Ignition Interlock Device Requirements in NY - Jason Bassett
Episode notes
From Law Offices of Jason Bassett, P.C. - Ignition Interlock Device Requirements in NY explains how New York’s ignition interlock device rules may affect drivers after DWI and aggravated DWI convictions. The episode covers what an IID is, how it works through breath testing and rolling retests, and why New York courts impose it as part of probation or conditional discharge after qualifying convictions.
Listeners will hear how Leandra’s Law, VTL § 1193, VTL § 1198, and related New York DWI sentencing rules apply to IID installation, vehicle-use restrictions, and compliance obligations. The discussion includes first DWI offenses, aggravated DWI, aggravated DWI with a child in the vehicle, felony DWI, DWAI by alcohol distinctions, installation deadlines, monitoring requirements, and the limited employer-owned vehicle exception.
The episode also examines what can happen when a driver misses an installation deadline, fails a breath test, skips a service visit, tampers with the device, drives a vehicle without a required IID, or is accused of bypassing the interlock system under NY VTL § 1198(9). It highlights potential consequences such as a Class A misdemeanor, fines, jail exposure, DMV action, probation or conditional discharge issues, and a criminal record separate from the original DWI case.
Attorney Jason Bassett, Esq. of the Law Offices of Jason Bassett, P.C. brings more than 21 years of criminal law experience to DWI, impaired driving, ignition interlock, and related criminal defense matters in Suffolk County, Long Island, and Central Islip. The episode also notes his background with the Queens County District Attorney’s Office, the New York Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, the Suffolk County Department of Law, the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, while directing listeners with questions to call (631) 259-6060.
Law Offices of Jason Bassett, P.C.
320 Carleton Ave # 4200, Central Islip, NY 11722
(631) 259-6060