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Convicted of dui, know if theyre caught one of the penalties they will receive is putting interlock on the vehicle. >> reporter: research finds that 75% of the people that are convicted of dui eventually reoffend. also 2/3 of those required to put interlocks in their car dont even put them in, martha. martha: not surprising i guess to some extent. is there opposition to this idea, adam? >> reporter: there is, people opposed to it, i will spit that out. american beverage institute is one group op...

A dui. critics say that a multimillion-dollar overreaction. adam housley is live on this from los angeles. why this new push, adam? >> reporter: martha, the issue really is whether or not these alcohol testing devices should be in the cars of every single dui offender or just repeat oaf spenders. right now 16 states currently around the country require ignition interlocks for anyone convicted of driving under influence including first-time offenders. a handful of other states consider legislatio...

Judicial discretion when talking about dui offenders and also eliminated proportional response. as industry obviously we want to see that our laws work. and so right now these first offender mandates they dont work. theyre too expensive. people arent complying. >> reporter: this legislation is also being debated in congress, martha, trying to encourage states to put these in more cars. well keep you updated how this moves. right now 16 states requiring it for all dui offenders. martha: interesti...