New Mexico § 66-8-107 - Implied consent to submit to chemical test

§ 66-8-107. Implied consent to submit to chemical test

A. Any person who operates a motor vehicle within this state shall be deemed to have

given consent, subject to the provisions of the Implied Consent Act, to chemical tests

of his breath or blood 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 purpose of determining the

drug or alcohol content of his blood if arrested for any offense arising out of the

acts alleged to have been committed while the person was driving a motor vehicle while

under the influence of an intoxicating liquor or drug. B. 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 driving a motor vehicle within this state

while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drug.