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VERMONT'S INTERLOCK PROGRAM HAS UNDERGONE DRAMATIC CHANGES FOR DUI CONVICTIONS AFTER JULY 1, 2016
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- For a first offense DUI, if you took the breath test, you are immediately eligible for the Restricted Driver's License (RDL) and the Interlock Device. If you refused the breath test, you will have to wait 30 days after suspension to be eligible for the Restricted Driver's License. Also, if you are convicted of a 1st Offense DUI, you will only need to drive with the Interlock in your car for 90 days, and you are immediately eligible once you are convicted (previously, you had to wait 30 days and were required to have the Interlock Device in your car for 6 months). The takeaway is that with a 1st Offense, you can drive with an Interlock right away (at least after it is installed and you obtain a Restricted Driver's License), and then you are only required to have the Interlock for 90 days before you are eligible for a regular driver's license.
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- With a second offense DUI, if you took the breath test, you will be immediately eligible for the RDL and Interlock once you go under suspension, which will take place 11 days after the date of your arrest. If you refuse the breath test, you will have to serve 90 days of your suspension before you become eligible for the RDL and Interlock. However, the Interlock is now mandatory for DUI 2nd Offenses or more serious offenses. With a 2nd Offense, as before, you will need to drive with the Interlock for 18 months before you are eligible to get a regular driver's license. In the case of a DUI 2nd Offense Refusal, there is still a 90 day waiting period before eligibility for the RDL and Interlock. However, you will only need to drive under an RDL with an Interlock for 18 months before you are eligible for a regular license (previously there was a 2 year requirement).
- For DUI 3rd Offenses or if the driver is under age 21, the eligibility requirements have changed as well, see "Effect of Ignition Interlock Sections in V 4.1 of H.876 Senate Transportation Strike-all" chart below, for suspension eligibility and reinstatement requirements. Lastly, it is no longer necessary for someone convicted for DUI to be enrolled in Project CRASH before being eligible for an RDL and Interlock.
| SUSPENSION PERIOD | HARD SUSPENSION PRIOR TO ELIGIBILITY FOR INTEROCK (IID) | PERIOD PRIOR TO ELIGIBILITY FOR REINSTATEMENT ONCE IID OBTAINED | IID MANDATORY OR PERMISSIVE? | |
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| DUI 1 - CRIMINAL SUSPENSION | ||||
| DUI - 1 | 90 days | none | 90 days | Permissive |
| DUI - 1 (refusal) | 90 days | 30 days | 90 days | Permissive |
| DUI - 1 (death or SBI) | 1 year | 1 year | 1 year | Permissive |
| DUI 1 - CIVIL SUSPENSION | ||||
| 1st violation | 90 days | none | 90 days | Permissive |
| 1st violation (refusal) | 6 months | 30 days | 6 months | Permissive |
| DUI 2 - CIVIL OR CRIMINAL | ||||
| DUI - 2 | 18 months | none | 18 months | Mandatory |
| DUI - 2 (refusal) | 18 months | 90 days | 18 months | Mandatory |
| DUI - 2 (death or SBI) | 18 months | 1 year | 1 year | Mandatory |
| DUI 3d or SUBSEQUENT - CIVIL OR CRIMINAL | ||||
| DUI - 3d or subsequent | Life | none | 3 years Note: Reinstatement requires total abstinence for 3 years |
Mandatory |
| DUI - 3d or subsequent (refusal) | Life | 1 year | 3 years Note: Reinstatement requires total abstinence for 3 years |
Mandatory |
| DUI - 3d or subsequent (death or SBI) | Life | 1 year | 3 years | Mandatory |
| CIVIL SUSPENSION - UNDER 21 (0.02) | ||||
| 1st violation | 6 months | none | 6 months | Permissive |
| 1st violation (refusal) | 6 months | 30 days | 6 months | Permissive |
| 1st violation (death or SBI) | 6 months | 1 year | 6 months | Permissive |
| 2d or subsequent | One year or until 21, whichever is longer | none | One year or until 21, whichever is longer | Permissive |
| 2d or subsequent (refusal) | One year or until 21, whichever is longer | 90 days | One year or until 21, whichever is longer | Permissive |
| 2d or subsequent (death or SBI) | One year or until 21, whichever is longer | 1 year | One year or until 21, whichever is longer | Permissive |
