California Vehicle Code VC 23249 – Study and Report to the Legislature
23249. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall conduct two studies to evaluate the effectiveness of ignition interlock in California and shall report the findings to the Legislature, as specified in subdivisions (a) and (b).
(a) The department shall conduct a process study of ignition interlock in California and report the findings to the Legislature on or before July 1, 2002. This study shall examine the implementation of ignition interlock by the courts, the department and ignition interlock installers, and report the rate at which courts assign interlock to persons convicted of a violation of Section 14601.2 and the rate at which these persons install these devices.
(b) The department shall conduct an outcome study of ignition interlock in California and report the findings to the Legislature on or before July 1, 2004. This study shall examine the effectiveness of California’s ignition interlock laws in reducing recidivism, moving violation convictions and crashes among drivers ordered by the court to install interlock devices, and among drivers applying to the department, and receiving from it, an ignition interlock restricted license.
(c) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2005, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2005, deletes or extends that date.
Added Sec. 24, Ch. 756, Stats. 1998. Effective January 1, 1999. Operative July 1, 1999.
Amended Sec. 22, Ch. 473, Stats. 2001. Effective January 1, 2002.
Amended Sec. 17, Ch. 545, Stats. 2002. Effective January 1, 2003.
Amended Sec. 28, Ch. 468, Stats. 2003. Effective January 1, 2004.
NOTE: The preceding section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2005, and as of that date is repealed.
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