New Mexico § 66-13-8 - Implied consent to submit to chemical test
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§ 66-13-8. Implied consent to submit to chemical test
A. A person who operates a motorboat within this state shall be deemed to have given
consent, subject to the provisions of the Boating While Intoxicated Act, to chemical
tests of his blood or breath or both, approved by the scientific laboratory division
of the department of health pursuant to the provisions of Section 24-1-22 NMSA 1978 as determined by a law enforcement officer, or for the purposes of determining the
drug or alcohol content of his blood if arrested for any offense arising out of acts
alleged to have been committed while the person was operating a motorboat while under
the influence of an intoxicating liquor or drug. B. The arrested person shall be advised by a law enforcement officer that failure
to submit to a chemical test may be introduced into evidence in court and that the
court, upon conviction, may impose increased penalties for the person's failure to
submit to a chemical test. C. A test of blood or breath or both, approved by the scientific laboratory division
of the department of health pursuant to the provisions of Section 24-1-22 NMSA 1978 , shall be administered at the direction of a law enforcement officer having reasonable
grounds to believe the person to have been operating a motorboat while under the influence
of an intoxicating liquor or drug. D. A person who operates a motorboat in this state and who is involved in a fatal
boating incident shall be deemed to have given consent, subject to the provisions
of the Boating While Intoxicated Act, to mandatory chemical tests of his blood or
breath or both, as determined by a law enforcement officer and approved by the scientific
laboratory division of the department of health pursuant to the provisions of Section 24-1-22 NMSA 1978 .
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 66-13-8 ("Implied consent to submit to chemical test") is part of the New Mexico Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Mexico. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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