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Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Dona Ana County Yet To Seize Cars Under New Law


Associated Press
      LAS CRUCES — It's been on the books for two years and so far Dona Ana County officials have yet to seize any vehicles under an anti-DWI ordinance.
    County spokesman Jess Williams said the county decided not to implement the ordinance because the county at the time didn't have a secure place to store any vehicles that were seized from drunken drivers.
    Both County Manager Brian Haines and County Sheriff Todd Garrison decided a parking facility had to be built before enforcement could begin.
    Williams said the county is building a facility on property it already owns.
    The ordinance calls for vehicles of suspected drunken drivers to be seized after a person is arrested for a second or subsequent DWI.
    The owner must then go through a court proceeding, which could lead to the automobile being forfeited.
   

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