing someone else to blow into the device or driving a vehicle without an ignition interlock device, will have their driver’s license suspended.  

Failure to comply with the requirements of the ignition interlock device program will result in suspension of the motor vehicle operator’s license.    

If you have a change in personal information, vehicle information or interlock device information you must complete the Ignition Interlock Device Change of Record (Form RS-3)

Contact Information
For further information concerning this program you may:
Call: 1-860-263-5720, or write to:

Department of Motor Vehicles

Driver Services Division

60 State Street

Wethersfield, Connecticut  06161-2525