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New Mexico Drunk Driving Laws and Statistics

New Mexico Drunk Driving Laws

  • BAC Limit: 0.08
  • Enhanced Penalty BAC Level: 0.16
  • Zero Tolerance Level: 0.02
  • Implied Consent Law: Yes
  • License Suspension 1st Offense: 90 Days
  • License Suspension 2nd Offense: Varies
  • License Suspension 3rd Offense: Varies
  • Mandatory Jail Time: After 2nd Offense
  • Mandatory Alcohol Education: Yes
  • Mandatory Alcohol Treatment: Yes
  • Ignition Interlock Device: After 2nd Offense
  • Vehicle Confiscation: No
  • Hardship License: After 30 Days
  • Open Container Law: For driver and passengers

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New Mexico Drunk Driving Fatalities

Total Fatalities BAC=.00 BAC=.01-.07 BAC=.08+
394 261 19 133

New Mexico Drunk Driving News

Incomplete Records Lead to Reduced Sentence for DWI Defendant - DUIAttorney.com

Incomplete Records Lead to Reduced Sentence for DWI Defendant DUIAttorney.com The New Mexico Court of Appeals recently took up the case of State of NM v. Chandler, No. 30334 (NMApp. 2010), which involved a defendant who was being ... more...

Worker Gets 90 Percent Worker's Compensation After New Mexico DWI - DUIAttorney.com

Worker Gets 90 Percent Worker\'s Compensation After New Mexico DWI DUIAttorney.com The New Mexico Court of Appeals considered a worker\'s compensation case recently that presented two conflicting laws as well as two conflicting social ... more...

MADD critical of New Mexico DWI dismissal rate - DUIAttorney.com

MADD critical of New Mexico DWI dismissal rate DUIAttorney.com Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) recently published a study on Bernallilo County, New Mexico, DWI dismissal rates. According to that study, ... and more » more...

No Misdemeanor Arrest Rule in New Mexico DWIs - DUIAttorney.com

No Misdemeanor Arrest Rule in New Mexico DWIs DUIAttorney.com The New Mexico Supreme Court took up the issue of how to treat warrantless arrests for misdemeanor DWIs last week, in the case of City of Santa Fe v. ... and more » more...

High profile bank executive in jail over 11th New Mexico DWI - DUIAttorney.com

High profile bank executive in jail over 11th New Mexico DWI DUIAttorney.com A prominent local businessman was sent back to jail Friday with no possibility of bond after violating the terms of his 2008 DWI probation. ... and more » more...

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