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MICHIGAN IGNITION INTERLOCK PROVIDERS ASSOCIATION LLC.

M.I.I.P.A. is an association comprised of three Certified Interlock companies in the State of Michigan that are active with the Laws referring to drinking and driving. Our main concern is Public Safety with emphasis on the utilization of the Ignition Interlock. We are active in educating Highway Safety , Court , Law Enforcement and State Department officials.

**NEW DRUNK DRIVING LAW INTRODUCED**
Innovative approach to drunk driving will include assessment, treatment and technology in order to change behavior and reduce recidivism

LANSING, MI – State Representative Dan Acciavatti (R-Chesterfield) yesterday introduced
HB 6264, a bill to address the problem of extreme drunk driving in the state. This new law would require first-time high-BAC offenders to undergo a professional assessment and treatment program and install an ignition interlock device on their vehicle for a minimum of one year. (To Read Full Memo ... Click Here)

Mission Statement:

It shall be the Primary Mission of this Association to further the Ignition Interlock Industry in the State of Michigan and shall be dedicated to promoting an exchange of information among the individuals with an interest in and associated with the Ignition Interlock Industry. To accomplish this Mission, the Association shall:
• Determine, formulate and declare policies, principles, and standards supporting the improvement of the Ignition Interlock Industry.
• Aid the improvement of the Ignition Interlock Industry in general, with particular emphasis on educating the Public, the State of Michigan Driver Assessment and Appeal Division, and the Enforcement Agencies within the State of Michigan and in the United States.
• Be limited to issues that affect the total industry and every effort shall be made to distance this Association from Vendor issues.

Each State shall require as a minimum penalty, that an individual convicted of a second or subsequent offense for driving while intoxicated, (DWI) or driving under the influence (DUI) after a previous conviction for that offense shall:

Receive a driver's license suspension for not less than 1 year.
Be subject to the impoundment or immobilization of each of the individual's motor vehicles or the installation of an ignition interlock system on each of the motor vehicles.
Receive an assessment of the individual's degree of abuse of alcohol and treatment as appropriate.
Receive for 2nd offense, not less than 30 days community service or 5 days of imprisonment; and for a 3rd and subsequent offense, not less than 60 days community service or 10 days of imprisonment.
Failure to enact such provision will result in 1 and percent of the funds apportioned to the State under paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) of Section 104 (b) will be transferred to the State's 402 apportionment beginning on October 1, 2000 and increasing to 3 percent on October 1, 2002.

The TEA-21 Highway Transit bill is currently up for re-authorization in Congress. As of June 1, 2004, two versions have passed and sit in Conference committee. An extensive lobbying effort by LifeSafer has resulted in several amendments being added to both the House and Senate versions.
On the Senate side; Section 164 would allow the one year hard suspension to be reduced to 90 days with an interlock restriction required for the remainder of the license suspension and such restriction would be tied to the Driver's license not the vehicle.
As of July 2004, 75,000 IID's were installed in the United States as a result of 42 states passing and implementing some form of enabling or mandated requirement for certain DUI/DWI offenders to install and maintain an ignition interlock device as a condition of license reinstatement or probation after a drunk driving conviction.
Ninety-five percent (95%) of the interlock devices installed were in twenty-one states with the State of Texas being the largest at approximately 12,500. Most of these states with notable and sustainable IID programs came about primarily as a result of Congress passing the TEA-21 Transportation Restoration Act in June of 1998.

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MICHIGAN IGNITION INTERLOCK PROVIDERS ASSOCIATION LLC.

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