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Hello. My name is Stephen Hamilton. I'm a board certified
criminal defense attorney, practicing in Lubbock, Texas and
the South Plains. And today's video tip is what is an ignition
interlock? An interlock basically is a device that if
you are ordered to you have to put it in your vehicle and your
vehicle won't start if you've been drinking or consuming any
type of alcohol. Do you have to put it in your vehicle? Well,
there are certain times that you will. For example, if it's a
second DWI or a felony DWI arrest, the courts will
typically order that as a condition of bond you have to
put that in your vehicle. There are times for example if you
have a breath test that is over . 15 and you plead guilty - or
you're found guilty - of a DWI, you have to put it on your
vehicle. If you're under 21 and you're convicted of a DWI,
you'll have to put in your vehicle. And there's some other
times that I can tell you about that you may have to put the
device on your vehicle. What's important to know about the
device is not only do you have to put it on your vehicle, but
once a month - or once every two months - when you take it back
in, it's going to download the data and send that data to
somebody: the judge, the probation office, who's going to
check to see if you've been drinking. So if you have an
order of bond or probation that says you cannot drink, the last
thing you want to do is have anything to drink and then blow
into the interlock device. If you have questions about the
interlock device, how it works, if you have to put it on, call
my office, 806-794-0394. My name is Stephen Hamilton. Thanks for
watching, have a great day!