§ 47-11-902a. Allowing use of motor vehicle without ignition interlock device.

A.  No person shall knowingly authorize or permit a motor vehicle owned or under the control of that person which is not equipped with an ignition interlock device to be driven upon any street or highway of this state by any person who is required to have an ignition interlock device installed upon the vehicle of that person.

B.  No person shall make an overt or conscious attempt to physically disable, disconnect or wire around an ignition interlock device, unless certified pursuant to rule or Oklahoma Statutes, or intentionally fail to return an ignition interlock device when it is no longer required in the vehicle or upon request by the owner of the device.

C.  A violation of this section shall be a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

Added by Laws 1999, c. 170, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1999.  Amended by Laws 2005, c. 167, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2005.