California Vehicle Code

§ 23575

VEH § 23575 Effective Jan 1, 2026Div. 11.5 · Ch. 2 · Art. 5

Statute text

(a)The court shall require a person convicted of a violation of Section 14601.2 to install a functioning, certified ignition interlock device on any vehicle that the person operates and prohibit the person from operating a motor vehicle unless the vehicle is equipped with a functioning, certified ignition interlock device. The term of the restriction shall be determined by the court for a period not to exceed three years from the date of conviction. The court shall notify the Department of Motor Vehicles, as specified in subdivision (a) of Section 1803, of the terms of the restrictions in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 1804. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall place the restriction in the person’s records in the Department of Motor Vehicles.

(b)The court shall include on the abstract of conviction or violation submitted to the Department of Motor Vehicles under Section 1803 or 1816 the requirement and term for the use of a functioning, certified ignition interlock device. The records of the department shall reflect mandatory use of the device for the term ordered by the court.

(c)The court shall advise the person that installation of an ignition interlock device on a vehicle does not allow the person to drive without a valid driver’s license.

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Legislative history

Amended (as amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 485, Sec. 26) by Stats. 2025, Ch. 689, Sec. 24. (AB 366) Effective January 1, 2026. Repealed as of January 1, 2033, by its own provisions. See later operative version, as amended by Sec. 25 of Stats. 2025, Ch. 689.