N.M. Stat. Ann. § 66-8-104
Nothing in Sections 66-8-103 or 66-8-104 NMSA 1978 is intended to authorize a police officer or a judicial or probation officer to make an arrest or to direct the performance of a chemical blood test except in the performance of that officer's official duties and as otherwise authorized by law.
History: 1953 Comp., § 64-8-104, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 512; 2025, ch. 4, § 19.
The 2025 amendment, effective June 20, 2025, substituted each occurrence of "blood-alcohol test" with "chemical blood test".
Cross references. — For promulgation and approval of methods to test persons operating motor vehicle under influence of drugs or alcohol, see 24-1-22 NMSA 1978.