Reduced Ignition Interlock Extension

Colorado law requires people convicted of DUI to install an ignition interlock device in their vehicle to prevent them from operating it while under the influence of alcohol. Ideally, the ignition interlock only detects alcohol when the person has actually consumed it; however, this does not always hold true.

In this case, our client had their license suspended after their ignition interlock device showed three failures. However, our client knew this could not be accurate, as the failures occurred when our client was leaving work sober.

Our client faced another year of paying for and using an ignition interlock device. We represented the client at the DMV interlock failure hearing and convinced the hearing officer to reduce the extension to three months. Our client was credited for two months of interlock usage during the license suspension, which effectively reduced the extension to only one month.