Ignition interlock bill has support this year

INTERLOCKS MAY SOON BE IN A WHOLE LOT OF LEGAL TROUBLE. STUART DYSON IS LIVE AT THE STATE CAPIT...  More »

INTERLOCKS MAY SOON BE IN A WHOLE LOT OF LEGAL TROUBLE. STUART DYSON IS LIVE AT THE STATE CAPITOL WHERE THE LATEST DWI CRACKDOWN HAS OVERWHELMING SUPPORT. THE TROUBLE IS THE DRUNKS DON'T GET IN MORE TROUBLE WHEN THEY TRY TO BEAT THE SYSTEM - BUT THOSE DAYS ARE OVER IF THIS BILL BECOMES LAW - AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT WILL .. HERE'S A GUY WHO GOT CLEVER - CHRISTMAS BEFORE LAST - HE HAD A DWI - INTERLOCK - HE GETS HAMMERED - GIRLFRIEND WHO'S NOT DRINKING BLOWS FOR HIM - SLIDES OVER TO LET HIM DRIVE - BINGO - HE GETS POPPED AGAIN - ANOTHER DWI YES - BUT NOTHING EXTRA FOR THAT CUTE TRICK WITH THE INTERLOCK. ' It's not currently a crime to actually disable the interlock when it's in your car and it's not currently a crime to have your girlfriend or your boyfriend or somebody sitting next to you blow in the interlock to defeat the interlock.' LAWMAKERS WANT MANDATORY JAIL - A MANDATORY FINE - AND MORE TIME WITH THE INTERLOCK FOR DRUNKS WHO TRY TO SNEAK AROUND IT. ' So that if you're on an ignition interlock - let's say you're - oh - three months out from having a regular license without the interlock - but then you tamper with it - the courts could add an additional year.' A WHOLE EXTRA YEAR OF BLOWING IN THE INTERLOCK - PLENTY OF TIME TO REFLECT ON THE MYSTERIES OF LIFE. THIS LEGISLATION PASSED THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES LAST YEAR - DID NOT MAKE IT TO A VOTE IN THE SENATE - THIS YEAR STRONG BACKING FROM THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND THE GOVERNOR - ALONG WITH POLICE CHIEFS - SHERIFFS - DISTRICT ATTORNEYS. AT CAPITOL SD EWN4 LAWMAKERS ARE  « Less