New Mexico Breathilizer Law

[SacramentoMike]

Ok...Sitting here at lunch at Pirate Central, but on the Arizona side. You boys should see the set of ****ies I'm looking at right now. Nice.

Anyway, so at the table are cops from 3 agencies. NM State Police, Albuquerque Police and Bernalillo County Sheriff's Dept. Two of us specialized in DWIs and the other one still works field stuff.

That being said, I had to make a phone call to confirm what we thought:

A person shoo gets arrested for DWI can be ordered to submit to an Interlock License in their vehicle for a year from the conviction date. Judges can order multiple years if there are multiple convictions, but that's kind of rare.

Brana, the consensus is that your SOL should be able to get a regular license if his conviction date is 4 years ago. If they're telling him he needs one, either we're wrong, he's fibbing to you about how many convictions he has, or his conviction date is within the last year.

IF he's ordered to use one, there is no getting around it. Screwing with an interlock device can be a felony, and if he's driving a vehicle without one, he will be arrested for driving with a revoked license which is a mandatory 7 days in jail.

Im typing this on my phone which is a PITA, and im waiting for another call. If I get different info, I'll let you all know.

Arrrrrrrg!!

Ok...Sitting here at lunch at Pirate Central, but on the Arizona side. You boys should see the set of ****ies I'm looking at right now. Nice.

Anyway, so at the table are cops from 3 agencies. NM State Police, Albuquerque Police and Bernalillo County Sheriff's Dept. Two of us specialized in DWIs and the other one still works field stuff.

That being said, I had to make a phone call to confirm what we thought:

A person shoo gets arrested for DWI can be ordered to submit to an Interlock License in their vehicle for a year from the conviction date. Judges can order multiple years if there are multiple convictions, but that's kind of rare.

Brana, the consensus is that your SOL should be able to get a regular license if his conviction date is 4 years ago. If they're telling him he needs one, either we're wrong, he's fibbing to you about how many convictions he has, or his conviction date is within the last year.

IF he's ordered to use one, there is no getting around it. Screwing with an interlock device can be a felony, and if he's driving a vehicle without one, he will be arrested for driving with a revoked license which is a mandatory 7 days in jail.

Im typing this on my phone which is a PITA, and im waiting for another call. If I get different info, I'll let you all know.

Arrrrrrrg!!

OK, first of all, this post would have had a LOT more value if you'd used the damn camera function on your phone on the first subject you brought up. (edit: totally missed Bwana's post. Or maybe he DID take the pic and just doesn't want to share.) <_<

Second, it can't have been very hard to type if you were able to do it again just for emphasis.

 

[zzzzip]

Yeah, just video the scenery and give a narrative on the DWI law while you do it. Sort of a travelogue.

I might have to play it twice to focus on what you are saying.

 

[beemerdons]

HotRodZilla: Send pictures of the real nice ****ies ASAP! Please!

What were we talking about? Mention ****ies and I am distracted!

Come on HRZ, we're not getting any younger here! Show us *******!

 

[Bounce]

Ya can't enter canada after a DUI conviction in the US (regardless of how long ago) without some paperwork showing "rehabilitation" (or whatever they call it). as long as you're there, you have to keep it on your person too. If you file for bankruptcy there's some time before it drops off your record. Sometimes actions have long lasting repercussions.

I'd be more upset if they expected visitors with a past DUI history to have these things installed on their cars even if they weren't residents (temporary work assignments, students, etc.).

 

[HotRodZilla]

Alright boys. Back from Laughlin. Sadly, short on ****ie pictures. All I had was my stupid cell phone, and for some reason, it does not take the best pictures. The ones I really wanted, I had to take covertly, and that just makes me feel like too much of a "Chester the Molester" type, so I don't do it.

I only have a few pics, but I'll post some up here in a bit.

Sorry for the double post from the phone up there. Stupid thing was acting weird. Laughlin had areas with 3G coverage, and then 50 feet later, nothing. Wierd.

Bwana...Did your SIL get his license worked out??

 

[zzzzip]

Yep, life sucks when you can't get 3G coverage 100% of the time.

Uh, what's 3G? Is that like....40DD? Make it age related... so, I can relate.

 

[HotRodZilla]

Yep, life sucks when you can't get 3G coverage 100% of the time.

Uh, what's 3G? Is that like....40DD? Make it age related... so, I can relate.

It's like going from smoke signals to "one ringy-dingy." Understand now? I didn't realize it was that important until I tried to download stuff on my phone with a "standard" connection. What a dork I am.