SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE BILL 517

54th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2019

AN ACT

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES; ESTABLISHING THE CRIME OF DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED WITH A MINOR IN THE VEHICLE; PROVIDING A PENALTY.

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

     SECTION 1. A new section of Chapter 66, Article 8 NMSA 1978 is enacted to read:

     "[NEW MATERIAL] DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED WITH A MINOR IN THE VEHICLE--PENALTY.--

          A. Driving while intoxicated with a minor in the vehicle consists of a person committing a violation of Section 66-8-102 NMSA 1978 when a minor is in the vehicle. Whoever commits driving while intoxicated with a minor in the vehicle is guilty of a misdemeanor.

          B. A charge for a violation of Subsection A of this section shall be in addition to a charge for the violation of Section 66-8-102 NMSA 1978 and shall be punished as a separate offense.

          C. As used in this section, "minor" means an individual who is younger than eighteen years of age."

     SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the provisions of this act is July 1, 2019.

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