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N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 1198: Installation and operation of ignition interlock devices

Civil

What this law says, in plain English

This statute prescribes the installation and operation of ignition interlock devices as a court-ordered condition of probation or conditional discharge for persons convicted of alcohol-related driving violations.

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