Orange County Register
Legislators are still considering a bill that would mandate anyone convicted of driving under the influence to install a device on their car that would prevent them from starting if alcohol is detected. Spearheaded by Assemblymember Cottie Petrie-Norris, D-Irvine, the bill extends California’s law that requires interlock initiation devices or breathalyzers for repeat DUI offenders and some first-time offenders. That law is set to expire at the end of the year, and she wants to extend it indefinitely and expand it to include anyone convicted of a DUI, including first-time offenders.
Sen. Bob Archuleta, whose district includes Brea and Placentia, is a co-author of the bill, which has gotten broad bipartisan support.