New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 66 - Motor Vehicles
Article 12 - Boating

Section 66-12-1 - Short title. - Chapter 66, Article 12 NMSA 1978 may be cited as...

Section 66-12-2 - Purpose of act. - The purpose of the Boat Act is to promote safety...

Section 66-12-3 - Definitions. - As used in the Boat Act: A. "vessel" means every...

Section 66-12-4 - Operation of unnumbered motorboats prohibited. - A. Every motorboat which is propelled by sail or machinery...

Section 66-12-5 - Identification number. - A. The owner of each motorboat requiring numbering and inspection...

Section 66-12-5.1 - Fees. - The division shall establish and impose reasonable registration fees for...

Section 66-12-5.2 - Owner's certificate of title; fees; duplicates. - A. Except as provided in Subsection C of this section,...

Section 66-12-5.3 - Prohibited acts. - A. It is unlawful for any person to take, receive...

Section 66-12-6 - Dealer and manufacturer numbers; fee; certificates of origin; records. - A. A dealer or manufacturer that demonstrates motorboats on the...

Section 66-12-6.1 - Excise tax on issuance of certificates of title; appropriation. - A. An excise tax is imposed upon the sale of...

Section 66-12-6.2 - Security interest in boats; filing; perfection. - A. A security interest in a boat required to be...

Section 66-12-6.3 - Security interest in boats; filing effective to give notice. - A. The filing of an application with the division and...

Section 66-12-6.4 - Forms; investigations. - A. The division shall prescribe and provide suitable forms of...

Section 66-12-6.5 - Prohibited display of dealer or manufacturer numbers. - A dealer or manufacturer shall not display a dealer or...

Section 66-12-6.6 - Dealer license. - A. A person shall not engage in business as a...

Section 66-12-6.7 - Dealer license denial, suspension and revocation. - The motor vehicle division of the taxation and revenue department...

Section 66-12-6.8 - Dealer bonds; required insurance. - A person licensed as a dealer pursuant to the Boat...

Section 66-12-7 - Equipment. - A. Every vessel shall have aboard: (1) one life preserver,...

Section 66-12-7.1 - Personal flotation devices required. - The operator of a vessel being used for recreational purposes...

Section 66-12-8 - Exemptions from numbering provisions of the Boat Act. - A motorboat shall not be required to be numbered under...

Section 66-12-9 - Boat liveries. - A. The owner of a boat livery shall cause to...

Section 66-12-10 - Muffling devices. - The exhaust of every internal combustion engine used on any...

Section 66-12-11 - Prohibited operation. - A. A person shall not operate any motorboat or vessel...

Section 66-12-12 - Collisions; assistance and reports. - A. The operator of a vessel involved in a collision,...

Section 66-12-13 - Transmittal of information. - In accordance with any request duly made by an authorized...

Section 66-12-14 - Water skis and surfboards. - A. No person shall operate a vessel on any waters...

Section 66-12-15 - Regattas; races; marine parades; tournaments or exhibitions. - A. The division may authorize the holding of regattas, motorboat...

Section 66-12-16 - Local regulations; restrictions; special rules and regulations. - A. The provisions of the Boat Act and of other...

Section 66-12-17 - Owner's civil liability. - The owner of a vessel shall be liable for any...

Section 66-12-18 - Power to regulate. - The state park and recreation division [state parks division] may...

Section 66-12-18.1 - Safe boating rules. - The division shall adopt safe boating education rules that require...

Section 66-12-19 - Filing of regulations. - Regulations adopted by the state park and recreation division [state...

Section 66-12-20 - Disposition of fees. - The fees collected pursuant to the provisions of the Boat...

Section 66-12-21 - Disposition of fines. - All money collected as fines for the violation of the...

Section 66-12-22 - Enforcement. - The director, park custodians and other employees of the division...

Section 66-12-23 - Penalties. - A. Except for penalty provisions provided in Subsections B through...

Section 66-12-24 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 2004, ch. 76, § 2 repealed Section...