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(17) Emergency bypass - a one-time event, authorized by
a service representative that permits the IID-equipped vehicle to be
started without the requirement of passing the breath test. This event
must be recorded in the Data storage system. Also see Illegal Start.
(18) Filtered air samples - Any mechanism by which
there is an attempt to remove alcohol from the human breath sample.
Filters would include, but are not limited to, silica gel, drierite, cat
litter, cigarette filters, water filters, cotton, etc.
(19) Fixed-site service center - A certified service center
that is at a permanent location, i.e., not mobile.
(20) Free restart - The condition in which a test is
successfully completed and the motor vehicle is started, and then
at some point the engine stops for any reason (including stalling).
A free restart is the ability to start the engine again, within two
minutes, without completion of another breath alcohol analysis. This
free restart does not apply, however, if the IID was awaiting a rolling
retest that was not delivered.
(21) IID - The common abbreviation for Ignition Inter-
lock Device used throughout these regulations.
(22) Ignition interlock device (abbreviated in this title as
IID) - A device that is a breath alcohol analyzer that is connected to
a motor vehicle ignition. In order to start the motor vehicle engine, a
driver must blow an alveolar breath sample into the analyzer which
measures the alcohol concentration. If the alcohol concentration
exceeds the startup set point on the interlock device, the motor vehicle
engine will not start.
(23) Illegal start - An event wherein the IID-equipped
vehicle is started without the requisite breath test having been taken
and passed and/or is started when the IID is in a lockout condition or
is started by enabling an unauthorized emergency bypass. Any and
all of these events shall be recorded in the Data storage system as
violations.
(24) Inactivation.
(A) Inactivation refers to the voluntary or temporary
discontinuance of certification. Unless specifically stated otherwise,
this loss of certification will be an administrative program control as
opposed to suspension or revocation for violation of these regulations
or for unreliability or incompetence. Inactivation may be initiated by
anyone having authority to suspend or revoke, or by the certified en-
tity in case of voluntary surrender of certification. In questionable
cases, the decision to accept inactivation or invoke suspension or re-
vocation will be determined by the scientific director. Recertification
of an inactivated certificate will require a written request from the
applicant to the scientific director and successful completion of the
requirements outlined in 19.27, 19.28(c), or 19.29, of this title
(relating to Certification and Inspection of Service Centers, Service
Representative, and Ignition Interlock Device Inspector) as appropri-
ate for recertification and/or other requirements determined by the
scientific director. Inactivation will be used in, but not limited to, the
following situations:
(i) an inspector or a service representative termi-
nates employment under which certification was acquired and new
employment does not require certification, or the new location of the
inspector or service representative cannot be ascertained; or
(ii) an inspector or a service representative fails to
renew current certification and reverts to an inactive status; or
(iii) a service center no longer meets all the require-
ments for certification.(B) Inactivation will not be considered by the office of
the scientific director as a disciplinary action. It is for administrative
program control to safeguard the scientific integrity of the IID
program.
(25) Interlock - The mechanism which prevents a motor
vehicle from starting when the alcohol concentration of a person
exceeds a preset value.
(26) Lockout condition - A state wherein the IID will not
allow the vehicle to be started until a certified service representative
completes a violation reset, downloads the Data storage system and
restores the IID to a state that will allow the vehicle to be started.
Violation conditions that trigger the lockout condition will enable a
unique auditory and/or visual cue that will warn the driver that the
vehicle ignition will enter a lockout condition within a period not
to exceed 5 days. This event will be uniquely recorded in the data
storage system and will simultaneously start a clock that culminates
in the actual lockout condition.
(27) Manufacturer - The actual producer of the device.
(28) Manufacturer's representative - An individual and/or
entity designated by the manufacturer to act on behalf of or represent
the manufacturer of a device. May be synonymous with vendor.
(29) Mobile service center - Any IID facility that has
the personnel and equipment capability to be in use separately and
simultaneously with it's parent fixed site service center, whether set
up in a vehicle or temporarily set up at a site with a permanent
foundation.
(30) Negative result - A test result indicating that the
alcohol concentration is less than the startup set point value.
(31) Office of the scientific director - The individual
responsible for the implementation, administration, and enforcement
of the Texas Ignition Interlock Device Regulations or his staff.
(32) Positive result - A test result indicating that the
alcohol concentration meets or exceeds the startup set point value.
(33) Proficiency test - A test administered by, and in
the presence of, an IID inspector to establish and/or ascertain the
competency of a service representative with regard to IID equipment.
(34) Purge - Any mechanism which cleanses or removes
a previous breath or reference sample from the device and specifically
removes alcohol.
(35) Recertification - Recertification refers to the regain-
ing of lost certification; for example, certification loss by inactivation,
suspension, or revocation. Unless provided for by specific provision
in these regulations, application for recertification requires a written
request from the applicant to the scientific director. Upon receipt of
the request, the applicant will be advised of the necessary procedure
to regain certification. Recertification requires the successful comple-
tion of requirements stated in 19.27, 19.28(c) or 19.29 of this title
(relating to Certification and Inspection of Service Centers, Service
Representative, and Ignition Interlock Device Inspector) as appropri-
ate, and/or additional requirements as stated by the scientific director.
(36) Reference sample device - A device which generates
a headspace gas above a water/alcohol solution that is maintained
at a thermostatically controlled temperature. This headspace gas
can be used to simulate the breath alcohol concentration of an
individual who has been drinking alcoholic beverages and whose
alcohol concentration is reflected in an analysis of a breath sample.
The results of this analysis are expressed as grams of alcohol/210
liters of breath.PROPOSED RULES March 17, 2000 25 TexReg 2311
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