Tuesday, May 13, 2025
5/13/2025
Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending - Construction - An evidential breath alcohol testing instrument is one of the more critical links between arrest and conviction of DWI in our justice system. The current instrument used in New Mexico, the Intoxilyzer 8000 (IR8000), provides law enforcement personnel with the evidence needed to successfully prove their case in a court of law. The IR8000 has been the only evidential breath alcohol testing instrument in New Mexico since 2007, with some instruments in use since 2003. Maintenance and repairs of the IR8000 instruments have become costly and time-consuming. This is due to replacement part scarcity and resource limitations. It has becoming increasingly difficult for the New Mexico Breath Alcohol Program to provide officers with the required tools to investigate and prosecute DWI offenses. This project aims to replace the existing IR8000 instruments with the newer and better-supported model Intoxilyzer 9000 (IR9000). This new generation of instruments has been available since 2013 and is expected to be in production for another ten to fifteen years. The upgrading of all existing instruments to the newer model IR9000 will significantly reduce the time and money spent on maintenance and repairs. It will also decrease turnaround time and costs for instruments that require manufacturer repairs. Most importantly, the purchase will ensure continued service for all law enforcement agencies. Upgrading to newer and currently supported instrumentation is essential to ensuring the most reliable and highest quality of service from New Mexico’s Breath Alcohol Program.
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