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§47-754.1.
§47-754.1.
A. The Department of Public Safety, prior to an administrative hearing
for a revocation or denial arising under the provisions of Sections
751 through 754 of this title or under the provisions of Section
6-205.1 of this title, may modify the revocation or denial when it is
determined by the Department that no other adequate means of
transportation exists for the person whose driving privilege has been
revoked or denied.
B. As a prerequisite and condition of any modification, the person
shall be required to have installed an ignition interlock device
approved by the Department, at the person's own expense, upon every
motor vehicle operated by such person, provided, the Department shall
not require as a condition of modification the device to be installed
upon any vehicle owned or leased by an employer of the person, except
when the person is self-employed or employed by relatives within the
first degree of consanguinity or who resides in the same household,
without the employer's written permission to install the ignition
interlock device on any vehicle to be operated by the person during
the course of employment. The permission to install the ignition
interlock device shall be in writing on the official letterhead of the
employer. The person shall comply with all provisions of law regarding
ignition interlock devices.
C. Upon the issuance of a modification order pursuant to this section
or Section 755 of this title, the person shall pay a modification fee
of One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150.00) to the Department. For each
modification fee collected pursuant to the provisions of this section,
One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) shall be remitted to the State Treasurer
to be credited to the General Revenue Fund in the State Treasury and
Fifty Dollars ($50.00) shall be remitted to the State Treasurer to be
credited to the Department of Public Safety Revolving Fund. All monies
accruing to the credit of the Department of Public Safety Revolving
Fund from modification fees shall be budgeted and expended solely for
the purpose of administering the provisions of this section and
Section 755 of this title.
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