{
 "slug": "new-mexico",
 "importedOn": "2026-08-29",
 "verified": true,
 "agencyName": "New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department, Motor Vehicle Division",
 "firstOffenseIidNote": "NMSA 1978 § 66-8-102(O) provides that upon any conviction under the DWI statute the offender 'shall be required' to obtain an ignition interlock license and have an interlock installed on all vehicles driven, for one year for a first offender. The Motor Vehicle Division states the requirement 'applies even to first-time DWI offenders.' Separately, § 66-5-33.1(B)(4) conditions reinstatement of a license revoked for DWI or under the Implied Consent Act on a minimum of six months of driving with an ignition interlock license without circumvention, removal or tampering.",
 "sr22Note": "New Mexico does not use an SR-22 filing after DWI. The Motor Vehicle Division's Chapter 10 reinstatement manual enumerates the requirements for an Ignition Interlock License, with 'proof of financial responsibility' satisfied by a vehicle liability insurance policy or certification, an insurance binder, a state Treasurer's Certificate of Deposit, or a Surety Bond Certificate; and NMSA § 66-5-33.1(B) enumerates the reinstatement requirements after a DWI revocation (fee, completion of the revocation period, court-ordered interlock requirements, six months of interlock-license driving, lockout evidence, verified active usage) with no SR-22 or certificate-of-insurance filing.",
 "evidence": {
  "agencyName": {
   "url": "https://www.mvd.newmexico.gov/nm-drivers-licenses-ids/dwi-information/how-to-get-an-interlock/",
   "quote": "How to Get an Interlock and Interlock Driver’s license | Motor Vehicle Division NM"
  },
  "statuteCitation": {
   "url": "https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa/en/4422/1/document.do",
   "quote": "O. Upon a conviction pursuant to this section, an offender shall be required to obtain an ignition interlock license and have an ignition interlock device installed and operating on all motor vehicles driven by the offender, pursuant to rules adopted by the bureau."
  },
  "statuteUrl": {
   "url": "https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa/en/4422/1/document.do",
   "quote": "66-8-102. Driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs; aggravated driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs; penalties."
  },
  "dmvVendorListUrl": {
   "url": "https://www.mvd.newmexico.gov/nm-drivers-licenses-ids/dwi-information/how-to-get-an-interlock/",
   "quote": "You can find a list of approved providers by visiting the DOT.nm.gov website. Navigate to the Ignition Interlock program, where you will find links to both Service Centers and Mobile Service Centers, along with relevant regulations."
  },
  "dmvVendorListUrl_nmdot": {
   "url": "https://www.dot.nm.gov/planning-research-multimodal-and-safety/modal/traffic-safety/ignition-interlock-program/",
   "quote": "For General Information and/or for information about the Ignition Interlock Indigent Fund Please Contact the Traffic Safety Division Front Desk."
  },
  "firstOffenseIid": {
   "url": "https://www.mvd.newmexico.gov/nm-drivers-licenses-ids/dwi-information/how-to-get-an-interlock/",
   "quote": "In New Mexico, individuals convicted of Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) are legally required to obtain an ignition interlock license and install an ignition interlock device in their vehicle. This requirement applies even to first-time DWI offenders."
  },
  "firstOffenseIidNote": {
   "url": "https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa/en/4422/1/document.do",
   "quote": "(4) a minimum of six months of driving with an ignition interlock license with no attempts to circumvent, remove or tamper with the ignition interlock device;"
  },
  "iidDurationFirst": {
   "url": "https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa/en/4422/1/document.do",
   "quote": "The offender shall operate only those vehicles equipped with ignition interlock devices for: (1) a period of one year, for a first offender;"
  },
  "iidDurationRepeat": {
   "url": "https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa/en/4422/1/document.do",
   "quote": "(2) a period of two years, for a second conviction pursuant to this section; (3) a period of three years, for a third conviction pursuant to this section; or (4) the remainder of the offender's life, for a fourth or subsequent conviction pursuant to this section."
  },
  "iidDurationRepeat_removal": {
   "url": "https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa/en/4422/1/document.do",
   "quote": "P. Five years from the date of conviction and every five years thereafter, a fourth or subsequent offender may apply to a district court for removal of the ignition interlock device requirement provided in this section and for restoration of a driver's license."
  },
  "sr22Required": {
   "url": "https://www.mvd.newmexico.gov/chapter-10-reinstatement-requirements/",
   "quote": "Proof of financial responsibility consisting of: a) vehicle liability insurance policy or insurance certification; b) insurance binder; c) state Treasurer’s Certificate of Deposit; or d) Surety Bond Certificate issued by MVD’s Mandatory Insurance Section"
  },
  "sr22Note": {
   "url": "https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa/en/4422/1/document.do",
   "quote": "(1) an additional fee of seventy-five dollars ($75.00); (2) completion of the license revocation period; (3) satisfaction of any court-ordered ignition interlock requirements; (4) a minimum of six months of driving with an ignition interlock license"
  },
  "sr22Note_rest": {
   "url": "https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa/en/4422/1/document.do",
   "quote": "(5) evidence that the ignition interlock device has not recorded two vehicle lockouts; and (6) evidence of verified active usage as that phrase is defined by the bureau."
  },
  "reinstatementFee": {
   "url": "https://www.mvd.newmexico.gov/dwi-faq/",
   "quote": "You will need to provide proof of your identity, pay a $102 reinstatement fee, and take the written and road exams, if you have been revoked for more than a five-year period."
  },
  "reinstatementFee_firststeps": {
   "url": "https://www.mvd.newmexico.gov/dwi-first-steps/",
   "quote": "An Affidavit of Reinstatement (you can find this form online). A payment of $102.00."
  },
  "reinstatementFee_statute": {
   "url": "https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa/en/4422/1/document.do",
   "quote": "compliance with all appropriate provisions of the Motor Vehicle Code and the payment of a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) is a prerequisite to the reinstatement of any license or registration."
  },
  "approvedVendors": {
   "url": "https://nmtsc.unm.edu/ignition-interlock-manufacturers-devices/",
   "quote": "#1A LifeSafer, Inc Toll Free Number: 800-634-3077 (Cincinnati, OH 45242) www.lifesafer.com LifeSafer manuals: FC100 ; L250 Device Licensed for NM: FC100; L250"
  },
  "approvedVendors_smartstart": {
   "url": "https://nmtsc.unm.edu/ignition-interlock-manufacturers-devices/",
   "quote": "1A Smart Start Toll Free Number: 800-880-3394 (Grapevine, TX 76051) www.smartstartinc.com"
  },
  "approvedVendors_alcolock": {
   "url": "https://nmtsc.unm.edu/ignition-interlock-manufacturers-devices/",
   "quote": "ALCOLOCK Toll Free Number: 888-771-1830 (Orlando, FL 32822) www.alcolockusa.com"
  },
  "approvedVendors_ads": {
   "url": "https://nmtsc.unm.edu/ignition-interlock-manufacturers-devices/",
   "quote": "Alcohol Detection Systems Toll Free Number: 866-596-0077 (Baltimore, MD 21244) www.adsinterlock.com"
  },
  "approvedVendors_guardian": {
   "url": "https://nmtsc.unm.edu/ignition-interlock-manufacturers-devices/",
   "quote": "Guardian Interlock LLC Toll Free Number: 800-449-0994 (Cincinnati, OH 45242) www.guardianinterlock.com"
  },
  "approvedVendors_intoxalock": {
   "url": "https://nmtsc.unm.edu/ignition-interlock-manufacturers-devices/",
   "quote": "Intoxalock, Inc Toll Free Number: 877-777-5020 (Des Moines, IA 50322) www.intoxalock.com/nm"
  },
  "approvedVendors_draeger_devices": {
   "url": "https://nmtsc.unm.edu/ignition-interlock-manufacturers-devices/",
   "quote": "Toll Free Number: 833-545-0368 (Coppell, TX 75019) ... Device licensed for NM: Draeger XT, Draeger 7000"
  },
  "approvedVendors_count": {
   "url": "https://www.mvd.newmexico.gov/nm-drivers-licenses-ids/dwi-information/how-to-get-an-interlock/",
   "quote": "Eight manufacturers currently distribute ignition interlock devices across the state, providing services to 84 cities and towns."
  },
  "approvedVendors_sclist": {
   "url": "https://nmtsc.unm.edu/wp-content/uploads/IIL-Approved-SC-Front-End-09.03.26.pdf",
   "quote": "Ignition Interlock Approved Service Centers as of July 1, 2026"
  },
  "costNotes": {
   "url": "https://www.mvd.newmexico.gov/chapter-10-reinstatement-requirements/",
   "quote": "$63.00 (Ignition Interlock License Fee) – Payable only if the application is approved and the license is issued (Class D, E or M only)."
  },
  "costNotes_50": {
   "url": "https://www.mvd.newmexico.gov/chapter-10-reinstatement-requirements/",
   "quote": "Legislation enacted in the 2010 Legislative Session and effective July 1, 2010 requires a $50.00 ignition interlock fee to be collected by MVD as an add-on fee when we issue an Ignition Interlock license."
  },
  "costNotes_indigent": {
   "url": "https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa/en/4422/1/document.do",
   "quote": "Unless determined by the bureau to be indigent, the offender shall pay all costs associated with having an ignition interlock device installed on the appropriate motor vehicles."
  },
  "costNotes_fund": {
   "url": "https://www.mvd.newmexico.gov/nm-drivers-licenses-ids/dwi-information/how-to-get-an-interlock/",
   "quote": "The Traffic Safety Division (TSD) administers a legislatively mandated Ignition Interlock Indigent Fund, which offers financial assistance to eligible indigent offenders who need to install an interlock device."
  },
  "costNotes_feeschedule": {
   "url": "https://www.srca.nm.gov/parts/title18/18.020.0011.html",
   "quote": "a fee schedule setting forth the cost a sentenced driver will pay for: (a) installation of the device; (b) monthly leasing of the device; (c) a thirty (30) or sixty (60) day scheduled service visit; (d) a violation service visit; and (e) removal of the device."
  },
  "costNotes_75": {
   "url": "https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa/en/4422/1/document.do",
   "quote": "(1) an additional fee of seventy-five dollars ($75.00);"
  },
  "interlockLicense_statute": {
   "url": "https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa/en/4422/1/document.do",
   "quote": "A. A person whose driving privilege or driver's license has been revoked or denied or who has not met the ignition interlock license requirement as a condition of reinstatement pursuant to Section 66-5-33.1 NMSA 1978 may apply for an ignition interlock license from the division."
  },
  "approvedVendors_roadguard": {
   "url": "https://nmtsc.unm.edu/ignition-interlock-manufacturers-devices/",
   "quote": "RoadGuard Interlock"
  }
 },
 "approvedVendorNamesAsListed": [
  "#1A LifeSafer, Inc",
  "1A Smart Start",
  "ALCOLOCK",
  "Alcohol Detection Systems",
  "Guardian Interlock LLC",
  "Intoxalock, Inc",
  "RoadGuard Interlock"
 ],
 "license": "CC BY 4.0",
 "methodology": "https://wheelsback.com/methodology/",
 "page": "https://wheelsback.com/new-mexico/"
}