Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo was joined by Broome County District Attorney Gerald Mollen and Broome County STOP-DWI coordinator James May at a press conference today to urge the state legislature to pass a bill she recently introduced to help counties pay for the implementation of Leandra's Law. The bill would redirect $6.8M in surcharge money from the state General Fund to the STOP-DWI Programs across New York.
Leandra's Law increases penalties for driving drunk while transporting children under age 16. The law is named after 11-year-old Leandra Rosado of the Bronx, who died last year in a car crash.
Counties are concerned with an unfunded provision of the law that requires all drivers convicted of misdemeanor or felony driving while intoxicated (DWI) to have ignition interlocks devices that drivers breathe into to determine their blood-alcohol content (BAC) installed on their cars. This provision will take effect on August 15, 2010. At least 25 counties have already asked for a two-year moratorium on the ignition interlocks until a funding stream has been established.
For further information, please visit your Broome County DWI Attorney.
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