DUI New Mexico Drug & Alcohol Rehab Treatment

Drunk driving is one of the most serious problems taking place in New Mexico today. The Governor of New Mexico declared drunk driving the top priority to handle. They have been working to pass tougher laws for DUI charges to help handle the drunk driving problem in New Mexico.

The ‘per-se’ law of New Mexico is, if your blood alcohol content is that of .08%, you can be charged with a criminal offence. This percentage constitutes that of being impaired, and you can also be prosecuted while driving under the influence. This can only happen if you are proven to have been driving in an unsafe manner.

DUI in New Mexico means Driving While Intoxicated, meaning not having the normal use of your mental and physical abilities due to any form of drug or alcohol use. Remember it applies to both people addicted to alcohol or drugs.  Every citizen who does receive a license in New Mexico automatically gives consent for BAC, or Blood Alcohol Content Tests. This means that your blood, breath, and urine can be tested if you are under the suspicion of being under the influence of either drugs or alcohol. The state of New Mexico has the following blood alcohol content laws that state, all drivers with a blood alcohol content of .08% or higher can be charged. If a driver under the age of 21 is pulled over and has a blood alcohol content of .01% or of any detectable amount is found, that person will be charged. Any driver of commercial vehicles with a blood alcohol content of .04% or higher will be charged if pulled over.

The evidence that can be used is the following:

• Slurred speech
• Blood shot/watery eyes
• Un-balanced co-ordination
• Hazardous driving
• Field sobriety tests

Even if you have not been drinking, but are under the influence of some benign substance or source, you can still be charged, and your license can be subject to automatic license removal. After being charged with a DUI in the state of New Mexico you are going to face the New Mexico State Department of Taxation, Motor Vehicles Division (DMV). If your license is suspended or revoked, you will be offered a formal hearing. If you do not appear for this formal hearing, or you lose the hearing, you will be convicted.

The state of New Mexico also has an out of state driver’s license compact agreement. This means if you are from another state and you are caught drinking and driving in New Mexico. The state of New Mexico will inform your home state where you can be charged further and even lose your license for a long period of time.

 

^{Works Cited - DUI-Help.com 1997, 23 June 2009 <http://dui-help.com/new-mexico/>
United States DUI Laws 2006, 23 June 2009 <http://dui.drivinglaws.org/nmexico.php}

 

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