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Judge grants interlock-waiver for 2017 case after finding hardship
Summary
Judge Tammy Long Hayward granted an interlock-waiver motion tied to a 2017 case after questioning the defendant about employment and hardship; the court will sign an order the defendant may present to the Department of Driver Services.
Judge Tammy Long Hayward granted an interlock-waiver motion for a case originating in 2017 after hearing testimony about the defendant’s circumstances.
The judge asked the defendant about current employment, housing responsibility and the ability to afford an interlock device. The defendant said he recently had been unemployed for about six to seven months and that at the time of the 2017 case he did not own a car and was under the impression he did not need to pursue interlock paperwork.
“For me to go ahead and relieve you of the responsibility for an interlock waiver, it has to be based on a hardship,” Judge Hayward said during questioning.
The court noted that an interlock waiver tied to a 2017 case would be a hardship unless the state could show additional, intervening charges that would affect the request. The judge directed the clerk to issue a short signed order the defendant could take to the Department of Driver Services.
The matter will proceed with the signed order; the court and counsel confirmed the defendant would receive the document via the court’s usual mailing process unless the defendant requested email delivery.
