SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO (AP) -- Drink and drive, lose your ride. Since 2009, more than 120 drivers who insisted on drinking and driving in Santa Fe have found themselves without any wheels.
A Santa Fe DWI ordinance allows a vehicle to be seized and forfeited after a first offense. But it is city policy not to seek forfeiture until a person with two prior convictions is arrested on a third DWI charge.
The Santa Fe New Mexican reports seizure and forfeiture can be costly. The impound lot use fee is $10 a day, with a $70 minimum. The administrative service fee is $200.
In Albuquerque, if you are arrested for a second or subsequent DWI, or if you are driving with a revoked license, your vehicle may be subject to seizure and forfeiture.
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