{"id":8862,"date":"2022-08-01T12:12:57","date_gmt":"2022-08-01T18:12:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scramsystems.com\/blog\/?p=8862"},"modified":"2022-08-01T12:12:58","modified_gmt":"2022-08-01T18:12:58","slug":"co-sb22-055-continuous-alcohol-monitoring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scramsystems.com\/blog\/2022\/08\/co-sb22-055-continuous-alcohol-monitoring\/","title":{"rendered":"New Colorado SB22-055 Requires Continuous Alcohol Monitoring for Repeat DUI&#160;Offenders"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) <a href=\"https:\/\/one.nhtsa.gov\/people\/outreach\/traftech\/1995\/tt085.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">estimates that repeat offenders account for about one-third of all drunk driving arrests<\/a>. In fact, the risk of being involved in an alcohol-related traffic crash increases by approximately 20% with each additional prior DUI. There is clear evidence that DUI arrests are a predictor for repeat&#160;offenses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2021, there were <a href=\"https:\/\/codot.gov\/safety\/traffic-safety\/assets\/fatal-crash-data-city-county\/city-and-county\/county_fatals_2021_20210106.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">691 deaths on Colorado roads<\/a>\u2014a 50% increase since 2011. In the past two years, fatal wrecks involving impaired drivers have increased by 44% and Colorado saw the highest number of highway fatalities since&#160;2002.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, new legislation is paving the way for stricter alcohol monitoring for habitual DUI&#160;offenders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Does Colorado SB22-055 Entail?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In early June, <a href=\"https:\/\/leg.colorado.gov\/bills\/sb22-055\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Colorado SB22-055<\/a> was enacted, which includes increased monitoring for alcohol-impaired drivers as well as other notable changes from the previous&#160;law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beginning in January 2023, the new law will require at least 90 days of continuous alcohol monitoring for those sentenced to probation following a felony offense or third or subsequent offense for DUI, DUI per se, or&#160;DWAI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, the new bill permits those with revoked licenses under certain circumstances to apply for early reinstatement with an ignition interlock-restricted license immediately, whereas existing law requires at least one month before applying for&#160;reinstatement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SB22-055 also requires the judicial district\u2019s probation department to pay the costs of the continuous alcohol monitoring device for those who are unable to pay using money from the offender services&#160;fund.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is Continuous Alcohol Monitoring?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Colorado SB22-055 is the first law in the United States to require the use of continuous alcohol monitoring for DUI and DWAI offenders. 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