Ithaca Auburn DWI Lawyer: Ignition Interlock Device and Getting your FULL license Back after DWI in NY

IID and Getting Full Restoration of 

Your License Privileges

(This an excerpt from our ebook "Everything You Need to Know about a NEW YORK DWI and YOUR LICENSE," by Attorneys Mike Cyr and Larry Newman)

DMV DWI "A4" License Restriction= 

NO driving without an IID

Effective November 1, 2013 all court-ordered ignition interlocks for DWI cases
will now be classified as a license restriction A4 by the DMV. This is regardless
of whether the case is resolved with a CD (conditional discharge) or a term of
Probation monitoring and supervision (two or three year term).

Getting Fully Re-licensed Requires Removing the A4 Restriction

This will require one of two things for removal. This is not removal of the IID from
the car, this is about removal of the requirement from the physical driver's
license and DMV record. You see, every license with this A4 requirement will be
marked on the back of the license with an "A4" for law enforcement. For the
DMV to remove the A4 restriction, you will need a Court document indicating
removal of the IID or a probation release of license document.

*NOTE: This document will need to be brought to the DMV to get FULLY relicensed.

Court Ordered Ignition Interlocks by the Numbers:

-Court ordered for 12 months on every DWI

-Minimum time period of 6 months of placement with NO violations noted

-Some counties only note violations above .02 BAC

-One time .05 BAC or more is an automatic violation

-Court can be petitioned after 6 months for early release of IID

-Monitored by the County of Arrest (Conditional Discharge) or County of
Probation (Probation)

-Violations can result in a VTL 1198 (9)(d), a misdemeanor
called "Circumvention of the use of the interlock device" punishable by up to a
year in jail and/or probation and/or fines and/or increased time with the IID
installed

-Violations can also result in Violation of your original Conditional Discharge

-Violations can result in resentencing on plead to offense (jail and/or probation)

-Violations can also result in Violation of Probation (typically 6 months of jail)

-Ignition Interlock will be displayed on YOUR DMV record (and back of your
driver's license)

-A4 will appear on front of your driver's license as R:A4 (restriction A4)

(if you want to know more, check out the full ebook at the link above)

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