00                             SENATE BILL NO. 92                                                                          
01 "An Act relating to ignition interlock requirements; relating to limited driver's license                               
02 privileges for persons convicted of driving while under the influence of an alcoholic                                   
03 beverage, inhalant, or controlled substance and requiring certain persons to utilize                                    
04 ignition interlock devices to qualify for a limited driver's license; relating to probation                             
05 for driving while under the influence of an alcoholic beverage, inhalant, or controlled                                 
06 substance, and refusal to submit to a chemical test; and providing for an effective date."                              
07 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
08    * Section 1. AS 28.01.010 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                           
09            (j)  A court may not enforce a municipal ordinance prescribing a penalty for                                 
10       driving while under the influence of an alcoholic beverage, inhalant, or controlled                               
11       substance or refusal to submit to a chemical test unless that ordinance imposes ignition                          
12       interlock device requirements under this title.                                                                   
13    * Sec. 2. AS 28.15.201(d) is amended to read:                                                                      
01            (d)  A court revoking a driver's license, privilege to drive, or privilege to obtain                         
02       a license under AS 28.15.181(c), or the department when revoking a driver's license,                              
03       privilege to drive, or privilege to obtain a license under AS 28.15.165(c), may grant                             
04       limited license privileges if                                                                                     
05                 (1)  the revocation was for a misdemeanor conviction under                                              
06       AS 28.35.030(a) and not for a violation of AS 28.35.032;                                                          
07                 (2)  the person has                                                                                     
08                      (A)  not been previously convicted, [AND] the limited license is                               
09            not granted during the first 30 days of the period of revocation, and the person                         
10            is not required to use an ignition interlock device under AS 28.35.030(r);                               
11                      (B)  been previously convicted, the limited license is not                                         
12            granted during the first 90 days of the period of revocation, and                                            
13                           (i)  the court or department requires the person to                                       
14                 use an ignition interlock device during the period of the limited                                   
15                 license; or                                                                                         
16                           (ii)  if the person resides in a community where the                                      
17                 department has determined that ignition interlock devices are                                       
18                 unavailable, the person has successfully completed a court-ordered                                  
19                 treatment program under AS 28.35.028 or former AS 28.35.030(p) [;                                       
20                 OR                                                                                                      
21                           (ii)  THE COURT OR DEPARTMENT REQUIRES                                                        
22                 THE PERSON TO USE AN IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE                                                          
23                 DURING THE PERIOD OF THE LIMITED LICENSE];                                                              
24                 (3)  the court or the department determines that                                                        
25                      (A)  the person's ability to earn a livelihood would be severely                                   
26            impaired without a limited license; or                                                                       
27                      (B)  the person has successfully completed a court-ordered                                         
28            treatment program described under AS 28.35.028 or former AS 28.35.030(p)                                     
29            and the person's ability to earn a livelihood, attend school, or provide for                                 
30            family health would be severely impaired without a limited license;                                          
31                 (4)  the court or the department determines that a limitation under (a) of                              
01       this section can be placed on the license that will enable the person to earn a livelihood                        
02       without excessive danger to the public;                                                                           
03                 (5)  the court or the department determines that the person is enrolled in                              
04       and is in compliance with or has successfully completed the alcoholism screening,                                 
05       evaluation, referral, and program requirements of the Department of Health and Social                             
06       Services under AS 28.35.030(h); and                                                                               
07                 (6)  the person has not been previously convicted under                                                 
08       AS 28.15.291(a)(2), AS 28.35.030, or 28.35.032 while driving or operating a vehicle,                              
09       aircraft, or watercraft under a limited license issued under this section.                                        
10    * Sec. 3. AS 28.35.030(b) is amended to read:                                                                      
11            (b)  Except as provided under (n) of this section, driving while under the                                   
12       influence of an alcoholic beverage, inhalant, or controlled substance is a class A                                
13       misdemeanor. Upon conviction,                                                                                     
14                 (1)  the court shall impose a minimum sentence of imprisonment of                                       
15                      (A)  not less than 72 consecutive hours and a fine of not less                                     
16            than $1,500 if the person has not been previously convicted;                                                 
17                      (B)  not less than 20 days, require the person to use an                                       
18            ignition interlock device after the person regains the privilege, including                              
19            any limited privilege, to operate a motor vehicle throughout the period of                               
20            probation, and impose a fine of not less than $3,000 if the person has been                          
21            previously convicted once;                                                                                   
22                      (C)  not less than 60 days, require the person to use an                                       
23            ignition interlock device after the person regains the privilege, including                              
24            any limited privilege, to operate a motor vehicle throughout the period of                               
25            probation, and impose a fine of not less than $4,000 if the person has been                          
26            previously convicted twice and is not subject to punishment under (n) of this                                
27            section;                                                                                                     
28                      (D)  not less than 120 days, require the person to use an                                      
29            ignition interlock device after the person regains the privilege, including                              
30            any limited privilege, to operate a motor vehicle throughout the period of                               
31            probation, and impose a fine of not less than $5,000 if the person has been                          
01            previously convicted three times and is not subject to punishment under (n) of                               
02            this section;                                                                                                
03                      (E)  not less than 240 days, require the person to use an                                      
04            ignition interlock device after the person regains the privilege, including                              
05            any limited privilege, to operate a motor vehicle throughout the period of                               
06            probation, and impose a fine of not less than $6,000 if the person has been                          
07            previously convicted four times and is not subject to punishment under (n) of                                
08            this section;                                                                                                
09                      (F)  not less than 360 days, require the person to use an                                      
10            ignition interlock device after the person regains the privilege, including                              
11            any limited privilege, to operate a motor vehicle throughout the period of                               
12            probation, and impose a fine of not less than $7,000 if the person has been                          
13            previously convicted more than four times and is not subject to punishment                                   
14            under (n) of this section;                                                                                   
15                 (2)  the court may not                                                                                  
16                      (A)  suspend execution of sentence or grant probation except on                                    
17            condition that the person                                                                                    
18                           (i)  serve the minimum imprisonment under (1) of this                                         
19                 subsection; and                                                                                         
20                           (ii)  pay the minimum fine required under (1) of this                                         
21                 subsection;                                                                                             
22                      (B)  suspend imposition of sentence;                                                               
23                 (3)  the court shall revoke the person's driver's license, privilege to                                 
24       drive, or privilege to obtain a license under AS 28.15.181, and may order that the                                
25       motor vehicle, aircraft, or watercraft that was used in commission of the offense be                              
26       forfeited under AS 28.35.036; and                                                                                 
27                 (4)  the court may order that the person, while incarcerated or as a                                    
28       condition of probation or parole, take a drug or combination of drugs intended to                                 
29       prevent the consumption of an alcoholic beverage; a condition of probation or parole                              
30       imposed under this paragraph is in addition to any other condition authorized under                               
31       another provision of law.                                                                                         
01    * Sec. 4. AS 28.35.030(n) is amended to read:                                                                      
02            (n)  A person is guilty of a class C felony if the person is convicted under (a) of                          
03       this section and either has been previously convicted two or more times since                                     
04       January 1, 1996, and within the 10 years preceding the date of the present offense, or                            
05       punishment under this subsection or under AS 28.35.032(p) was previously imposed                                  
06       within the last 10 years. For purposes of determining minimum sentences based on                                  
07       previous convictions, the provisions of (t)(4) of this section apply. Upon conviction,                            
08       the court                                                                                                         
09                 (1)  shall impose a fine of not less than $10,000, require the person to                            
10       use an ignition interlock device after the person regains the privilege to operate a                          
11       motor vehicle throughout the period of probation, and impose a minimum sentence                           
12       of imprisonment of not less than                                                                                  
13                      (A)  120 days if the person has been previously convicted twice;                                   
14                      (B)  240 days if the person has been previously convicted three                                    
15            times;                                                                                                       
16                      (C)  360 days if the person has been previously convicted four                                     
17            or more times;                                                                                               
18                 (2)  may not                                                                                            
19                      (A)  suspend execution of sentence or grant probation except on                                    
20            condition that the person                                                                                    
21                           (i)  serve the minimum imprisonment under (1) of this                                         
22                 subsection; and                                                                                         
23                           (ii)  pay the minimum fine required under (1) of this                                         
24                 subsection; or                                                                                          
25                      (B)  suspend imposition of sentence;                                                               
26                 (3)  shall permanently revoke the person's driver's license, privilege to                               
27       drive, or privilege to obtain a license subject to restoration of the license under (o) of                        
28       this section;                                                                                                     
29                 (4)  may order that the person, while incarcerated or as a condition of                                 
30       probation or parole, take a drug or combination of drugs, intended to prevent the                                 
31       consumption of an alcoholic beverage; a condition of probation or parole imposed                                  
01       under this paragraph is in addition to any other condition authorized under another                               
02       provision of law;                                                                                                 
03                 (5)  shall order forfeiture under AS 28.35.036 of the vehicle, watercraft,                              
04       or aircraft used in the commission of the offense, subject to remission under                                     
05       AS 28.35.037; and                                                                                                 
06                 (6)  shall order the department to revoke the registration for any vehicle                              
07       registered by the department in the name of the person convicted under this                                       
08       subsection; if a person convicted under this subsection is a registered co-owner of a                             
09       vehicle or is registered as a co-owner under a business name, the department shall                                
10       reissue the vehicle registration and omit the name of the person convicted under this                             
11       subsection.                                                                                                       
12    * Sec. 5. AS 28.35.030(r) is amended to read:                                                                      
13            (r)  If a person is convicted under (a) of this section, the person has not been                         
14       previously convicted, and it is determined by the trier of fact that, as determined by a                      
15       chemical test taken within four hours after the offense was committed,                                            
16                 (1)  there was at least 0.16 percent by weight of alcohol in the person's                               
17       blood but less than 0.24 percent by weight of alcohol in the person's blood or at least                           
18       160 milligrams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood, but less than 240 milligrams of                           
19       alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood, or when there was at least 0.16 grams of alcohol                            
20       per 210 liters of the person's breath, but less than 0.24 grams of alcohol per 210 liters                         
21       of the person's breath, the court shall require the person to use an ignition interlock                           
22       device as provided in AS 12.55.102 for a minimum of six months after the person                                   
23       regains the privilege, including any limited privilege, to operate a motor vehicle;                               
24                 (2)  there was 0.24 percent or more by weight of alcohol in the person's                                
25       blood or 240 milligrams or more of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood, or when there                            
26       was 0.24 grams or more of alcohol per 210 liters of the person's breath, the court shall                          
27       require the person to use an ignition interlock device as provided in AS 12.55.102 for                            
28       a minimum of one year after the person regains the privilege, including any limited                               
29       privilege, to operate a motor vehicle.                                                                            
30    * Sec. 6. AS 28.35.030 is amended by adding new subsections to read:                                               
31            (u)  In addition to penalties provided in (a) or (n) of this section, the court may                          
01       place a person convicted under those subsections on probation for a period of not more                            
02       than 10 years following a term of imprisonment, including any suspended term of                                   
03       imprisonment. The court may place a limitation on the person's driver's license during                            
04       the term of the probation as provided in AS 28.15.201(d).                                                         
05            (v)  Notwithstanding (b), (n), or (r) of this section, the court may waive the                               
06       requirement of the use of an ignition interlock device for a person who resides in a                              
07       community where the department of administration has determined that ignition                                     
08       interlock devices are unavailable.                                                                                
09    * Sec. 7. AS 28.35.032(g) is amended to read:                                                                      
10            (g)  Upon conviction under this section,                                                                     
11                 (1)  the court shall impose a minimum sentence of imprisonment of                                       
12                      (A)  not less than 72 consecutive hours and a fine of not less                                     
13            than $1,500 if the person has not been previously convicted;                                                 
14                      (B)  not less than 20 days, require the person to use an                                       
15            ignition interlock device after the person regains the privilege to operate a                            
16            motor vehicle throughout the period of probation, and impose a fine of not                           
17            less than $3,000 if the person has been previously convicted once;                                           
18                      (C)  not less than 60 days, require the person to use an                                       
19            ignition interlock device after the person regains the privilege to operate a                            
20            motor vehicle throughout the period of probation, and impose a fine of not                           
21            less than $4,000 if the person has been previously convicted twice and is not                                
22            subject to punishment under (p) of this section;                                                             
23                      (D)  not less than 120 days, require the person to use an                                      
24            ignition interlock device after the person regains the privilege to operate a                            
25            motor vehicle throughout the period of probation, and impose a fine of not                           
26            less than $5,000 if the person has been previously convicted three times and is                              
27            not subject to punishment under (p) of this section;                                                         
28                      (E)  not less than 240 days, require the person to use an                                      
29            ignition interlock device after the person regains the privilege to operate a                            
30            motor vehicle throughout the period of probation, and impose a fine of not                           
31            less than $6,000 if the person has been previously convicted four times and is                               
01            not subject to punishment under (p) of this section;                                                         
02                      (F)  not less than 360 days, require the person to use an                                      
03            ignition interlock device after the person regains the privilege to operate a                            
04            motor vehicle throughout the period of probation, and impose a fine of not                           
05            less than $7,000 if the person has been previously convicted more than four                                  
06            times and is not subject to punishment under (p) of this section;                                            
07                 (2)  the court may not                                                                                  
08                      (A)  suspend execution of the sentence required by (1) of this                                     
09            subsection or grant probation, except on condition that the person                                           
10                           (i)  serve the minimum imprisonment under (1) of this                                         
11                 subsection; and                                                                                         
12                           (ii)  pay the minimum fine required under (1) of this                                         
13                 subsection; or                                                                                          
14                      (B)  suspend imposition of sentence;                                                               
15                 (3)  the court shall revoke the person's driver's license, privilege to                                 
16       drive, or privilege to obtain a license under AS 28.15.181, and may order that the                                
17       motor vehicle, aircraft, or watercraft that was used in commission of the offense be                              
18       forfeited under AS 28.35.036;                                                                                     
19                 (4)  the court may order that the person, while incarcerated or as a                                    
20       condition of probation or parole, take a drug or combination of drugs intended to                                 
21       prevent the consumption of an alcoholic beverage; a condition of probation or parole                              
22       imposed under this paragraph is in addition to any other condition authorized under                               
23       another provision of law; and                                                                                     
24                 (5)  the sentence imposed by the court under this subsection shall run                                  
25       consecutively with any other sentence of imprisonment imposed on the person.                                      
26    * Sec. 8. AS 28.35.032(p) is amended to read:                                                                      
27            (p)  A person is guilty of a class C felony if the person is convicted under this                            
28       section and either has been previously convicted two or more times since January 1,                               
29       1996, and within the 10 years preceding the date of the present offense, or punishment                            
30       under this subsection or under AS 28.35.030(n) was previously imposed within the                                  
31       last 10 years. For purposes of determining minimum sentences based on previous                                    
01       convictions, the provisions of AS 28.35.030(t)(4) apply. Upon conviction,                                         
02                 (1)  the court shall impose a fine of not less than $10,000, require the                            
03       person to use an ignition interlock device after the person regains the privilege to                          
04       operate a motor vehicle throughout the period of probation, and impose a                                  
05       minimum sentence of imprisonment of not less than                                                                 
06                      (A)  120 days if the person has been previously convicted twice;                                   
07                      (B)  240 days if the person has been previously convicted three                                    
08            times;                                                                                                       
09                      (C)  360 days if the person has been previously convicted four                                     
10            or more times;                                                                                               
11                 (2)  the court may not                                                                                  
12                      (A)  suspend execution of the sentence required by (1) of this                                     
13            subsection or grant probation, except on condition that the person                                           
14                           (i)  serve the minimum imprisonment under (1) of this                                         
15                 subsection; and                                                                                         
16                           (ii)  pay the minimum fine required under (1) of this                                         
17                 subsection; or                                                                                          
18                      (B)  suspend imposition of sentence;                                                               
19                 (3)  the court shall permanently revoke the person's driver's license,                                  
20       privilege to drive, or privilege to obtain a license subject to restoration under (q) of                          
21       this section;                                                                                                     
22                 (4)  the court may order that the person, while incarcerated or as a                                    
23       condition of probation or parole, take a drug, or combination of drugs, intended to                               
24       prevent consumption of an alcoholic beverage; a condition of probation or parole                                  
25       imposed under this paragraph is in addition to any other condition authorized under                               
26       another provision of law;                                                                                         
27                 (5)  the sentence imposed by the court under this subsection shall run                                  
28       consecutively with any other sentence of imprisonment imposed on the person;                                      
29                 (6)  the court shall order forfeiture under AS 28.35.036, of the motor                                  
30       vehicle, aircraft, or watercraft used in the commission of the offense, subject to                                
31       remission under AS 28.35.037; and                                                                                 
01                 (7)  the court shall order the department to revoke the registration for                                
02       any vehicle registered by the department in the name of the person convicted under                                
03       this subsection; if a person convicted under this subsection is a registered co-owner of                          
04       a vehicle, the department shall reissue the vehicle registration and omit the name of                             
05       the person convicted under this subsection.                                                                       
06    * Sec. 9. AS 28.35.032 is amended by adding new subsections to read:                                               
07            (u)  In addition to penalties provided in (a) or (p) of this section, the court may                          
08       place a person convicted under those subsections on probation for a period of not more                            
09       than 10 years following a term of imprisonment, including any suspended term of                                   
10       imprisonment. The court may place a limitation on the person's driver's license during                            
11       the term of the probation as provided in AS 28.15.201(d).                                                         
12            (v)  Notwithstanding (g) or (p) of this section, the court may waive the                                     
13       requirement of the use of an ignition interlock device for a person who resides in a                              
14       community where the Department of Administration has determined that ignition                                     
15       interlock devices are unavailable.                                                                                
16    * Sec. 10. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to                         
17 read:                                                                                                                   
18       TRANSITIONAL PROVISION. A person convicted of a misdemeanor violation of                                          
19 AS 28.35.030 before the effective date of this Act who has a limited license issued under or is                         
20 eligible to receive a limited license under AS 28.15.201(d) may continue to use that limited                            
21 license or may receive a limited license as provided in AS 28.15.201 and is subject to                                  
22 penalties for violating the limitations on that license as provided in AS 28.15.291.                                    
23    * Sec. 11. This Act takes effect January 1, 2008.