ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — State Rep. Georgene Louis, who was arrested by Santa Fe police within the remaining days of a legislative session in February and charged with drunken driving, has entered a no-contest plea.
The Albuquerque Journal reported Thursday that Louis should full 24 hours of group service.
Her plea deal is for DWI, not aggravated DWI, and different costs had been dropped after she supplied proof of insurance coverage and registration, in response to the newspaper.
The Journal stated court docket paperwork present Louis additionally should adjust to drug and alcohol screening, attend an schooling program on DWI legal guidelines and set up an ignition interlock system in her automobile.
Santa Fe police stated breathalyzer assessments confirmed Louis had a 0.17% blood alcohol content material – greater than twice New Mexico’s presumed stage of intoxication — when she was stopped by an officer Feb. 13 for driving her automobile 17 mph over the posted pace restrict.
Louis, a 44-year-old Democrat who represents a part of Albuquerque’s west facet and has held the Home District 26 seat since 2013, isn’t working for a sixth time period in November.
She was one among 5 Native American legislators within the New Mexico Home of Representatives as of 2015.
