California Vehicle
Code VC 23247 - Ignition Interlock Device Prohibitions.23247. (a) It is
unlawful for a person to knowingly rent, lease, or lend a motor vehicle to another
person known to have had his or her driving privilege restricted as provided in
Section 13352 or 23575, unless the vehicle is equipped with a functioning, certified
ignition interlock device. Any person, whose driving privilege is restricted pursuant
to Section 13352 or 23575 shall notify any other person who rents, leases, or
loans a motor vehicle to him or her of the driving restriction imposed under that
section. (b) It is unlawful for any person whose driving privilege is restricted
pursuant to Section 13352 or 23575 to request or solicit any other person to blow
into an ignition interlock device or to start a motor vehicle equipped with the
device for the purpose of providing the person so restricted with an operable
motor vehicle. (c) It is unlawful to blow into an ignition interlock device
or to start a motor vehicle equipped with the device for the purpose of providing
an operable motor vehicle to a person whose driving privilege is restricted pursuant
to Section 13352 or 23575. (d) It is unlawful to remove, bypass, or tamper
with, an ignition interlock device. (e) It is unlawful for any person whose
driving privilege is restricted pursuant to Section 13352 or 23575 to operate
any vehicle not equipped with a functioning ignition interlock device. (f)
Any person convicted of a violation of this section shall be punished by imprisonment
in the county jail for not more than six months or by a fine of not more than
five thousand dollars ($5,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment. (g)
(1) If any person whose driving privilege is restricted pursuant to Section 13352
is convicted of a violation of subdivision (e), the court shall notify the Department
of Motor Vehicles, which shall immediately terminate the restriction and shall
suspend or revoke the person's driving privilege for the remaining period of the
originating suspension or revocation and until all reinstatement requirements
in Section 13352 are met. (2) If any person who is restricted pursuant to
subdivision (a) or (l) of Section 23575 is convicted of a violation of subdivision
(e), the department shall suspend the person's driving privilege for one year
from the date of the conviction. (h) Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, if a vehicle in which an ignition interlock device has been installed
is impounded, the manufacturer or installer of the device shall have the right
to remove the device from the vehicle during normal business hours. No charge
shall be imposed for the removal of the device nor shall the manufacturer or installer
be liable for any removal, towing, impoundment, storage, release, or administrative
costs or penalties associated with the impoundment. Upon request, the person seeking
to remove the device shall present documentation to justify removal of the device
from the vehicle. Any damage to the vehicle resulting from the removal of the
device is the responsibility of the person removing it. Added Ch. 694, Stats.
1992. Effective January 1, 1993.
Amended Ch. 1244, Stats. 1993. Effective
January 1, 1994.
Amended Ch. 1237, Stats. 1994. Effective September 30, 1994.
Amended Sec. 22, Ch. 756, Stats. 1998. Effective January 1, 1999. Operative July
1, 1999. Supersedes Ch. 118.
Amended Sec. 28, Ch. 22, Stats. 1999. Effective
May 26, 1999. Operative July 1, 1999. California
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