SENATE BILL 476

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

INTRODUCED BY

Kent L. Cravens

AN ACT

RELATING TO IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICES; REVISING PROCEDURES REGARDING COLLECTION OF FEES FOR THE INTERLOCK DEVICE FUND; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.

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

     Section 1. Section 66-8-102.3 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2002, Chapter 82, Section 2, as amended) is amended to read:

     "66-8-102.3. IMPOSING A FEE--CREATING A FUND.--

          A. A fee is imposed on [all persons who provide ignition interlock devices to] a person convicted of driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs pursuant to Section 66-8-102 NMSA 1978 or a person whose driver's license is revoked pursuant to the provisions of the Implied Consent Act, in the amount of [ten percent of the amount charged to lease, install, service and remove each ignition interlock device for a person convicted pursuant to Section 66-8-102 NMSA 1978 or whose driver's license is revoked pursuant to the provisions of the Implied Consent Act and shall be paid monthly to the local government division of the department of finance and administration] ten dollars ($10.00), to be collected by the vendor who provides an ignition interlock device to the person. The vendor shall remit all fees collected on a monthly basis to the local government division of the department of finance and administration.

          B. The "interlock device fund" is created in the state treasury. The fee imposed pursuant to Subsection A of this section shall be distributed to the fund by the local government division of the department of finance and administration.

          C. All money in the interlock device fund is appropriated to the local government division of the department of finance and administration to cover the costs of installing, servicing, leasing for the initial four months and removing ignition interlock devices for indigent people who are required, pursuant to convictions under Section 66-8-102 NMSA 1978 or driver's license revocations pursuant to the provisions of the Implied Consent Act, to install those devices in their vehicles. Indigency shall be determined by the sentencing court.

          D. Any balance remaining in the interlock device fund shall not revert to the general fund at the end of any fiscal year.

          E. The interlock device fund shall be administered by the local government division of the department of finance and administration. No more than five percent of the money in the interlock device fund in any fiscal year shall be expended by the local government division of the department of finance and administration for the purpose of administering that fund."

     Section 2. EMERGENCY.--It is necessary for the public peace, health and safety that this act take effect immediately.

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