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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-227k (2025)

Avoidance of, tampering with or failure to install ignition interlock device

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(a) No person whose right to operate a motor vehicle has been restricted pursuant to an order of the court under subsection (b) of section 14-227j, by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles or by any provision of law that requires the use of an ignition interlock device, shall (1) request or solicit another person to blow into an ignition interlock device or to start a motor vehicle equipped with an ignition interlock device for the purpose of providing such person with an operable motor vehicle, or (2) operate any motor vehicle not equipped with a functioning ignition interlock device or any motor vehicle that a court has ordered such person not to operate.

(b) No person shall tamper with, alter or bypass the operation of an ignition interlock device for the purpose of providing an operable motor vehicle to a person whose right to operate a motor vehicle has been restricted pursuant to an order of the court under subsection (b) of section 14-227j, by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles or by any provision of law that requires the use of an ignition interlock device.

(c) Any person who completes the terms of a license suspension and is eligible for reinstatement of such person's motor vehicle operator's license or nonresident operating privilege, provided such person installs and uses a functioning, approved ignition interlock device, but who fails to install such ignition interlock device, is prohibited from operating any motor vehicle until such person installs an ignition interlock device and such person's motor vehicle operator's license or nonresident operating privilege is reinstated by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles.

(d) (1) Any person who violates any provision of subdivision (1) of subsection (a) or subsection (b) of this section shall be guilty of a class C misdemeanor.

(2) Any person who violates any provision of subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section or subsection (c) of this section shall be subject to the penalties set forth in subsection (c) of section 14-215.

(e) Each court shall report each conviction under subsection (a), (b) or (c) of this section to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, in accordance with the provisions of section 14-141. The commissioner shall suspend the motor vehicle operator's license or nonresident operating privilege of the person reported as convicted for a period of one year.

(P.A. 03-265, S. 3; P.A. 04-199, S. 33; P.A. 11-48, S. 55; 11-51, S. 220; P.A. 12-178, S. 4; P.A. 17-79, S. 13; P.A. 19-119, S. 8.)

History: P.A. 04-199 amended Subsecs. (a) and (b) to make provisions applicable to a person whose right to operate a motor vehicle has been restricted by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles pursuant to Sec. 14-227a(i) and amended Subsec. (b) to delete reference to an immobilization device; P.A. 11-48 amended Subsec. (c) to designate existing provision as Subdiv. (1) and amend same to make applicable to person who violates “subdivision (1) of subsection (a) or subsection (b) of this section”, rather than “subsection (a) or (b) of this section”, and to add Subdiv. (2) subjecting person who violates Subsec. (a)(2) to penalties of Sec. 14-215(c), effective January 1, 2012; P.A. 11-51 made identical changes as P.A. 11-48, effective January 1, 2012; P.A. 12-178 amended Subsecs. (a) and (b) to add reference to Sec. 14-111(i) re restriction on person's right to operate motor vehicle, effective July 1, 2012; P.A. 17-79 amended Subsecs. (a) and (b) by replacing references to Secs. 14-227a(i) and 14-111(i) with provisions re use of ignition interlock device, effective July 1, 2017; P.A. 19-119 added new Subsec. (c) re failure to install ignition interlock device, redesignated existing Subsecs. (c) and (d) as Subsecs. (d) and (e), and amended redesignated Subsecs. (d)(2) and (e) to add reference to new Subsec. (c).

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Sec. 14-227l. Completion of participation in alcohol and drug addiction treatment program. Reinstatement of operator's license or nonresident operating privilege. Any person whose motor vehicle operator's license or nonresident operating privilege was suspended on or before December 31, 2011, under subsection (g) of section 14-227a for a conviction of a violation of subsection (a) of section 14-227a or under section 14-227b for a second or subsequent violation, and any person whose certificate was suspended or revoked on or before December 31, 2011, under section 15-132a, 15-133, 15-140l or 15-140n, who was participating in a treatment program under section 14-227f in effect on December 31, 2011, or eligible to participate in said program on December 31, 2011, may complete participation in such program or an equivalent program designated by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles and seek reinstatement of the operator's license or nonresident operating privilege of such person if (1) the person commences participation in such program not later than August 1, 2012, (2) not later than June 30, 2014, the person submits evidence to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles that such person has complied with the requirements of section 14-227f in effect on December 31, 2011, and (3) the person is otherwise eligible to have such person's license reinstated.

(P.A. 12-121, S. 1.)

History: P.A. 12-121 effective June 15, 2012.

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2011–2022 · leading case: McCoy v. Comm'r of Pub. Saf., 12 A.3d 948 (Conn. 2011).
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McCoy v. Comm'r of Pub. Saf., 12 A.3d 948 (Conn. 2011). · cites it 4× “r vehicle's using pressurized gas is class C misdemeanor); General Statutes § 14-106b (d) (operating motor vehicle without functioning odometer is class A misdemeanor); General Statutes § 14-106d (c) (selling or offering to sell fake air bag is class A misdemeanor); General…”
State v. Schimanski, 280 A.3d 92 (Conn. 2022). · cites it 14× “to 2017) § 14-227k (a)) not only prohibits the exact conduct that the Appellate Court feared would be incentivized, namely, the operation of a motor vehicle without an ignition interlock device by an individual who is subject to the provisions of § 14-227b (i) (1), but also…”
State v. Schimanski, 242 A.3d 119 (Conn. App. Ct. 2020). · cites it 15× “hat the court erred in denying her motion to dismiss directed to (1) count one of the state’s first substitute information charging her with a violation of § 14-215 (c) (1), and (2) count two of the state’s first substitute information charging her with operating a motor vehicle…”
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