1 | 1 | | underscored material = new |
---|
2 | 2 | | [bracketed material] = delete |
---|
3 | 3 | | 1 |
---|
4 | 4 | | 2 |
---|
5 | 5 | | 3 |
---|
6 | 6 | | 4 |
---|
7 | 7 | | 5 |
---|
8 | 8 | | 6 |
---|
9 | 9 | | 7 |
---|
10 | 10 | | 8 |
---|
11 | 11 | | 9 |
---|
12 | 12 | | 10 |
---|
13 | 13 | | 11 |
---|
14 | 14 | | 12 |
---|
15 | 15 | | 13 |
---|
16 | 16 | | 14 |
---|
17 | 17 | | 15 |
---|
18 | 18 | | 16 |
---|
19 | 19 | | 17 |
---|
20 | 20 | | 18 |
---|
21 | 21 | | 19 |
---|
22 | 22 | | 20 |
---|
23 | 23 | | 21 |
---|
24 | 24 | | 22 |
---|
25 | 25 | | 23 |
---|
26 | 26 | | 24 |
---|
27 | 27 | | 25 |
---|
28 | 28 | | HOUSE BILL 567 |
---|
29 | 29 | | 57TH LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - FIRST SESSION, 2025 |
---|
30 | 30 | | INTRODUCED BY |
---|
31 | 31 | | Jimmy G. Mason and Randall T. Pettigrew |
---|
32 | 32 | | AN ACT |
---|
33 | 33 | | RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES; PROVIDING FOR AN ADDITIONAL ORAL |
---|
34 | 34 | | FLUID TEST TO DETERMINE IF A PERSON WAS DRIVING UNDER THE |
---|
35 | 35 | | INFLUENCE OF AN INTOXICATING LIQUOR OR DRUG. |
---|
36 | 36 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: |
---|
37 | 37 | | SECTION 1. Section 66-8-107 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1978, |
---|
38 | 38 | | Chapter 35, Section 515, as amended) is amended to read: |
---|
39 | 39 | | "66-8-107. IMPLIED CONSENT TO SUBMIT TO CHEMICAL TEST.-- |
---|
40 | 40 | | A. Any person who operates a motor vehicle within |
---|
41 | 41 | | this state shall be deemed to have given consent, subject to |
---|
42 | 42 | | the provisions of the Implied Consent Act, to chemical tests of |
---|
43 | 43 | | [his] that person's breath, [or] blood or [both] oral fluid or |
---|
44 | 44 | | any combination thereof , approved by the scientific laboratory |
---|
45 | 45 | | division of the department of health pursuant to the provisions |
---|
46 | 46 | | of Section 24-1-22 NMSA 1978, as determined by a law |
---|
47 | 47 | | .229817.3 underscored material = new |
---|
48 | 48 | | [bracketed material] = delete |
---|
49 | 49 | | 1 |
---|
50 | 50 | | 2 |
---|
51 | 51 | | 3 |
---|
52 | 52 | | 4 |
---|
53 | 53 | | 5 |
---|
54 | 54 | | 6 |
---|
55 | 55 | | 7 |
---|
56 | 56 | | 8 |
---|
57 | 57 | | 9 |
---|
58 | 58 | | 10 |
---|
59 | 59 | | 11 |
---|
60 | 60 | | 12 |
---|
61 | 61 | | 13 |
---|
62 | 62 | | 14 |
---|
63 | 63 | | 15 |
---|
64 | 64 | | 16 |
---|
65 | 65 | | 17 |
---|
66 | 66 | | 18 |
---|
67 | 67 | | 19 |
---|
68 | 68 | | 20 |
---|
69 | 69 | | 21 |
---|
70 | 70 | | 22 |
---|
71 | 71 | | 23 |
---|
72 | 72 | | 24 |
---|
73 | 73 | | 25 |
---|
74 | 74 | | enforcement officer or for the purpose of determining the drug |
---|
75 | 75 | | or alcohol content of [his ] the person's breath , blood or oral |
---|
76 | 76 | | fluid if the person is arrested for any offense arising out of |
---|
77 | 77 | | the acts alleged to have been committed while the person was |
---|
78 | 78 | | driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of an |
---|
79 | 79 | | intoxicating liquor or drug. |
---|
80 | 80 | | B. A test of blood, [or ] breath or [both] oral |
---|
81 | 81 | | fluid, approved by the scientific laboratory division of the |
---|
82 | 82 | | department of health pursuant to the provisions of Section |
---|
83 | 83 | | 24-1-22 NMSA 1978, shall be administered at the direction of a |
---|
84 | 84 | | law enforcement officer having reasonable grounds to believe |
---|
85 | 85 | | the person to have been driving a motor vehicle within this |
---|
86 | 86 | | state while under the influence of an intoxicating liquor or |
---|
87 | 87 | | drug." |
---|
88 | 88 | | SECTION 2. Section 66-8-109 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1978, |
---|
89 | 89 | | Chapter 35, Section 517, as amended) is amended to read: |
---|
90 | 90 | | "66-8-109. ADMINISTRATION OF CHEMICAL TEST--PAYMENT OF |
---|
91 | 91 | | COSTS--ADDITIONAL TESTS.-- |
---|
92 | 92 | | A. Only the persons authorized by Section 66-8-103 |
---|
93 | 93 | | NMSA 1978 shall withdraw blood from any person for the purpose |
---|
94 | 94 | | of determining its alcohol or drug content. This limitation |
---|
95 | 95 | | does not apply to the taking of samples of breath or to the |
---|
96 | 96 | | testing of oral fluid . |
---|
97 | 97 | | B. The person tested shall be advised by the law |
---|
98 | 98 | | enforcement officer of the person's right to be given an |
---|
99 | 99 | | .229817.3 |
---|
100 | 100 | | - 2 - underscored material = new |
---|
101 | 101 | | [bracketed material] = delete |
---|
102 | 102 | | 1 |
---|
103 | 103 | | 2 |
---|
104 | 104 | | 3 |
---|
105 | 105 | | 4 |
---|
106 | 106 | | 5 |
---|
107 | 107 | | 6 |
---|
108 | 108 | | 7 |
---|
109 | 109 | | 8 |
---|
110 | 110 | | 9 |
---|
111 | 111 | | 10 |
---|
112 | 112 | | 11 |
---|
113 | 113 | | 12 |
---|
114 | 114 | | 13 |
---|
115 | 115 | | 14 |
---|
116 | 116 | | 15 |
---|
117 | 117 | | 16 |
---|
118 | 118 | | 17 |
---|
119 | 119 | | 18 |
---|
120 | 120 | | 19 |
---|
121 | 121 | | 20 |
---|
122 | 122 | | 21 |
---|
123 | 123 | | 22 |
---|
124 | 124 | | 23 |
---|
125 | 125 | | 24 |
---|
126 | 126 | | 25 |
---|
127 | 127 | | opportunity to arrange for a physician, licensed professional |
---|
128 | 128 | | or practical nurse or laboratory technician or technologist who |
---|
129 | 129 | | is employed by a hospital or physician of [his ] the person's |
---|
130 | 130 | | own choosing to perform a chemical test in addition to any test |
---|
131 | 131 | | performed at the direction of a law enforcement officer. |
---|
132 | 132 | | C. Upon the request of the person tested, full |
---|
133 | 133 | | information concerning the test performed at the direction of |
---|
134 | 134 | | the law enforcement officer shall be made available to [him ] |
---|
135 | 135 | | the person as soon as it is available from the person |
---|
136 | 136 | | performing the test. |
---|
137 | 137 | | D. The law enforcement agency represented by the |
---|
138 | 138 | | law enforcement officer at whose direction [the ] a chemical |
---|
139 | 139 | | test is performed shall pay for the chemical test. |
---|
140 | 140 | | E. If a person exercises [his ] the person's right |
---|
141 | 141 | | under Subsection B of this section to have a chemical test |
---|
142 | 142 | | performed upon [him] the person by a person of [his] the |
---|
143 | 143 | | person's own choosing, the cost of that test shall be paid by |
---|
144 | 144 | | the law enforcement agency represented by the law enforcement |
---|
145 | 145 | | officer at whose direction a chemical test was administered |
---|
146 | 146 | | under Section 66-8-107 NMSA 1978." |
---|
147 | 147 | | SECTION 3. Section 66-8-110 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1978, |
---|
148 | 148 | | Chapter 35, Section 518, as amended) is amended to read: |
---|
149 | 149 | | "66-8-110. USE OF TESTS IN CRIMINAL ACTIONS OR CIVIL |
---|
150 | 150 | | ACTIONS--LEVELS OF INTOXICATION--MANDATORY CHARGING.-- |
---|
151 | 151 | | A. The results of a test performed pursuant to the |
---|
152 | 152 | | .229817.3 |
---|
153 | 153 | | - 3 - underscored material = new |
---|
154 | 154 | | [bracketed material] = delete |
---|
155 | 155 | | 1 |
---|
156 | 156 | | 2 |
---|
157 | 157 | | 3 |
---|
158 | 158 | | 4 |
---|
159 | 159 | | 5 |
---|
160 | 160 | | 6 |
---|
161 | 161 | | 7 |
---|
162 | 162 | | 8 |
---|
163 | 163 | | 9 |
---|
164 | 164 | | 10 |
---|
165 | 165 | | 11 |
---|
166 | 166 | | 12 |
---|
167 | 167 | | 13 |
---|
168 | 168 | | 14 |
---|
169 | 169 | | 15 |
---|
170 | 170 | | 16 |
---|
171 | 171 | | 17 |
---|
172 | 172 | | 18 |
---|
173 | 173 | | 19 |
---|
174 | 174 | | 20 |
---|
175 | 175 | | 21 |
---|
176 | 176 | | 22 |
---|
177 | 177 | | 23 |
---|
178 | 178 | | 24 |
---|
179 | 179 | | 25 |
---|
180 | 180 | | Implied Consent Act may be introduced into evidence in any |
---|
181 | 181 | | civil action or criminal action arising out of the acts alleged |
---|
182 | 182 | | to have been committed by the person tested for driving a motor |
---|
183 | 183 | | vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or |
---|
184 | 184 | | drugs. |
---|
185 | 185 | | B. When the blood, [or ] breath or oral fluid of the |
---|
186 | 186 | | person tested contains: |
---|
187 | 187 | | (1) an alcohol concentration of less than four |
---|
188 | 188 | | one hundredths, it shall be presumed that the person was not |
---|
189 | 189 | | under the influence of intoxicating liquor; |
---|
190 | 190 | | (2) an alcohol concentration of at least four |
---|
191 | 191 | | one hundredths but less than eight one hundredths: |
---|
192 | 192 | | (a) no presumption shall be made that |
---|
193 | 193 | | the person either was or was not under the influence of |
---|
194 | 194 | | intoxicating liquor, unless the person is driving a commercial |
---|
195 | 195 | | motor vehicle; and |
---|
196 | 196 | | (b) the amount of alcohol in the |
---|
197 | 197 | | person's blood, [or] breath or oral fluid may be considered |
---|
198 | 198 | | with other competent evidence in determining whether the person |
---|
199 | 199 | | was under the influence of intoxicating liquor; [or ] |
---|
200 | 200 | | (3) an alcohol concentration of four one |
---|
201 | 201 | | hundredths or more and the person is driving a commercial |
---|
202 | 202 | | vehicle, it shall be presumed that the person is under the |
---|
203 | 203 | | influence of intoxicating liquor; or |
---|
204 | 204 | | (4) a controlled substance, it shall be |
---|
205 | 205 | | .229817.3 |
---|
206 | 206 | | - 4 - underscored material = new |
---|
207 | 207 | | [bracketed material] = delete |
---|
208 | 208 | | 1 |
---|
209 | 209 | | 2 |
---|
210 | 210 | | 3 |
---|
211 | 211 | | 4 |
---|
212 | 212 | | 5 |
---|
213 | 213 | | 6 |
---|
214 | 214 | | 7 |
---|
215 | 215 | | 8 |
---|
216 | 216 | | 9 |
---|
217 | 217 | | 10 |
---|
218 | 218 | | 11 |
---|
219 | 219 | | 12 |
---|
220 | 220 | | 13 |
---|
221 | 221 | | 14 |
---|
222 | 222 | | 15 |
---|
223 | 223 | | 16 |
---|
224 | 224 | | 17 |
---|
225 | 225 | | 18 |
---|
226 | 226 | | 19 |
---|
227 | 227 | | 20 |
---|
228 | 228 | | 21 |
---|
229 | 229 | | 22 |
---|
230 | 230 | | 23 |
---|
231 | 231 | | 24 |
---|
232 | 232 | | 25 |
---|
233 | 233 | | presumed that the person is under the influence of drugs . |
---|
234 | 234 | | C. The arresting officer shall charge the person |
---|
235 | 235 | | tested with a violation of Section 66-8-102 NMSA 1978 when the |
---|
236 | 236 | | blood, [or] breath or oral fluid of the person contains the |
---|
237 | 237 | | presence of a controlled substance or contains an alcohol |
---|
238 | 238 | | concentration of: |
---|
239 | 239 | | (1) eight one hundredths or more; or |
---|
240 | 240 | | (2) four one hundredths or more if the person |
---|
241 | 241 | | is driving a commercial motor vehicle. |
---|
242 | 242 | | D. When a person is less than twenty-one years of |
---|
243 | 243 | | age and the blood, [or ] breath or oral fluid of the person |
---|
244 | 244 | | contains the presence of a controlled substance or contains an |
---|
245 | 245 | | alcohol concentration of two one hundredths or more, the |
---|
246 | 246 | | person's driving privileges shall be revoked pursuant to the |
---|
247 | 247 | | provisions of the Implied Consent Act. |
---|
248 | 248 | | E. If the test performed pursuant to the Implied |
---|
249 | 249 | | Consent Act is administered more than three hours after the |
---|
250 | 250 | | person was driving a vehicle, the test result may be introduced |
---|
251 | 251 | | as evidence of the presence of a controlled substance or an |
---|
252 | 252 | | alcohol concentration in the person's blood, [or ] breath or |
---|
253 | 253 | | oral fluid at the time of the test and the trier of fact shall |
---|
254 | 254 | | determine what weight to give the test result for the purpose |
---|
255 | 255 | | of determining a violation of Section 66-8-102 NMSA 1978. |
---|
256 | 256 | | F. The determination of alcohol concentration shall |
---|
257 | 257 | | be based on the grams of alcohol in one hundred milliliters of |
---|
258 | 258 | | .229817.3 |
---|
259 | 259 | | - 5 - underscored material = new |
---|
260 | 260 | | [bracketed material] = delete |
---|
261 | 261 | | 1 |
---|
262 | 262 | | 2 |
---|
263 | 263 | | 3 |
---|
264 | 264 | | 4 |
---|
265 | 265 | | 5 |
---|
266 | 266 | | 6 |
---|
267 | 267 | | 7 |
---|
268 | 268 | | 8 |
---|
269 | 269 | | 9 |
---|
270 | 270 | | 10 |
---|
271 | 271 | | 11 |
---|
272 | 272 | | 12 |
---|
273 | 273 | | 13 |
---|
274 | 274 | | 14 |
---|
275 | 275 | | 15 |
---|
276 | 276 | | 16 |
---|
277 | 277 | | 17 |
---|
278 | 278 | | 18 |
---|
279 | 279 | | 19 |
---|
280 | 280 | | 20 |
---|
281 | 281 | | 21 |
---|
282 | 282 | | 22 |
---|
283 | 283 | | 23 |
---|
284 | 284 | | 24 |
---|
285 | 285 | | 25 |
---|
286 | 286 | | blood or the grams of alcohol in two hundred ten liters of |
---|
287 | 287 | | breath. |
---|
288 | 288 | | G. The determination of the presence of a |
---|
289 | 289 | | controlled substance shall be based on a test of a person's |
---|
290 | 290 | | blood or oral fluid that shows the blood or oral fluid contains |
---|
291 | 291 | | the controlled substance. |
---|
292 | 292 | | [G.] H. The presumptions in Subsection B of this |
---|
293 | 293 | | section do not limit the introduction of other competent |
---|
294 | 294 | | evidence concerning whether the person was under the influence |
---|
295 | 295 | | of intoxicating liquor. |
---|
296 | 296 | | [H.] I. If a person is convicted of driving a motor |
---|
297 | 297 | | vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, the |
---|
298 | 298 | | trial judge shall inquire into the past driving record of the |
---|
299 | 299 | | person before sentence is entered in the matter." |
---|
300 | 300 | | SECTION 4. Section 66-8-111.1 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1984, |
---|
301 | 301 | | Chapter 72, Section 7, as amended) is amended to read: |
---|
302 | 302 | | "66-8-111.1. LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER AGENT FOR |
---|
303 | 303 | | DEPARTMENT--WRITTEN NOTICE OF REVOCATION AND RIGHT TO |
---|
304 | 304 | | HEARING.-- |
---|
305 | 305 | | A. On behalf of the department, a law enforcement |
---|
306 | 306 | | officer requesting a chemical test or directing the |
---|
307 | 307 | | administration of a chemical test pursuant to Section 66-8-107 |
---|
308 | 308 | | NMSA 1978 shall serve immediate written notice of revocation |
---|
309 | 309 | | and of right to a hearing before the administrative hearings |
---|
310 | 310 | | office pursuant to the Implied Consent Act on a person who: |
---|
311 | 311 | | .229817.3 |
---|
312 | 312 | | - 6 - underscored material = new |
---|
313 | 313 | | [bracketed material] = delete |
---|
314 | 314 | | 1 |
---|
315 | 315 | | 2 |
---|
316 | 316 | | 3 |
---|
317 | 317 | | 4 |
---|
318 | 318 | | 5 |
---|
319 | 319 | | 6 |
---|
320 | 320 | | 7 |
---|
321 | 321 | | 8 |
---|
322 | 322 | | 9 |
---|
323 | 323 | | 10 |
---|
324 | 324 | | 11 |
---|
325 | 325 | | 12 |
---|
326 | 326 | | 13 |
---|
327 | 327 | | 14 |
---|
328 | 328 | | 15 |
---|
329 | 329 | | 16 |
---|
330 | 330 | | 17 |
---|
331 | 331 | | 18 |
---|
332 | 332 | | 19 |
---|
333 | 333 | | 20 |
---|
334 | 334 | | 21 |
---|
335 | 335 | | 22 |
---|
336 | 336 | | 23 |
---|
337 | 337 | | 24 |
---|
338 | 338 | | 25 |
---|
339 | 339 | | (1) refuses to permit chemical testing; [or ] |
---|
340 | 340 | | (2) submits to a chemical test the results of |
---|
341 | 341 | | which indicate an alcohol concentration in the person's blood |
---|
342 | 342 | | or breath of: |
---|
343 | 343 | | (a) eight one hundredths or more if the |
---|
344 | 344 | | person is twenty-one years of age or older; |
---|
345 | 345 | | (b) four one hundredths or more if the |
---|
346 | 346 | | person is driving a commercial motor vehicle; or |
---|
347 | 347 | | (c) two one hundredths or more if the |
---|
348 | 348 | | person is less than twenty-one years of age; or |
---|
349 | 349 | | (3) submits to a chemical test, the results of |
---|
350 | 350 | | which indicate the presence of a controlled substance . |
---|
351 | 351 | | B. The written notice of revocation and of a right |
---|
352 | 352 | | to a hearing served on the driver shall be a temporary license |
---|
353 | 353 | | valid for twenty days or, if the driver requests a hearing |
---|
354 | 354 | | pursuant to Section 66-8-112 NMSA 1978, valid until the date |
---|
355 | 355 | | the administrative hearings office issues the order following |
---|
356 | 356 | | that hearing; provided that a written notice of revocation and |
---|
357 | 357 | | right to a hearing shall not be a temporary license for a |
---|
358 | 358 | | driver without any otherwise valid driving privileges in this |
---|
359 | 359 | | state. |
---|
360 | 360 | | C. The law enforcement officer shall send to the |
---|
361 | 361 | | department the signed statement required pursuant to Section |
---|
362 | 362 | | 66-8-111 NMSA 1978." |
---|
363 | 363 | | SECTION 5. Section 66-8-111 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1978, |
---|
364 | 364 | | .229817.3 |
---|
365 | 365 | | - 7 - underscored material = new |
---|
366 | 366 | | [bracketed material] = delete |
---|
367 | 367 | | 1 |
---|
368 | 368 | | 2 |
---|
369 | 369 | | 3 |
---|
370 | 370 | | 4 |
---|
371 | 371 | | 5 |
---|
372 | 372 | | 6 |
---|
373 | 373 | | 7 |
---|
374 | 374 | | 8 |
---|
375 | 375 | | 9 |
---|
376 | 376 | | 10 |
---|
377 | 377 | | 11 |
---|
378 | 378 | | 12 |
---|
379 | 379 | | 13 |
---|
380 | 380 | | 14 |
---|
381 | 381 | | 15 |
---|
382 | 382 | | 16 |
---|
383 | 383 | | 17 |
---|
384 | 384 | | 18 |
---|
385 | 385 | | 19 |
---|
386 | 386 | | 20 |
---|
387 | 387 | | 21 |
---|
388 | 388 | | 22 |
---|
389 | 389 | | 23 |
---|
390 | 390 | | 24 |
---|
391 | 391 | | 25 |
---|
392 | 392 | | Chapter 35, Section 519, as amended) is amended to read: |
---|
393 | 393 | | "66-8-111. REFUSAL TO SUBMIT TO CHEMICAL TESTS--TESTING-- |
---|
394 | 394 | | GROUNDS FOR REVOCATION OF LICENSE OR PRIVILEGE TO DRIVE.-- |
---|
395 | 395 | | A. If a person under arrest for violation of an |
---|
396 | 396 | | offense enumerated in the Motor Vehicle Code refuses upon |
---|
397 | 397 | | request of a law enforcement officer to submit to chemical |
---|
398 | 398 | | tests designated by the law enforcement agency as provided in |
---|
399 | 399 | | Section 66-8-107 NMSA 1978, none shall be administered except |
---|
400 | 400 | | when a municipal judge, magistrate or district judge issues a |
---|
401 | 401 | | search warrant authorizing chemical tests as provided in |
---|
402 | 402 | | Section 66-8-107 NMSA 1978 upon finding in a law enforcement |
---|
403 | 403 | | officer's written affidavit that there is probable cause to |
---|
404 | 404 | | believe that the person has driven a motor vehicle while under |
---|
405 | 405 | | the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance, thereby |
---|
406 | 406 | | causing the death or great bodily injury of another person, or |
---|
407 | 407 | | there is probable cause to believe that the person has |
---|
408 | 408 | | committed a felony while under the influence of alcohol or a |
---|
409 | 409 | | controlled substance and that chemical tests as provided in |
---|
410 | 410 | | Section 66-8-107 NMSA 1978 will produce material evidence in a |
---|
411 | 411 | | felony prosecution. |
---|
412 | 412 | | B. The department, upon receipt of a statement |
---|
413 | 413 | | signed under penalty of perjury from a law enforcement officer |
---|
414 | 414 | | stating the officer's reasonable grounds to believe the |
---|
415 | 415 | | arrested person had been driving a motor vehicle within this |
---|
416 | 416 | | state while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs |
---|
417 | 417 | | .229817.3 |
---|
418 | 418 | | - 8 - underscored material = new |
---|
419 | 419 | | [bracketed material] = delete |
---|
420 | 420 | | 1 |
---|
421 | 421 | | 2 |
---|
422 | 422 | | 3 |
---|
423 | 423 | | 4 |
---|
424 | 424 | | 5 |
---|
425 | 425 | | 6 |
---|
426 | 426 | | 7 |
---|
427 | 427 | | 8 |
---|
428 | 428 | | 9 |
---|
429 | 429 | | 10 |
---|
430 | 430 | | 11 |
---|
431 | 431 | | 12 |
---|
432 | 432 | | 13 |
---|
433 | 433 | | 14 |
---|
434 | 434 | | 15 |
---|
435 | 435 | | 16 |
---|
436 | 436 | | 17 |
---|
437 | 437 | | 18 |
---|
438 | 438 | | 19 |
---|
439 | 439 | | 20 |
---|
440 | 440 | | 21 |
---|
441 | 441 | | 22 |
---|
442 | 442 | | 23 |
---|
443 | 443 | | 24 |
---|
444 | 444 | | 25 |
---|
445 | 445 | | and that, upon request, the person refused to submit to a |
---|
446 | 446 | | chemical test after being advised that failure to submit could |
---|
447 | 447 | | result in revocation of the person's privilege to drive, shall |
---|
448 | 448 | | revoke the person's New Mexico driver's license or any |
---|
449 | 449 | | nonresident operating privilege for a period of one year or |
---|
450 | 450 | | until all conditions for license reinstatement are met, |
---|
451 | 451 | | whichever is later. |
---|
452 | 452 | | C. The department, upon receipt of a statement |
---|
453 | 453 | | signed under penalty of perjury from a law enforcement officer |
---|
454 | 454 | | stating the officer's reasonable grounds to believe the |
---|
455 | 455 | | arrested person had been driving a motor vehicle within this |
---|
456 | 456 | | state while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or a |
---|
457 | 457 | | controlled substance and that the person submitted to chemical |
---|
458 | 458 | | testing pursuant to Section 66-8-107 NMSA 1978 and the test |
---|
459 | 459 | | results indicated the presence of a controlled substance or an |
---|
460 | 460 | | alcohol concentration in the person's blood or breath of eight |
---|
461 | 461 | | one hundredths or more if the person is twenty-one years of age |
---|
462 | 462 | | or older, four one hundredths or more if the person is driving |
---|
463 | 463 | | a commercial motor vehicle or two one hundredths or more if the |
---|
464 | 464 | | person is less than twenty-one years of age, shall revoke the |
---|
465 | 465 | | person's license or permit to drive or [his ] the person's |
---|
466 | 466 | | nonresident operating privilege for a period of: |
---|
467 | 467 | | (1) six months or until all conditions for |
---|
468 | 468 | | license reinstatement are met, whichever is later, if the |
---|
469 | 469 | | person is twenty-one years of age or older; |
---|
470 | 470 | | .229817.3 |
---|
471 | 471 | | - 9 - underscored material = new |
---|
472 | 472 | | [bracketed material] = delete |
---|
473 | 473 | | 1 |
---|
474 | 474 | | 2 |
---|
475 | 475 | | 3 |
---|
476 | 476 | | 4 |
---|
477 | 477 | | 5 |
---|
478 | 478 | | 6 |
---|
479 | 479 | | 7 |
---|
480 | 480 | | 8 |
---|
481 | 481 | | 9 |
---|
482 | 482 | | 10 |
---|
483 | 483 | | 11 |
---|
484 | 484 | | 12 |
---|
485 | 485 | | 13 |
---|
486 | 486 | | 14 |
---|
487 | 487 | | 15 |
---|
488 | 488 | | 16 |
---|
489 | 489 | | 17 |
---|
490 | 490 | | 18 |
---|
491 | 491 | | 19 |
---|
492 | 492 | | 20 |
---|
493 | 493 | | 21 |
---|
494 | 494 | | 22 |
---|
495 | 495 | | 23 |
---|
496 | 496 | | 24 |
---|
497 | 497 | | 25 |
---|
498 | 498 | | (2) one year or until all conditions for |
---|
499 | 499 | | license reinstatement are met, whichever is later, if the |
---|
500 | 500 | | person was less than twenty-one years of age at the time of the |
---|
501 | 501 | | arrest, notwithstanding any provision of the Children's Code; |
---|
502 | 502 | | or |
---|
503 | 503 | | (3) one year or until all conditions for |
---|
504 | 504 | | license reinstatement are met, whichever is later, if the |
---|
505 | 505 | | [person has previously had his ] person's license has been |
---|
506 | 506 | | revoked previously pursuant to the provisions of this section, |
---|
507 | 507 | | notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph (1) of this |
---|
508 | 508 | | subsection. |
---|
509 | 509 | | D. The determination of alcohol concentration shall |
---|
510 | 510 | | be based on the grams of alcohol in one hundred milliliters of |
---|
511 | 511 | | blood or the grams of alcohol in two hundred ten liters of |
---|
512 | 512 | | breath. |
---|
513 | 513 | | E. The determination of the presence of a |
---|
514 | 514 | | controlled substance shall be based on a test of blood or oral |
---|
515 | 515 | | fluid that shows the blood or oral fluid contains the |
---|
516 | 516 | | controlled substance. |
---|
517 | 517 | | [E.] F. If the person subject to the revocation |
---|
518 | 518 | | provisions of this section is a resident or will become a |
---|
519 | 519 | | resident within one year and is without a license to operate a |
---|
520 | 520 | | motor vehicle in this state, the department shall deny the |
---|
521 | 521 | | issuance of a license to [him ] the person for the appropriate |
---|
522 | 522 | | period of time as provided in Subsections B and C of this |
---|
523 | 523 | | .229817.3 |
---|
524 | 524 | | - 10 - underscored material = new |
---|
525 | 525 | | [bracketed material] = delete |
---|
526 | 526 | | 1 |
---|
527 | 527 | | 2 |
---|
528 | 528 | | 3 |
---|
529 | 529 | | 4 |
---|
530 | 530 | | 5 |
---|
531 | 531 | | 6 |
---|
532 | 532 | | 7 |
---|
533 | 533 | | 8 |
---|
534 | 534 | | 9 |
---|
535 | 535 | | 10 |
---|
536 | 536 | | 11 |
---|
537 | 537 | | 12 |
---|
538 | 538 | | 13 |
---|
539 | 539 | | 14 |
---|
540 | 540 | | 15 |
---|
541 | 541 | | 16 |
---|
542 | 542 | | 17 |
---|
543 | 543 | | 18 |
---|
544 | 544 | | 19 |
---|
545 | 545 | | 20 |
---|
546 | 546 | | 21 |
---|
547 | 547 | | 22 |
---|
548 | 548 | | 23 |
---|
549 | 549 | | 24 |
---|
550 | 550 | | 25 |
---|
551 | 551 | | section. |
---|
552 | 552 | | [F.] G. A statement signed by a law enforcement |
---|
553 | 553 | | officer, pursuant to the provisions of Subsection B or C of |
---|
554 | 554 | | this section, shall be sworn to by the officer or shall contain |
---|
555 | 555 | | a declaration substantially to the effect: "I hereby declare |
---|
556 | 556 | | under penalty of perjury that the information given in this |
---|
557 | 557 | | statement is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.". |
---|
558 | 558 | | The statement may be signed and submitted electronically in a |
---|
559 | 559 | | manner and form approved by the department. A law enforcement |
---|
560 | 560 | | officer who signs a statement knowing that the statement is |
---|
561 | 561 | | untrue in any material issue or matter is guilty of perjury as |
---|
562 | 562 | | provided in Section 66-5-38 NMSA 1978." |
---|
563 | 563 | | SECTION 6. Section 66-8-112 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1978, |
---|
564 | 564 | | Chapter 35, Section 520, as amended) is amended to read: |
---|
565 | 565 | | "66-8-112. REVOCATION OF LICENSE OR PRIVILEGE TO DRIVE-- |
---|
566 | 566 | | NOTICE--EFFECTIVE DATE--HEARING--HEARING COSTS--REVIEW.-- |
---|
567 | 567 | | A. The effective date of revocation pursuant to |
---|
568 | 568 | | Section 66-8-111 NMSA 1978 is twenty days after notice of |
---|
569 | 569 | | revocation or, if the person whose driver's license or |
---|
570 | 570 | | privilege to drive is being revoked or denied requests a |
---|
571 | 571 | | hearing pursuant to the Administrative Hearings Office Act, the |
---|
572 | 572 | | date that the administrative hearings office issues the order |
---|
573 | 573 | | following that hearing. The date of notice of revocation is: |
---|
574 | 574 | | (1) the date the law enforcement officer |
---|
575 | 575 | | serves written notice of revocation and of right to a hearing |
---|
576 | 576 | | .229817.3 |
---|
577 | 577 | | - 11 - underscored material = new |
---|
578 | 578 | | [bracketed material] = delete |
---|
579 | 579 | | 1 |
---|
580 | 580 | | 2 |
---|
581 | 581 | | 3 |
---|
582 | 582 | | 4 |
---|
583 | 583 | | 5 |
---|
584 | 584 | | 6 |
---|
585 | 585 | | 7 |
---|
586 | 586 | | 8 |
---|
587 | 587 | | 9 |
---|
588 | 588 | | 10 |
---|
589 | 589 | | 11 |
---|
590 | 590 | | 12 |
---|
591 | 591 | | 13 |
---|
592 | 592 | | 14 |
---|
593 | 593 | | 15 |
---|
594 | 594 | | 16 |
---|
595 | 595 | | 17 |
---|
596 | 596 | | 18 |
---|
597 | 597 | | 19 |
---|
598 | 598 | | 20 |
---|
599 | 599 | | 21 |
---|
600 | 600 | | 22 |
---|
601 | 601 | | 23 |
---|
602 | 602 | | 24 |
---|
603 | 603 | | 25 |
---|
604 | 604 | | pursuant to Section 66-8-111.1 NMSA 1978; or |
---|
605 | 605 | | (2) in the event the results of a chemical |
---|
606 | 606 | | test cannot be obtained immediately, the date notice of |
---|
607 | 607 | | revocation is served by mail by the department. This notice of |
---|
608 | 608 | | revocation and of right to a hearing shall be sent by certified |
---|
609 | 609 | | mail and shall be deemed to have been served on the date borne |
---|
610 | 610 | | by the return receipt showing delivery, refusal of the |
---|
611 | 611 | | addressee to accept delivery or attempted delivery of the |
---|
612 | 612 | | notice at the address obtained by the arresting law enforcement |
---|
613 | 613 | | officer or on file with the department. |
---|
614 | 614 | | B. Within ten days after receipt of notice of |
---|
615 | 615 | | revocation pursuant to Subsection A of this section, a person |
---|
616 | 616 | | whose license or privilege to drive is revoked or denied or the |
---|
617 | 617 | | person's agent may request a hearing. The hearing request |
---|
618 | 618 | | shall be made in writing and shall be accompanied by a payment |
---|
619 | 619 | | of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) or a sworn statement of |
---|
620 | 620 | | indigency on a form provided by the department. A standard for |
---|
621 | 621 | | indigency shall be established pursuant to rules adopted by the |
---|
622 | 622 | | department. Failure to request a hearing within ten days shall |
---|
623 | 623 | | result in forfeiture of the person's right to a hearing. Any |
---|
624 | 624 | | person less than eighteen years of age who fails to request a |
---|
625 | 625 | | hearing within ten days shall have notice of revocation sent to |
---|
626 | 626 | | the person's parent, guardian or custodian by the department. |
---|
627 | 627 | | A date for the hearing shall be set by the administrative |
---|
628 | 628 | | hearings office, if practical, within thirty days after receipt |
---|
629 | 629 | | .229817.3 |
---|
630 | 630 | | - 12 - underscored material = new |
---|
631 | 631 | | [bracketed material] = delete |
---|
632 | 632 | | 1 |
---|
633 | 633 | | 2 |
---|
634 | 634 | | 3 |
---|
635 | 635 | | 4 |
---|
636 | 636 | | 5 |
---|
637 | 637 | | 6 |
---|
638 | 638 | | 7 |
---|
639 | 639 | | 8 |
---|
640 | 640 | | 9 |
---|
641 | 641 | | 10 |
---|
642 | 642 | | 11 |
---|
643 | 643 | | 12 |
---|
644 | 644 | | 13 |
---|
645 | 645 | | 14 |
---|
646 | 646 | | 15 |
---|
647 | 647 | | 16 |
---|
648 | 648 | | 17 |
---|
649 | 649 | | 18 |
---|
650 | 650 | | 19 |
---|
651 | 651 | | 20 |
---|
652 | 652 | | 21 |
---|
653 | 653 | | 22 |
---|
654 | 654 | | 23 |
---|
655 | 655 | | 24 |
---|
656 | 656 | | 25 |
---|
657 | 657 | | of notice of revocation. The hearing shall be held in the |
---|
658 | 658 | | county in which the offense for which the person was arrested |
---|
659 | 659 | | took place. |
---|
660 | 660 | | C. The administrative hearings office may postpone |
---|
661 | 661 | | or continue any hearing on its own motion or upon application |
---|
662 | 662 | | from the person and for good cause shown for a period not to |
---|
663 | 663 | | exceed ninety days from the date of notice of revocation and, |
---|
664 | 664 | | provided that, upon a continuance, the department shall extend |
---|
665 | 665 | | the validity of the temporary license for the period of the |
---|
666 | 666 | | postponement or continuation. |
---|
667 | 667 | | D. At the hearing, the administrative hearings |
---|
668 | 668 | | office may administer oaths and may issue subpoenas for the |
---|
669 | 669 | | attendance of witnesses and the production of relevant books |
---|
670 | 670 | | and papers. |
---|
671 | 671 | | E. The hearing shall be limited to the following |
---|
672 | 672 | | issues: |
---|
673 | 673 | | (1) whether the law enforcement officer had |
---|
674 | 674 | | reasonable grounds to believe that the person had been driving |
---|
675 | 675 | | a motor vehicle within this state while under the influence of |
---|
676 | 676 | | intoxicating liquor or drugs; |
---|
677 | 677 | | (2) whether the person was arrested; |
---|
678 | 678 | | (3) whether this hearing is held no later than |
---|
679 | 679 | | ninety days after notice of revocation; and either |
---|
680 | 680 | | (4) whether: |
---|
681 | 681 | | (a) the person refused to submit to a |
---|
682 | 682 | | .229817.3 |
---|
683 | 683 | | - 13 - underscored material = new |
---|
684 | 684 | | [bracketed material] = delete |
---|
685 | 685 | | 1 |
---|
686 | 686 | | 2 |
---|
687 | 687 | | 3 |
---|
688 | 688 | | 4 |
---|
689 | 689 | | 5 |
---|
690 | 690 | | 6 |
---|
691 | 691 | | 7 |
---|
692 | 692 | | 8 |
---|
693 | 693 | | 9 |
---|
694 | 694 | | 10 |
---|
695 | 695 | | 11 |
---|
696 | 696 | | 12 |
---|
697 | 697 | | 13 |
---|
698 | 698 | | 14 |
---|
699 | 699 | | 15 |
---|
700 | 700 | | 16 |
---|
701 | 701 | | 17 |
---|
702 | 702 | | 18 |
---|
703 | 703 | | 19 |
---|
704 | 704 | | 20 |
---|
705 | 705 | | 21 |
---|
706 | 706 | | 22 |
---|
707 | 707 | | 23 |
---|
708 | 708 | | 24 |
---|
709 | 709 | | 25 |
---|
710 | 710 | | test upon request of the law enforcement officer; and |
---|
711 | 711 | | (b) the law enforcement officer advised |
---|
712 | 712 | | that the failure to submit to a test could result in revocation |
---|
713 | 713 | | of the person's privilege to drive; or |
---|
714 | 714 | | (5) whether: |
---|
715 | 715 | | (a) the chemical test was administered |
---|
716 | 716 | | pursuant to the provisions of the Implied Consent Act; and |
---|
717 | 717 | | (b) the test results indicated: 1) the |
---|
718 | 718 | | presence of a controlled substance; or 2) an alcohol |
---|
719 | 719 | | concentration in the person's blood or breath of eight one |
---|
720 | 720 | | hundredths or more if the person is twenty-one years of age or |
---|
721 | 721 | | older, four one hundredths or more if the person is driving a |
---|
722 | 722 | | commercial motor vehicle or two one hundredths or more if the |
---|
723 | 723 | | person is less than twenty-one years of age. |
---|
724 | 724 | | F. The administrative hearings office shall enter |
---|
725 | 725 | | an order sustaining the revocation or denial of the person's |
---|
726 | 726 | | license or privilege to drive if the hearing officer from the |
---|
727 | 727 | | administrative hearings office finds that: |
---|
728 | 728 | | (1) the law enforcement officer had reasonable |
---|
729 | 729 | | grounds to believe the driver was driving a motor vehicle while |
---|
730 | 730 | | under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs; |
---|
731 | 731 | | (2) the person was arrested; |
---|
732 | 732 | | (3) this hearing is held no later than ninety |
---|
733 | 733 | | days after notice of revocation; and |
---|
734 | 734 | | (4) either: |
---|
735 | 735 | | .229817.3 |
---|
736 | 736 | | - 14 - underscored material = new |
---|
737 | 737 | | [bracketed material] = delete |
---|
738 | 738 | | 1 |
---|
739 | 739 | | 2 |
---|
740 | 740 | | 3 |
---|
741 | 741 | | 4 |
---|
742 | 742 | | 5 |
---|
743 | 743 | | 6 |
---|
744 | 744 | | 7 |
---|
745 | 745 | | 8 |
---|
746 | 746 | | 9 |
---|
747 | 747 | | 10 |
---|
748 | 748 | | 11 |
---|
749 | 749 | | 12 |
---|
750 | 750 | | 13 |
---|
751 | 751 | | 14 |
---|
752 | 752 | | 15 |
---|
753 | 753 | | 16 |
---|
754 | 754 | | 17 |
---|
755 | 755 | | 18 |
---|
756 | 756 | | 19 |
---|
757 | 757 | | 20 |
---|
758 | 758 | | 21 |
---|
759 | 759 | | 22 |
---|
760 | 760 | | 23 |
---|
761 | 761 | | 24 |
---|
762 | 762 | | 25 |
---|
763 | 763 | | (a) the person refused to submit to the |
---|
764 | 764 | | test upon request of the law enforcement officer after the law |
---|
765 | 765 | | enforcement officer advised the person that the person's |
---|
766 | 766 | | failure to submit to the test could result in the revocation of |
---|
767 | 767 | | the person's privilege to drive; or |
---|
768 | 768 | | (b) that a chemical test was |
---|
769 | 769 | | administered pursuant to the provisions of the Implied Consent |
---|
770 | 770 | | Act and the test results indicated: 1) the presence of a |
---|
771 | 771 | | controlled substance; or 2) an alcohol concentration in the |
---|
772 | 772 | | person's blood or breath of eight one hundredths or more if the |
---|
773 | 773 | | person is twenty-one years of age or older, four one hundredths |
---|
774 | 774 | | or more if the person is driving a commercial motor vehicle or |
---|
775 | 775 | | two one hundredths or more if the person is less than twenty- |
---|
776 | 776 | | one years of age. |
---|
777 | 777 | | G. If one or more of the elements set forth in |
---|
778 | 778 | | Paragraphs (1) through (4) of Subsection F of this section are |
---|
779 | 779 | | not found by the hearing officer, the person's license shall |
---|
780 | 780 | | not be revoked. |
---|
781 | 781 | | H. A person adversely affected by an order of the |
---|
782 | 782 | | administrative hearings office may seek review within thirty |
---|
783 | 783 | | days in the district court in the county in which the offense |
---|
784 | 784 | | for which the person was arrested took place. The district |
---|
785 | 785 | | court, upon thirty days' written notice to the department, |
---|
786 | 786 | | shall hear the case. On review, it is for the court to |
---|
787 | 787 | | determine only whether reasonable grounds exist for revocation |
---|
788 | 788 | | .229817.3 |
---|
789 | 789 | | - 15 - underscored material = new |
---|
790 | 790 | | [bracketed material] = delete |
---|
791 | 791 | | 1 |
---|
792 | 792 | | 2 |
---|
793 | 793 | | 3 |
---|
794 | 794 | | 4 |
---|
795 | 795 | | 5 |
---|
796 | 796 | | 6 |
---|
797 | 797 | | 7 |
---|
798 | 798 | | 8 |
---|
799 | 799 | | 9 |
---|
800 | 800 | | 10 |
---|
801 | 801 | | 11 |
---|
802 | 802 | | 12 |
---|
803 | 803 | | 13 |
---|
804 | 804 | | 14 |
---|
805 | 805 | | 15 |
---|
806 | 806 | | 16 |
---|
807 | 807 | | 17 |
---|
808 | 808 | | 18 |
---|
809 | 809 | | 19 |
---|
810 | 810 | | 20 |
---|
811 | 811 | | 21 |
---|
812 | 812 | | 22 |
---|
813 | 813 | | 23 |
---|
814 | 814 | | 24 |
---|
815 | 815 | | 25 |
---|
816 | 816 | | or denial of the person's license or privilege to drive based |
---|
817 | 817 | | on the record of the administrative proceeding. |
---|
818 | 818 | | I. Any person less than eighteen years of age shall |
---|
819 | 819 | | have results of the person's hearing forwarded by the |
---|
820 | 820 | | administrative hearings office to the person's parent, guardian |
---|
821 | 821 | | or custodian." |
---|
822 | 822 | | - 16 - |
---|
823 | 823 | | .229817.3 |
---|