We have service locations in states across the country to serve you. Simply call the service center most convenient to you to schedule your IID installation. Someone else will need to drive you and your vehicle to your appointment, which will last about an hour.
Once the technician installs the interlock device and trains you how to use it, you will schedule your first service visit. Then, you are free to drive, according to the rules laid out in your restricted driving program. For some states that means any time, anywhere. For others, you may be restricted to daytime hours, or driving to and from work or school, for instance.
Service visits are required by state law and will take about 20 minutes. Depending on what state you live in, you will need to come in for regular maintenance visits every days. The length between these appointments is determined by state law but typically occurs every 30, 60, or 90 days.
Your interlock may come equipped with or without a camera, as well as real-time reporting or other additional features. LifeSafer is approved to provide car ignition interlock systems in 45 states. Interlock programs vary by state but in general, they all require some combination of the following: obtain a special license, install the device, test-taking, device calibration , results reported to monitoring agencies, compliance, and removal upon completion.
An ignition interlock tests for the presence of alcohol in your breath. If it detects alcohol, it prevents your car from starting. While you will be required to take periodic tests during your drive, an ignition interlock device IID or BAIID will never stop your car while you are driving. Local auto-related service shops have received extensive training from our dedicated operations team.
These devices are often installed in a vehicle after a driver is convicted of driving under the influence DUI of alcohol in California. California also prosecutes drivers for operating a vehicle while under the influence of drugs like marijuana. This leads some drivers to wonder if an IID breathalyzer can detect marijuana. The professionals at the Simmrin Law Group can help you review exactly what substances are detectable with an IID, just call This means that IID breathalyzers cannot detect marijuana if you blow into them.
However, exhaling or blowing smoke into an IID can cause the device to malfunction. Drivers may end up needing to take their IID in for service if they misuse an IID in this manner, so it is not recommended. Drivers can face criminal charges if they damage a court -ordered IID breathalyzer.
In fact, drivers can damage their IID just by blowing into it after smoking marijuana. Particulates left by marijuana usage may:. Depending on the results of that drug test, you could face additional charges.
If you get pulled over for any reason, and an officer suspects you are impaired, they may ask you to blow into the IID and check the results. They may also use their own breathalyzer. If both of those tests are negative, the officer may administer a number of other roadside tests designed to detect drug use. If you are charged with driving under the influence of drugs, that will be a major violation of your restricted driving program.
So not only could you face criminal charges, but you could lose all of your driving privileges again. We offer fast and affordable ignition interlock device installation. We have service centers all across the country. Simply call the service location nearest you to schedule your IID installation.
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