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HB2800 • 2026

ignition interlock devices; violation; classification

HB2800 - ignition interlock devices; violation; classification

Crime
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Kevin Volk
Last action
2026-03-30
Official status
Senate minority caucus
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on how ADOT will enforce and monitor these new provisions, leaving this aspect uncertain.

Ignition Interlock Devices; Violation Penalties

HB2800 increases the penalty for knowingly lending a motor vehicle without an ignition interlock device to someone with driving restrictions due to DUI, if that person is involved in a collision causing serious injury or death.

What This Bill Does

  • Increases the punishment from a class 1 misdemeanor to a class 6 felony when someone knowingly lends a car without an ignition interlock device to another person who has driving restrictions because of a DUI violation and this leads to a crash with serious injuries or deaths.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who have had their driving privileges limited or restricted due to DUI violations.
  • Individuals lending motor vehicles to those with restricted driving privileges.

Terms To Know

Ignition Interlock Device
A device installed in a car that prevents it from starting if the driver has been drinking alcohol.
Substantial Emergency
An urgent situation where no one else is reasonably available to drive, allowing exceptions for driving without an ignition interlock device.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify the exact penalties or fines associated with violating the new provisions.
  • It remains unclear how this legislation will be enforced and monitored by ADOT.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-30 Senate

    Senate minority caucus

  2. 2026-03-30 Senate

    Senate majority caucus

  3. 2026-03-30 Senate

    Senate consent calendar

  4. 2026-03-16 Senate

    Senate second read

  5. 2026-03-11 Senate

    Senate Rules: PFC

  6. 2026-03-11 Senate

    Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology: DP

  7. 2026-03-11 Senate

    Senate first read

  8. 2026-03-04 Senate

    Transmitted to Senate

  9. 2026-03-04 House

    House third read passed

  10. 2026-02-24 House

    House minority caucus

  11. 2026-02-24 House

    House majority caucus

  12. 2026-02-23 House

    House consent calendar

  13. 2026-01-28 House

    House second read

  14. 2026-01-27 House

    House Rules: C&P

  15. 2026-01-27 House

    House Judiciary: DP

  16. 2026-01-27 House

    House first read

Official Summary Text

HB2800 - 572R - Senate Fact Sheet

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FACT SHEET FOR
H.B. 2800

ignition
interlock devices; violation; classification

Purpose

Increases the penalty for knowingly lending a motor vehicle without an
ignition interlock device to a person whose driving privilege is limited or
restricted due to a driving under the influence (DUI) violation, when the
person whose driving privilege is restricted is involved in a collision that
causes serious physical injury or death.

Background

A person whose driving privilege is limited or restricted due to a DUI
violation may not operate a motor vehicle without a functioning certified
ignition interlock device, unless there is a substantial emergency.
Additionally, a person may not knowingly rent, lease or lend a motor vehicle to
a person whose driving privilege is limited or restricted due to a DUI
violation, unless the vehicle is equipped with a functioning certified ignition
interlock device, except in cases involving a substantial emergency. A person
whose driving privilege is limited or restricted must notify a person who
rents, leases or lends a motor vehicle that the person must meet specific
requirements to operate a motor vehicle and the nature of those requirements. A
violation of the prescribed ignition interlock device requirements is a class 1
misdemeanor and, if committed by a person whose driving privilege is restricted
or limited, ADOT must extend the period that the person must use an ignition
interlock device for up to one year (
A.R.S.
� 28-1464
).

There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund
associated with this legislation.

Provisions

1.

Increases,
from a class 1 misdemeanor to a class 6 felony, the penalty for knowingly
lending a motor vehicle that is unequipped with an ignition interlock device to
a person whose driving privilege is limited or restricted due to a DUI
violation, if the person whose driving privilege is restricted is involved in a
collision that results in serious physical injury or death while operating the
motor vehicle.

2.

Makes
technical changes.

3.

Becomes
effective on the general effective date.

House Action

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Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text
HB2800 - 572R - H Ver

House Engrossed

ignition interlock
devices; violation; classification

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HOUSE BILL 2800

AN
ACT

Amending section 28-1464, Arizona Revised
Statutes; relating to ignition interlock devices.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

Be it
enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Section 28-1464, Arizona Revised
Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE
28-1464.

Ignition interlock devices; violations; classification;
definition

A. Except in cases of a substantial emergency, a
person shall not knowingly rent, lease or lend a motor vehicle to
a person whose

another person while knowing that
the other person who wishes to rent, lease or receive the motor vehicle has a
limited
driving privilege
is limited
pursuant to
section 28-1381, 28-1382, 28-1383 or 28-3319 or
a
restricted
driving PRIVILEGE
pursuant
to section 28-1402 unless the motor vehicle is equipped with a
functioning certified ignition interlock device.

B. A person whose driving privilege is limited
pursuant to section 28-1381, 28-1382, 28-1383 or 28-3319
or restricted pursuant to section 28-1402 and who rents, leases or
borrows a motor vehicle from another person shall notify the person who rents,
leases or lends the motor vehicle to the person that the person has specific
requirements for the operation of the motor vehicle and the nature of the
requirements.

C. During any period when a person whose driving
privilege is limited pursuant to section 28-1381, 28-1382, 28-1383
or 28-3319 or restricted pursuant to section 28-1402 is required to
operate only a motor vehicle that is equipped with a certified ignition
interlock device, the person shall not request or
permit

allow
any other person to breathe into the ignition interlock
device or start a motor vehicle equipped with an ignition interlock device for
the purpose of providing the person with an operable motor vehicle.

D. A person shall not breathe into an ignition
interlock device or start a motor vehicle equipped with an ignition interlock
device for the purpose of providing an operable motor vehicle to a person whose
driving privilege is limited pursuant to section 28-1381, 28-1382,
28-1383 or 28-3319 or restricted pursuant to section 28-1402.

E. A person whose driving privilege is limited
pursuant to section 28-1381, 28-1382, 28-1383 or 28-3319
or restricted pursuant to section 28-1402 shall not tamper with or
circumvent the operation of an ignition interlock device.

F. A person who is not an ignition interlock service
provider or an agent or subcontractor of an ignition interlock service provider
and who is not a person whose driving privilege is limited pursuant to section
28-1381, 28-1382, 28-1383 or 28-3319 or restricted
pursuant to section 28-1402 shall not tamper with or circumvent the
operation of an ignition interlock device.

G. Except in cases of substantial emergency, a
person whose driving privilege is limited pursuant to section 28-1381, 28-1382,
28-1383 or 28-3319 or restricted pursuant to section 28-1402
shall not operate a motor vehicle without a functioning certified ignition
interlock device during the applicable time period.

H. If the ignition interlock device is removed from
a vehicle by an ignition interlock service provider, the ignition interlock
manufacturer shall electronically notify the department in a form prescribed by
the department that the ignition interlock device has been removed from the
vehicle.

I. If
the

a

person does not provide evidence to the department within seventy-two hours
that the person has installed a functioning certified ignition interlock device
in each vehicle operated by the person and has provided proof of installation
to the department, the department shall suspend the special ignition interlock
restricted driver license or privilege as prescribed in section 28-1463.

J. A person who is ordered by the court or required
by the department pursuant to section 28-3319 to equip any motor vehicle
the person operates with a certified ignition interlock device shall while
under arrest submit to any test chosen by a law enforcement officer pursuant to
section 28-1321, subsection A.

K. A person who violates this section is guilty of a
class 1 misdemeanor
except a person who knowingly lends a motor
vehicle to another person in violation of subsection A of this section and
during the time the other person operates the motor vehicle the other person is
INVOLVED in a collision that results in death or serious physical injury as
defined in section 13-105, the person who knowingly lends the motor vehicle is
guilty of a class 6 felony
. Additionally, if a person is
convicted of violating subsection B, C, E or G of this section, the department
shall extend the duration of the certified ignition interlock device
requirement for not more than one year.

L. For the purposes of this section,
"substantial emergency" means that a person other than the person
whose driving privilege is limited pursuant to section 28-1381, 28-1382,
28-1383 or 28-3319 or restricted pursuant to section 28-1402
is not reasonably available to drive in response to an emergency.
END_STATUTE