A. A person who is issued an ignition interlock license and operates a vehicle that is not equipped with an ignition interlock device is driving with a license that was revoked for driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs or a violation of the Implied Consent Act [66-8-105 to 66-8-112 NMSA 1978] and may be subject to the penalties provided in Section 66-5-39 NMSA 1978.
B. A person who is issued an ignition interlock license and who knowingly and deliberately tampers or interferes or causes another to tamper or interfere with the proper and intended operation of an ignition interlock device may be subject to the penalties for driving with a license that was revoked for driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs or a violation of the Implied Consent Act as provided in Section 66-5-39 NMSA 1978.
History: Laws 2003, ch. 239, § 4; 2008, ch. 67, § 2.
The 2008 amendment, effective February 29, 2008, provided that driving without an ignition interlock device is driving with a revoked license for purposes of DWI or the Implied Consent Act and added Subsection B.