Vehicle and Traffic Law § 119-a · Article 1. Words and Phrases Defined
Ignition interlock device
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* § 119-a. Ignition interlock device. Any blood alcohol concentration equivalence measuring device which connects to a motor vehicle ignition system and prevents a motor vehicle from being started without first determining through a deep lung breath sample that the operator's equivalent breath alcohol level does not exceed the calibrated setting on the device as required by section eleven hundred ninety-eight of this chapter.
* NB Repealed September 1, 2027
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- Law content up to date as of October 30, 2026, as published by the New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
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- The Senate's note "Repealed September 1, 2027": in force until then.
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