Pre-numbered paper Uniform Traffic Citation (UTC) forms are provided to law enforcement agencies by the Motor
Vehicle Division (MVD). Number ranges for electronic citations issued via the TraCS data collection system are
assigned by MVD but distributed by the TraCS project office in the Traffic Safety Bureau.
Does the state have an electronic citation data collection system?
As of June 2011, ten local law enforcement agencies, the New Mexico State Police (NMSP), and
the Motor Carrier Enforcement unit in the Department of Public Safety use TraCS for electronic
citation issuance.
What percent of citations are collected electronically?
The agencies using TraCS represent about 70% of all citations issued statewide.
Does the state have standardized coding of violations?
Unknown
Does the state have a process/system for transferring citation data to the courts electronically?
Not at this time. However, it appears there are plans to establish a process.
Does the state have a centralized court information system containing court docket information?
There is an existing unified court system for state courts that will be replaced mid-2012 by
a new case management system called Odyssey. The municipal courts have their own case management
systems but also have the option of using Odyssey. Administrative judicial oversight functions
are vested in the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC), the administrative arm of the Supreme
Court. The AOC maintains a Case Lookup web application that gives access to New Mexico District
Court, Magistrate Court and Municipal Court data. Municipal court data are limited to criminal
Domestic Violence and DWI convictions. The MVD has all DWI arrests that are reported under the Administrative License Revocation (ALR).
Does the state have a process/system to electronically transfer court dispositions to/from the driver history file electronically?
Currently all convictions are forwarded to the MVD on paper forms with the exception of the Metro Court
which provides electronic records via a FTP process. Courts can access driver's history data through the
Department of Public Safety/MVD interface. Conviction data are accessed through the DPS/MVD interface,
the Consolidated Offender Query, court CMS applications, and Case Lookup.
Does the state have an impaired driver tracking system?
No. New Mexico has the foundation of an impaired driver tracking system because a single
repository of DWI data exists in the Administrative Office of Courts (AOC); however, to be a
complete system, post-conviction actions such as completion of sentencing and treatment programs,
and compliance with other sanctions such as Ignition Interlock requirements would need to be added.
Are there any plans to improve the citation/adjudication system?
New Mexico eventually plans to implement TraCS statewide. Also, a Statewide Traffic Records
System (STRS) Distribution Center project is set to provide multiple agencies with the ability
to link traffic data systems that contain crash, citation, DWI, justice, driver, roadway, medical
and economic data. In 2010, a request for proposal for development and implementation was completed
and was awaiting approval. Also, several proof-of-concepts were partially completed to provide
models for the project.