OBTAINING
AN IGNITION INTERLOCK or LIMITED LICENSE
Motor Vehicle Division
Drivers Services Bureau
P.O. Box 1028
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501
In order to obtain an ignition interlock or limited license you must first qualify. To find out if you qualify you may call your local state operated Motor Vehicle Office or 1-888-683-4636. Just ask them if you qualify for either license. They will gladly let you know which type license, if any, that you may obtain. Once you know what type of license, you must then do certain things to meet the requirements. Below you will find an explanation of the differences between an ignition interlock license and a limited license. Following that there is a list of all requirements for each license. Once you have obtained all necessary documents you need to go to any state operated Motor Vehicle Office to obtain your license.
LIMITED LICENSE
A Limited License is no longer available to persons whose licenses have been revoked for a violation of the Implied Consent Act. All persons who are convicted of DWI must obtain an Ignition Interlock License.
IGNITION INTERLOCK LICENSE
An Ignition Interlock License is
available to all persons whose drivers’ licenses have been revoked for
any Implied
Consent violation – first offense, subsequent offense or a refusal
- but it is required for anyone whose license is revoked or denied for a DWI
conviction. This license requires that you have an approved
ignition interlock device installed in any vehicle you will be driving. These
devices are available from several suppliers and require that you pay an installation
fee and a monthly rental fee, but the license is otherwise unrestricted
.
Requirements for an Ignition Interlock license:
1. Positive proof of identification.
2. Proof of financial responsibility (original) consisting of:
a. A vehicle liability insurance policy or insurance certification ; or
b. An insurance binder *; or
c. A State Treasurer’s Certificate of Deposit; or a Surety Bond Certificate issued by the MVD, Mandatory Insurance Section3. Proof each motor vehicle operated by the person to be issued the Ignition Interlock License is equipped with an ignition interlock device. (Bring the lease agreement/contract for the particular ignition interlock device.) For a current list of Interlock Service Providers click here
4. Affidavit of acknowledgement-MUST BE NOTARIZED. MVD will
not notarize. (affidavit is available at all Motor Vehicle Offices or click here to download www.state.nm.us/tax/mvd)5. $53.00 IGNITION INTERLOCK LICENSE FEE, (payable only if application is approved and license is issued, Class D, E, or M only). Make check payable to MVD.
*Insurance documentation must name you as the insured, include the name of the insurance agent, insurance company, policy number, effective date and expiration date of coverage. (NOTE: You do not have to be the policyholder, but you must be named as AN insured.)
*An Implied Consent Violation means driving while over the .08 limit (.02 for those under 21 and .04 for commercial drivers), or refusing to take a test for alcohol or other drugs when requested by a law enforcement officer. The Implied Consent Act says that those who drive in New Mexico are considered to have given their consent to chemical testing of their blood or breath. The only punishment for an Implied Consent Violation is revocation of license. All other penalties come under the separate criminal portion of the law.