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.
§ 66-13-7 NMSA 1978
Chemical blood test; officer unauthorized to make arrest or direct test except in performance of official duties
Known as the Boating While Intoxicated Act
The act spans §§ 66–66 (13 sections).
Laws 2003, ch. 241, § 7; 2025, ch. 4, § 24.
Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.