A 3-minute lesson from the Nebraska course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
After an alcohol-related revocation, some drivers may keep driving legally with a special permit, either with an ignition interlock device or through the 24/7 sobriety program. Waiting periods depend on your history.
Ignition Interlock Permit (IIP)
A permit that allows driving during an ALR or alcohol-related court revocation, but only in a vehicle equipped with an ignition interlock device.
The Board of Pardons or a court may order a driver to use an IIP and interlock device for up to fifteen years, depending on driving record and prior convictions.
Tampering with or circumventing an interlock, or driving a vehicle without one, is a Class I misdemeanor. With an alcohol content of at least .02, it's a Class IV felony.
You must have held a Class O or Class M license to be eligible for an IIP. If your license is revoked, an IIP or interlock can't be used to drive a commercial motor vehicle.
Required for 24/7 program participants with a court-certified order. It allows driving during an ALR if you're otherwise eligible based on your driving record.
A driver refused a breath test and received a one-year ALR. After his 15-day temporary license expires, he must wait 90 more days before applying for an IIP, which then covers the rest of the one-year revocation.
Check your understanding
Read the question, decide on an answer, then open it to check the explanation. These are Roadwise study questions based on the source handbook.
Tampering with or circumventing an ignition interlock device, with no alcohol in the driver's system, is classified as:
A Class I Misdemeanor
A Class IV Felony
A simple traffic infraction
A Class III Misdemeanor
Answer: A Class I Misdemeanor
Interlock tampering alone is a Class I Misdemeanor.