Am I Required to Carry an Out of State SR22 in New Mexico?
Reader’s Question:
I have a Santa Fe, New Mexico driver’s license and I failed to submit to BAC test in Alaska. Do I still have to have an SR-22 in Alaska even though NM does not require SR-22?
James
Santa Fe, NM
Since both NM and Alaska are members of DRiver’s License Compact, state members are required to report back the information to the home state of the person who commits the violation and/or fails to comply to the out-of-the-state requirements. Aside from the information regarding Alaska violaton and failure to submit to BAC test, the AK court will likely report to NM DMV what they requires from you, which includes the SR-22.
You may check with Alaska if they can allow other NM insurance for you to comply to their requirements since New Mexico does not require SR-22.
