State Senate Adds to Interlock Requirement for NM DWI

Those with a suspended license for drunk driving required to have the device for 6 months.

The New Mexico State Senate voted unanimously to pass legislation that requires drivers with revoked or suspended driver’s licenses for driving while intoxicated to install an ignition interlock devices in their vehicles. The devices, which measures a driver’s blood alcohol content before permitting the vehicle to be started, would be required for six months prior to re-instatement of licenses.

The bill’s sponsor says it closes another NM DWI loophole and makes the roads safer by requiring drivers to be sober for six months before gaining return of their licenses. He claims that currently motorists convicted of drunk driving in New Mexico are avoiding the state’s mandatory ignition interlock requirement by stating that they do not own a vehicle or won’t be driving.

Senate Bill, numbered SB275, now goes to the House for consideration.

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