Ignition Interlock Devices

If you have received an Ignition Interlock Device (IID) Violation Notice from the Massachusetts RMV, you will need to have an interlock violation hearing. If this RMV hearing is not held within 30 days of the date of the interlock violation letter, the Registry will impose an indefinite interlock violation offense (IVO) license suspension. The

The Registry of Motor Vehicles requires all repeat DUI offenders who are reinstating from a DUI suspension on or after January 1, 2006, to use an ignition interlock device in any vehicle which the repeat DUI offender owns, leases, or operates. The IID requirement will be imposed during the entire term of any hardship license

Melanie’s Law, G. L. c. 90, § 24 1/2 requires all repeat DUI offenders who are applying for a new Massachusetts Driver’s License or reinstatement from DUI suspensions after January 1, 2006, to install an ignition interlock device in every vehicle which the repeat offender owns, leases, or operates for a minimum of 2 years.

You must select a vehicle to have the Ignition Interlock Device (IID) installed into. You do not have to own the vehicle but you must have the owner’s written permission to have the IID installed. The vehicle does not have to be registered at the time of installation. You must submit an Ignition Interlock Operator’s

On July 1, 2021, the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles quietly amended its ignition interlock device regulations, 540 CMR 25.00 to authorize the imposition of license suspensions for failed start violations. The Registry amended its ignition interlock regulations with no advance notice to Ignition Interlock Device (IID) program participants. Under these new regulations, two failed