Last year the California legislature and the governor enacted a new law that establishes test programs in Sacramento, Tulare, Alameda, and Los Angeles counties requiring the installation of Ignition Interlock Devices on vehicles used by people convicted of DUI. (Click here for a summary of the bill's provisions.) That bill (AB 91) has been codified as Vehicle Code section 23700 and has been funded through a grant from the Office of Traffic Safety.
As of this date, the new law will apply only to DUI violations that occur on or after July 1, 2010. What that means is that citations for DUI that occur on or before June 30 will not be subject to the new law even if the conviction occurs after the law takes effect. It also means that people who receive DUI citations in the next month should not feel compelled to resolve their cases before the new law takes effect to avoid the IID requirement.
