2024/2025 Update
A driver whose BAC is lower than .08 cannot face DWI charges. - ANS>>
False
In 1994, the BAC limit was lowered to .08 in New Mexico. - ANS>> True
Statistically, the first use of alcohol begins around the age of 11 in New
Mexico. - ANS>> True
A life lost to DWI is estimated to cost society $840,000. - ANS>> False
A first-time DWI offense will result in license revocation, jail, fines, ignition
interlock installed, and DWI school. (See DWI Penalties in New Mexico
chart.) - ANS>> True
Drive-up liquor windows are still operational and open in the state of New
Mexico. - ANS>> False
Alcohol is responsible for the deaths of approximately 100,000 individuals
per year in the U.S. - ANS>> True
It is not against the law to have any alcoholic beverage container open
within a vehicle while on any public street or road. - ANS>> False
BAC refers to the percentage of alcohol in a person's blood. - ANS>> True
A conviction of a DWI will stay on the record for 25 years. - ANS>> True
Over time, all body organs can be impacted by alcohol to some degree. -
ANS>> True