HOUSE BILL 126

46th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - second session, 2004

INTRODUCED BY

W. Ken Martinez

AN ACT

RELATING TO DRIVING WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF INTOXICATING LIQUOR OR DRUGS; REQUIRING NEW AND USED MOTOR VEHICLES SOLD IN NEW MEXICO TO BE EQUIPPED WITH AN IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

     Section 1. NEW AND USED MOTOR VEHICLES--EQUIPPED WITH IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICES.--

          A. No later than January 1, 2008, every new motor vehicle sold or offered for sale in New Mexico shall be equipped with an ignition interlock device.

          B. No later than January 1, 2009, every used motor vehicle sold or offered for sale in New Mexico shall be equipped with an ignition interlock device.

          C. As used in this section:

                (1) "ignition interlock device" means a device that regulates the operation of a motor vehicle by measuring an operator's blood alcohol level before allowing the operator to start the vehicle and that periodically tests the operator's blood alcohol level while he operates the vehicle; and

                (2) "motor vehicle" means a passenger motor vehicle, including an automobile, pickup truck or van normally used for personal, family or household purposes, that is sold and registered in this state and whose gross vehicle weight is less than ten thousand pounds.

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