Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Legislation

Year of last legislative change: 2018

Year of last revision to administrative code: Awaiting data

Most challenging aspects associated with introducing and passing interlock legislation:
There are a lot of factors for this problem, but primarily it is that everyone has a different agenda. Department of Transportation is not open to a lot of the changes, lobbyists can have some impact on that. Most of legislature consists “regular people” and politics come into play a lot.

Changes for program improvement being pursued:
 Possible inclusion of a 24/7 Program for drugged driving with a felony DWI. Increased funding for program staff to conduct service center checks and education.

Who is eligible for an interlock in your state according to legislation (Data provided by CIIM):
All impaired drivers

Can impaired drivers 'wait out' their interlock requirement:
Yes

Is an interlock required on test refusal:
No

Program Authority

Type of program: Administrative

Agency/agencies with authority over the interlock program:
Department of Motor Vehicles

Agency/agencies with authority over participant monitoring:
Department of Motor Vehicles, Probation, Pennsylvania DUI Association

Agency/agencies with authority over sanctioning interlock program participants:
Department of Motor Vehicles, Courts

Agency/agencies with authority to approve devices:
Department of Motor Vehicles, Courts

Training available for judges, law enforcement, and lawyers:
We rely on AIIPA, TIRF, and NHTSA for training. We have a good relationship with other states, we network with them a lot about best practices. PADUI is responsible for the training of probation, law enforcement, and court staff. Highway Safety Instructors do the some of the training. The main problem we have is getting municipal officers the training they need. There is a master trainer, who is a state trooper, who does law enforcement training at the police academy. Defense attorneys need training and we have training going on in Lancaster county via Zoom. The hardest groups to train are judges and defense attorneys. Prosecutors do not see a role for themselves, but they need to educate the judges.We are also focusing on training probation. We have 4 trainings coming up. The master trainer has geared it towards probation officer questions.

Program Features

Hardship license available to first offenders: No

Hardship license available to repeat offenders: No

Hardship license (First offenders, Repeat offenders, All): No

Lookback period: Awaiting data

Source of funding: Awaiting data

Indigent funding is available to participants: Yes

Qualification requirements for indigent funding: The individual must then provide a copy oftheir latest Federal tax return. If their incomeis below 200% of the Federal PovertyGuidelines they qualify for EconomicHardship.

Frequency of interlock device service: 30 days

Participation

Participation Rate: Awaiting data

Number of interlock program participants in 2019: >2,000

Indicator used to determine the number of participants in the interlock program (e.g., certificate of device installation, certificate of device removal):
Device installations

Indicator(s) used in state as the best measure(s) of the eligible population of offenders for the interlock program to determine the program participation rate:
Number of impaired driving convictions

Penalties for non-compliance: Awaiting data

Program Length

Length of Hard Suspension

1st offenders: 12 months

2nd offenders: 12-18 months

3rd offenders: 18 months

4th and subsequent offenders: Awaiting data

Interlock Program Length

1st offenders: 12 months

2nd offenders: 12 months

3rd offenders: 12 months

4th and subsequent offenders: Awaiting data

Compliance/Non-Compliance

Program length is extended for non-compliance: Yes

Length of extension for non-compliance: 2 months

Program length is reduced for compliance: No

Length of reduction for compliance: Awaiting data

Frequency of sanctions imposed for non-compliance: Often

Program exit requirements: Compliance-based removal

Treatment

Treatment is required for the interlock program: Yes

Components applied to treatment: Yes

Data Collection & Management

Agency responsible for collecting data: Awaiting data

Overview of Data Management: The DOT has a very old system and they are hoping to have modifications by 2025. They just do not have a workable data management system, we do not either. We collect data via an Excel file, but we want an automated process. We need to capture demographics but also need to be wary of security.

Barriers to data collection: We rely on vendors to provide us numbers for mileage, installs, and removals. There are seven vendors in the state and there are two counties in the commonwealth with probation departments that have their own IID program. They lease equipment from the vendors.

Vendors in State

Vendor Oversight

Number of Vendors in State: 9

Agency responsible for vendor oversight: Department of Motor Vehicles

Approval process for new vendors: Awaiting data

Vendor recertification: Awaiting data

Interlock technology features (Data provided by CIIM): Camera

Radius requirement for service centers: Awaiting data

Radius requirement: Awaiting data

Jurisdiction: