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App C.1: Approved DWI Charge Descriptions

A. Case Flow Charts
A.1 DWI in New Mexico (PDF: 410k)
A.2 Magistrate: DWI Cases
A.3 Municipal: Arrestable Offenses

B. Penalty Charts
B.1 High Cost of DWI in New Mexico (offenses and penalties) (PDF: 388k)
B.2 Penalties for Under-21 Alcohol Offenses (PDF: 52k)

C. DWI Descriptions: Judicial Information Division, Administrative Office of the Courts
C.1 Approved DWI Charge Descriptions for Case Documents (including Arraignment, Plea, and Judgment & Sentence)

D. Fact Sheet and Regulations: Scientific Laboratory Division, New Mexico Department of Health
D.1 Fact Sheet: Drug-Impaired Driving (PDF: 30k)
D.2 Regulations: Blood and Breath Testing Under the New Mexico Implied Consent Act (PDF: 85k)

E. Laws: Uniform Traffic Ordinances; Amended DWI Statute
E.1 Uniform Traffic Ordinance 12-6-12.1: Operating a Motor Vehicle Under the Influence of Intoxicating Liquor or Drugs; Chemical Testing; Officer to File Statement; Immediate License Revocation (revised June 2002) (PDF: 14k)
E.2 Uniform Traffic Ordinance 12-6-12.2: Operating a Motor Vehicle Under the Influence of Intoxicating Liquor or Drugs; Penalties; Sentencing; Fees (revised June 2002) (PDF: 17k)
E.3 Amended DWI Statute, §66-8-102 (effective January 1, 2003) (PDF: 15k)

Document
Description
Statute FACTS Description
DWI 1st 6-8-102(E) Driving Under Influence of Liquor or Drugs (1st)
DWI 1st Agg 66-8-102(D)(E) Aggravated DWI (1st Offense)
DWI 2nd 66-8-102(F) Driving Under Influence of Liquor or Drugs (2nd Off)
DWI 2nd Agg 66-8-102(D)(F)2nd Aggravated DWI (2nd Offense)
DWI 3rd 66-8-102(F)(2) Driving Under Influence of Liquor or Drugs (3rd Off)
DWI 3rd Agg 66-8-102(D)(F)3rd Aggravated DWI (3rd Offense)
DWI 4+ 6-8-102(G) Driving Under Influence of Liquor or Drugs (4th+)
DWI 4th Agg 66-8-102(D)(G) Aggravated DWI (4th+ Offense)


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