DEPARTMENT OF STATE  
BUREAU OF AUTOMOTIVE REGULATION  
BREATH ALCOHOL AND IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICES  
(By authority conferred on the secretary of state by section 625k of Act No. 300 of  
the Public Acts of 1949, as amended, and section 33 of Act No.306 of the Public Acts of  
1969, as amended, being SS257.625k and 24.233 of the Michigan Compiled Laws)  
R 257.1001 Definitions.  
Rule 1. (1) As used in these rules:  
(a) "Act" means Act No. 300 of the Public Acts of 1949, as amended, being S257.1  
et seq. of the Michigan Compiled Laws.  
(b) "Administrator" means the secretary of state or an individual designated  
by the secretary of state to act in his or her place.  
(c) "BAIID" means a breath alcohol ignition interlock device.  
(d) "Certified BAIID" means a BAIID that has been certified by a  
department-approved laboratory as meeting or exceeding the requirements of section  
625k of the Act.  
History: 1998-2000 AACS.  
R 257. 1002 Address of administrator.  
Rule 2. The official address of the administrator is:  
Michigan Department of State Bureau of Automotive Regulation Lansing,  
Michigan 48918  
History: 1998-2000 AACS.  
R 257.1003 Approval of laboratory; termination of approval.  
Rule 3. (1) The administratory may approve a laboratory under section 625k(1)  
of the act if the laboratory certifies, in writing, that it is capable of properly testing a  
BAIID to determine if it meets or exceeds the requirements of section 625k of the act  
and is capable of certifying that the BAIID meets of exceeds the requirements of section  
625k of the act.  
(2) A previously approved laboratory that is no longer capable of properly testing or  
certifying a BAIID shall immediately notify the administratory in writing. Upon receipt  
of notification, the administrator shall immediately terminate the approval of the  
laboratory.  
History: 1998-2000 AACS.  
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R 257.1004 Approval and disapproval of BAIDDs; list of manufacturers.  
Rule 4. (1) A manufacturer of a BAIID that wishes to be placed on the list of  
manufacturers of approved certifies BAIIDs shall submit a written request, together with  
all of the information and materials required by the act and rules promulgated to  
implement the act, to the administrator.  
(2) A written request that fails to include all of the information and materials  
required by the act and these rules is incomplete. The administrator shall return  
the request to the manufacturer and explain, in writing, why the request is incomplete.  
(3) The administrator shall approve or disapprove a BAIID not later than 60 days  
after receipt of a complete written request.  
(4) The administrator shall notify a manufacturer whose BAIID is not approved,  
in writing, of the determination and the reason or reasons for the determination.  
(5) The administrator shall notify a manufacturer whose BAIID is approved, in  
writing, of the date of approval.  
(6) The administrator shall publish a list of all manufacturers of certified  
BAIIDs that are approved under section 625k of the act. The administrator shall  
widely disseminate the list and shall republish the list as appropriate.  
History: 1998-2000 AACS.  
R 257.1005 Rescinded.  
History: 1998-2000 AACS; 2016 AACS.  
R 257.1006 Rescinded.  
History: 1998-2000 AACS; 2016 AACS.  
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