This Chicago DUI lawyer has posted here, here, and here about BAIID and MDDP. There's pending legislation to exempt farm workers when operating farm equipment from BAIID.
SB3775
Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't begrudge a farmer the ability to earn a wage while a DUI case is pending, but am I the only one out here who thinks exempting people from BAIID while driving heavy machinery on public roads hasn't been fully thought out?
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Removes the authority of the courts to order the issuance of a monitoring driving device permit (MDDP) and grants the authority to the Secretary of State. Provides that persons issued a MDDP and who must drive a farm tractor to and from a farm, within 150 air miles from the originating farm are exempt from installation of a Breath Alcohol Ignition Interlock Device (BAIID) on the farm tractor, so long as the farm tractor is being used for the exclusive purpose of conducting farm operations. Effective January 1, 2011.
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