This just in: Interlock company Smart Start is suing North Carolina’s DMV. According to the Associated Press:
“The company filed a lawsuit Friday at North Carolina’s Office of Administrative Hearings, accusing the Division of Motor Vehicles of unfairly blocking its attempts to win the state’s contract for the devices.”
The North Carolina interlock market is worth about $10 million a year. No wonder Smart Start wants in. And if legislators expand the use of interlocks to more offenders, those profits could triple. Gee, maybe that’s why Smart Start lobbies for increased use of interlocks.
But, seriously, maybe North Carolina is better off without Smart Start and its questionable business practices.
