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If you were arrested for DWI and you had a very high breath test result for blood alcohol content (BAC), or you had previous DWI convictions on your record, a judge may order you to consume no alcohol as a condition for allowing you out of jail on bond. The judge may order an ignition interlock device.

While it may be embarrassing to have the ignition interlock device right there in the console of your car, to have to blow into it to start your car and to blow into it every 10 to 15 minutes for a rolling retest, it can actually be a big benefit. An ignition interlock device is one way to establish that you have met the terms of your release.

If you have an ignition interlock device on your car, you can prove that during the 6-9-12 months it took for your felony DWI case to get to court, you were, in fact, not driving and driving. That can help you get a better sentence if you are ultimately convicted of a felony DWI.

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Fighting a drunk driving charge in Texas isn't easy but it's almost always worth it to protect your license and your criminal record. If you've been charged with a DWI in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, contact a Dallas DWI attorney at Crain Lewis, LLP. We do everything we can to save your driver's license, to fight the DWI charges in court, and to minimize the consequences of a conviction.

Don't Have a Car?

Because an ignition interlock-type device documents that you've been able to meet the terms of your bail, people who no longer have a car may want to have a similar device in their home. You blow into the device at set periods when you are at home.

Another option is a SCRAM bracelet (secured continuous remote ankle monitor) that gauges whether you have consumed any alcohol. This is a lot more cumbersome so fewer people would choose this option.

Ignition Interlock Devices

The following is a list of Breath Alcohol Ignition Interlock Devices (BAIID) approved by the state of Texas for installation in a vehicle.

• Alcohol Detection System (by Alcohol Detection Systems Inc., 800-STOP-DWI)
• Draeger (by Draeger Safety Diagnostics Inc., 866-385-5900)
• Guardian (by Guardian, 972-353-5692)
• Intoxalock (by CST, Inc., 512-374-1833)
• Lifesafer (by Advantage Interlock, 800-993-4990, or Lifesafer Interlock of Texas - Carrollton, TX, 866-503-4500 or National Interlock Services of TX, 866-863-4350
• Smart Start (by Smart Start, Irving, TX, 1-800-880-3394)

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Contact Crain Lewis, LLP, today if you have been charged with driving while intoxicated or driving under the influence.