Probation and Correctional Alternatives

Ignition Interlock

With the passage of Chapter 496 of the Laws of 2009, commonly referred to as Leandra’s Law, New York State joins nine other states implementing mandatory “first offender” ignition interlock laws. This important Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) legislation introduced at the request of Governor David A. Paterson, unanimously passed by both houses of the New York State Legislature, and was signed into law on November 18, 2009 to strengthen penalties for those who endanger children while driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. An essential component of this new law requires monitoring of all defendants subject to ignition interlock devices as a result of sentencing on and after August 15, 2010, involving a DWI misdemeanor or felony offense.

Ignition interlock devices are equipped with recording devices that capture the number of times the automobile was started or attempted to be started, the operator's BAC at the time an attempt was made to start the car, and the duration the automobile was driven during the monitoring period.

Forms
Regulations/Laws
Manufacturers/Vendors
Interlock Devices
County IID Monitors

New York State’s Ignition Interlock Program: Approaches to Quality Assurance – Alcohol Interlock Symposium 14 held August 17-19, 2014 in Washington, DC

Impaired Driving Supervision Best Practices – 2014 NYS Probation Officers Association Conference on August 7, 2014

The Fourth Anniversary of Leandra’s Law: An Update on NY’s Ignition Interlock Program – 2014 NYS Probation Officers Association Conference on August 7, 2014

Ignition Interlock: Leandra’s Law in NYS- May 2014 STOP-DWI Bi-Annual Meeting on May 28, 2014 in Syracuse, NY

DWI Offender Management: Technological Advances and Changes in the Field - 2013 NYS Probation Officers Association Conference on August 7, 2013 in Albany, NY

Implementing the Child Passenger Protection Act or “Leandra’s Law” in New York State - 5th Annual NYS VINE Conference on April 15, 2011 in Albany, NY

Implementing the Child Passenger Protection Act or “Leandra’s Law” in New York State - Onondaga County Bar Association on December 16, 2010 in Arlington, VA

Implementing the Child Passenger Protection Act or “Leandra’s Law” in New York State - Nassau County Judicial Training on December 7, 2010 in Arlington, VA

Implementing the Child Passenger Protection Act or “Leandra’s Law” in New York State - National Ignition Interlock Summit on November 4, 2010 in Arlington, VA

Implementing the Child Passenger Protection Act or “Leandra’s Law” in New York State - NYS Sheriffs Association -13th Annual Road Patrol and Law Enforcement Supervisors Training Conference on September 14, 2010 in Saratoga Srings, NY

Implementing the Child Passenger Protection Act or "Leanda's Law" in New York State - Presentation for NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services on August 24, 2010 in Albany, NY

Implementing the Child Passenger Protection Act or “Leandra’s Law” in New York State – New York State Judicial Institute 2010 Summer Judicial Education Broadcast on August 3, 2010

Implementing the Child Passenger Protection Act or “Leandra’s Law” in New York State – NYPTI 12th Annual Summer College on July 29, 2010 in Syracuse, New York

Implementing the Child Passenger Protection Act or “Leandra’s Law” in New York State – New York State Magistrates Conference on July 28, 2010 in Potsdam, New York

Ignition Interlock Manufacturers RFI Roundtable held on March 8, 2010 in Albany, NY