Section 14-227a-27a - Suspension or revocation of permission to operate with an IID(a) The commissioner shall suspend or revoke a person's permission to operate a motor vehicle if such person removes, causes to be removed or fails to maintain an IID that is required to be installed and maintained in accordance with sections 14-227a-11 a to 14-227a-28a, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. The commissioner shall suspend or revoke a person's permission to operate a motor vehicle equipped with an IID, in accordance with said sections in the event that such person is convicted of an offense or violation of law, including a violation of section 14-227b of the Connecticut General Statutes, that requires a suspension of the operator's license or operating privilege. After such person serves the license or privilege suspension, the IID restriction shall resume for the duration of the original IID period, and shall be extended for the length of time that such suspension was in effect and if applicable, for any additional time specified in subsection (b) of this section.(b) For each violation of the IID restriction, as defined in section 14-227a-12 a of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, the duration of the operator's IID restriction shall be extended by thirty (30) days. The unauthorized removal of a device or the failure to maintain an installed device shall also result in an additional extension of the IID restriction for a period equal to the time that the operator did not have or maintain a device in a motor vehicle prior to any suspension or revocation imposed under subsection (a) of this section.(c) The operator shall be provided with written notice and an opportunity for a hearing, held in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 54 of the Connecticut General Statutes, to contest the proposed suspension or revocation of permission to operate with an IID or for the extension of the IID period under one or more provisions of sections 14-227a-11 a through 14-227a-28a, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.(d) In addition to taking any action authorized by subsection (b) of this section, if the commissioner becomes aware of any reliable information that a person who has been permitted to operate a motor vehicle equipped with an IID has requested or solicited another person to blow into an IID or to start a motor vehicle equipped with an IID for the purpose of providing such person with an operable motor vehicle or that such person has operated any motor vehicle not equipped with a functioning IID in violation of subsection (a) of section 14-227k of the Connecticut General Statutes, or that such person or any other person has tampered with, altered or bypassed the operation of an IID in order to operate such motor vehicle in violation of subsection (b) of section 14-227k of the Connecticut General Statutes, the commissioner shall report such information to the appropriate law enforcement or prosecuting authority. If the commissioner receives reliable information that an operator has requested or solicited another person to provide a breath sample for the IID, the commissioner may require that such operator install a device with biometric capabilities or that is equipped with a camera.Conn. Agencies Regs. § 14-227a-27a
Adopted effective September 7, 2005; Amended December 31, 2012; Amended May 1, 2017