0001| AN ACT | 0002| RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES; INCREASING THE LABORATORY FEE ASSESSED | 0003| UPON CONVICTION OF DRIVING WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF | 0004| INTOXICATING LIQUOR OR DRUGS. | 0005| | 0006| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: | 0007| Section 1. Section 31-12-7 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1981, Chapter 367, Section 1, as | 0008| amended) is amended to read: | 0009| "31-12-7. MOTOR VEHICLES--INFLUENCE OF INTOXICATING LIQUOR OR | 0010| DRUGS--FEE UPON CONVICTION.--Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 66-8-102 | 0011| NMSA 1978 or any municipal ordinance that prohibits driving while under the influence of | 0012| intoxicating liquor or drugs, a person convicted of a violation of Section 66-8-102 NMSA 1978 | 0013| or a violation of a municipal ordinance that prohibits driving while under the influence of | 0014| intoxicating liquor or drugs shall be assessed by the court, in addition to any other fee or fine: | 0015| A. a fee of sixty-five dollars ($65.00) to defray the costs of chemical and other | 0016| tests used to determine the influence of liquor or drugs; and | 0017| B. a fee of seventy-five dollars ($75.00) to fund comprehensive community | 0018| programs for the prevention of driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or | 0019| drugs and for other traffic safety purposes." |