Ariz. Admin. Code § 17-5-611

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section R17-5-611 - Emergency Assistance; Continuity of Service to Persons

A. For events occurring outside of normal business hours, an IISP shall provide to each person a 24-hour emergency toll-free phone number answered by a live person at all times, to provide assistance in the event a CIID fails to operate properly or a vehicle experiences a problem relating to the installation, operation, or failure of a CIID.

1. During normal business hours, if the IISP or technician receives a call for emergency assistance, and determines that a vehicle is experiencing a problem relating to the installation, operation, or failure of a CIID, an IISP or a technician shall respond to the call within 24 hours of the initial contact and shall be available either to:

a. Provide telephonically, the technical information required for the person to resolve the issue; or

b. Provide or arrange for appropriate towing or roadside assistance services if unable to resolve the issue telephonically.

2. After receiving a person's call for emergency or other assistance, the IISP, technician, or manufacturer, as appropriate, shall either:

a. Make the CIID functional, if possible, within 24 hours, or

b. Replace or repair the CIID within 48 hours of the initial contact.

B. An IISP shall ensure uninterrupted service to a person for the duration of the person's ignition interlock period, which shall include facilitating the replacement of a technician, subcontractor, or an employee or agent who goes out of business, is removed, or a technician whose certification is cancelled by the IISP.

1. If a manufacturer terminates the IISP's authorization, the manufacturer shall obtain each person's records from the IISP and retain the records according to R17-5-612.

2. At the end or termination of an ignition interlock service authorization agreement, the manufacturer shall provide the Department with electronic access to each person's ignition interlock records for three years.

3. If a manufacturer authorizes a new IISP, the manufacturer shall notify each person affected by the authorization of the new IISP at least 30 days before the authorization becomes effective.

4. If a manufacturer does not authorize a new IISP, the manufacturer at no cost to the person, shall:

a. Provide written notification to all persons who are affected by the loss of an IISP or lack of service in an area, at least 30 days before the IISP discontinues service. The written notification shall inform the person of the manufacturer's responsibility to facilitate removal and replacement of the CIID and shall provide the instructions necessary for the person to successfully exchange the device;

b. Remove the device f rom the vehicle of each affected person; and

c. Facilitate the replacement of each device through a manufacturer with an IISP that can provide service.

5. A manufacturer shall notify the Department within 24 hours of replacing its IISP.

6. An IISP shall submit to the Department an updated list of the IISP's certified technicians within 5 business days after making a change to the list provided to the Department under R17-5-609(J).

C. Except in an emergency situation, a manufacturer, an IISP, or an IISP's-certified technician shall not remove another manufacturer's CIID without the express permission of that manufacturer.

1. If in an emergency situation a manufacturer, an IISP, or the IISP's-certified technician removes another manufacturer's CIID, that manufacturer, IISP, or the IISP's-certified technician shall return the device to the original manufacturer within 72 hours of the emergency removal; and

2. The original manufacturer, on receipt of the device, shall provide to the Department an electronic report of the device removal under R17-5-610, which shall include the transmission of all data stored in its data storage system.

D. In accordance with the IISP's implementation plan, an IISP shall facilitate the replacement of the IISP's service center if the service center goes out of business or the service center is closed, and the IISP does not have a service center in the county. An IISP shall notify the Department within 72 hours of replacing a service center location in a county.

1. If a service center closes and is replaced, the manufacturer shall make all reasonable efforts to obtain from the service center being replaced, all the individual ignition interlock records and data required to be retained under R17-5-612. The records shall be provided to, and maintained by the IISP.

2. If an out-of-business or closed service center is not replaced, the manufacturer shall retain the records and data as required under R17-5-612, and shall provide the Department with electronic access to the records and data.

a. The manufacturer shall facilitate removal of all installed CIID's no longer serviced by the out-of-business or closed service center, and shall bear the cost of replacing each device with a serviceable CIID chosen by the person, even if the replacement device must be provided through an alternate manufacturer.

b. The manufacturer shall, within 30 days, make a reasonable effort to notify its customers of the change of service center or replacement of a device.

3. If the manufacturer cannot comply with subsection (D)(1) or subsection (D)(2), the IISP shall:

a. Notify its customers and the Department that service will be terminated; and

b. Remove each device at no cost to the customer.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R17-5-611

Section R17-5-611 renumbered from R17-5-608 and amended by final rulemaking at 13 A.A.R. 3499, effective December 1, 2007 (Supp. 07-4). Amended by final rulemaking at 20 A.A.R. 3132, effective 1/4/2015. Amended by Exempt rulemaking at 24 A.A.R. 1725, effective 7/1/2018.