Lawmakers approve legislation to ease traffic citation confusion


Speeders and other traffic violators who now face a roadside dilemma about whether to pay a ticket or fight it in court would get a breather under a bill passed by the Legislature.  
Lawmakers were unanimous during the recent session in approving legislation that changes the sometimes-confusing traffic citation process in New Mexico.  Senate Bill 131 has gone to Gov. Susana Martinez. 
Under the proposed change, all citations would be sent to courts, rather than the current practice of having some sent to the Motor Vehicle Division.  Now, a motorist who’s stopped for speeding must decide on the spot whether to plead guilty and be issued a ticket payable to the MVD, or go to magistrate court or Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court to fight it. 


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