Tex.
Transp. Code Section 521.2476
Minimum Standards for Vendors of Ignition Interlock Devices
(a)
The department by rule shall establish:(1)
minimum standards for vendors of ignition interlock devices who conduct business in this state; and(2)
procedures to ensure compliance with those standards, including procedures for the inspection of a vendor’s facilities.(b)
The minimum standards shall require each vendor to:(1)
be authorized by the department to do business in this state;(2)
install a device only if the device is approved under Section 521.247 (Approval of Ignition Interlock Devices by Department);(3)
obtain liability insurance providing coverage for damages arising out of the operation or use of devices in amounts and under the terms specified by the department;(4)
install the device and activate any anticircumvention feature of the device within a reasonable time after the vendor receives notice that installation is ordered by a court;(5)
install and inspect the device in accordance with any applicable court order;(6)
repair or replace a device not later than 48 hours after receiving notice of a complaint regarding the operation of the device;(7)
submit a written report of any violation of a court order to that court and to the person’s supervising officer, if any, not later than 48 hours after the vendor discovers the violation;(8)
maintain a record of each action taken by the vendor with respect to each device installed by the vendor, including each action taken as a result of an attempt to circumvent the device, until at least the fifth anniversary after the date of installation;(9)
make a copy of the record available for inspection by or send a copy of the record to any court, supervising officer, or the department on request; and(10)
annually provide to the department a written report of each service and ignition interlock device feature made available by the vendor.(c)
The department may revoke the department’s authorization for a vendor to do business in this state if the vendor or an officer or employee of the vendor violates:(1)
any law of this state that applies to the vendor; or(2)
any rule adopted by the department under this section or another law that applies to the vendor.(d)
A vendor shall reimburse the department for the reasonable cost of conducting each inspection of the vendor’s facilities under this section.
Source:
Section 521.2476 — Minimum Standards for Vendors of Ignition Interlock Devices, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.521.htm#521.2476 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
