Section 661.158.3. Approval.

To be approved, an IID shall meet or exceed performance standards contained in the Model Specifications for Breath Alcohol Ignition Interlock Devices, as published in the Federal Register, April 7, 1992, pages 11772-11787. Only a notarized statement from a laboratory capable of performing the tests specified will be accepted as proof of meeting or exceeding the standards.

       158.3(1) In addition to the federal standards, the DCI criminalistics laboratory shall apply scientific tests or methods to a particular IID to determine whether it meets an acceptable standard for accuracy.

       158.3(2) At the discretion of the laboratory administrator, the laboratory may accept test results from other public laboratories or authorities.

       158.3(3) The laboratory shall maintain a list of IIDs approved by the commissioner of public safety. The list is available without cost by writing to the Iowa Department of Public Safety, Division of Criminal Investigation, Criminalistics Laboratory, 2240 South Ankeny Blvd., Ankeny, Iowa 50023; by telephoning [phone]; or by accessing the list on the laboratory's Web site.

Note: As    of        October            1, 2009,            the       Web     site        of       the       laboratory         is  http://www.dps.state.ia.us/DCI/

Crime_Lab/index.shtml.

       158.3(4) On or after January 1, 2010, any IID installed in a vehicle in Iowa pursuant to this chapter, including a replacement for a device previously installed, shall utilize fuel cell technology. Any device installed prior to January 1, 2010, may continue to be used until the expiration of the order that resulted in its use or until it is replaced, whichever occurs earlier.

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