DWI Program
Mission:
Reduce the occurrence of drinking and driving in Taos County through prevention, education, enforcement, adjudications and sanctions.
The Taos County DWI Program is continually striving to improve services to communities within Taos County. By extending our services in a collaborative effort with other agencies and non-profit organizations, we can make positive changes in our communities.
Primary Functions:
- Coordinates program development, financial management and funding acquisition.
- Organizes, directs and performs program public relations.
- Organizes prevention education events and deliver public addresses to educate and solicits support for our program.
- Conducts site visits at schools to solicit education on DWI for students and faculty.
- Conducts monthly DWI Planning Council meetings; coordinates the preparation of meeting agenda; attends and participates in meetings.
- Solicits community DWI input-needs in collaboration with the Underage Drinking Coalition and the Taos Alive Coalition through community meetings.
Goals:
Short Term Goal
- To enhance the Compliance Monitor/Tracker component and the Prevention/Teen Court components.
Long-Term Goals
- To ensure continuous improvement of the DWI reduction initiative throughout Taos County.
- Coordinating and soliciting community involvement and participation.
New Mexico DWI Report:
The New Mexico DWI Report presents data from past years on alcohol-involved crashes, fatalities, injuries, and DWI arrests & convictions in the state of New Mexico and its counties.
Relevant Information:
Rio Grande ATP - Treatment
- 105 Paseo del Canon W, Ste A, Taos, NM 87571
- Phone Number: (575) 737-5533
House Arrest Information
- HRDA - 1335 Gusdorf Road, Taos, NM 87571
- Phone Number: (575) 758-0670
Interlock Information
Relevant Links:
- DWI School - New Mexico DWI Course
- MADD Victim Impact Panel - Online MADD Victim Impact Panel