Defense groups urge changes to AB 18 30, flagging judicial-discretion and equity risks
Criminal-defense organizations and public defenders opposed AB 18 30 unless amended, saying a statewide mandatory ignition interlock requirement would remove judges' ability to tailor sentences and would disproportionately burden poor and Latino defendants unless implementation and subsidy enforcement are strengthened.
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Multiple defense and civil-rights groups told the Senate committee they oppose AB 18 30 as drafted and urged amendments to protect judicial discretion and low-income defendants. Ignacio Hernandez, representing the California Attorneys for Criminal Justice, said the policy would "reach individuals that statistically are not likely to reoffend" and recommended limiting mandatory IIDs to high-BAC first-time offenders or those with a recent moving violation.
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