N.M. Stat. Ann. § 66-13-7 – Chemical blood test; officer unauthorized to make arrest or direct test except in performance of official duties

Nothing in the Boating While Intoxicated Act is intended to authorize a law enforcement officer, or a judicial or probation officer, to make an arrest or direct the performance of a chemical blood test, except in the performance of that officer's official duties or as otherwise authorized by law.

History: Laws 2003, ch. 241, § 7; 2025, ch. 4, § 24.

ANNOTATIONS

The 2025 amendment, effective June 20, 2025, substituted each occurrence of "blood-alcohol test" and "blood-alcohol or drug test" with "chemical blood test"..