New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 66 - Motor Vehicles
Article 7 - Traffic Laws; Signs, Signals and Markings; Accidents; Weight and Size; Traffic Safety

Section 66-7-7 - Traffic laws apply to persons riding animals or driving animal-drawn vehicles. - Every person riding an animal or driving any animal-drawn vehicle...

Section 66-7-8 - Provisions uniform throughout state. - The provisions of Article 7 of Chapter 66 NMSA 1978...

Section 66-7-9 - Powers of local authorities. - A. The provisions of the Motor Vehicle Code [66-1-1 NMSA...

Section 66-7-10 - No interference with rights of owners of real property with reference thereto. - Nothing in Article 7 of Chapter 66 NMSA 1978 shall...

Section 66-7-11 - New Mexico state police power to close certain highways in emergencies. - Notwithstanding any rule or agreement of the department of transportation,...

Section 66-7-12 - Autonomous motor vehicles; notification and regulation of testing. (Effective July 1, 2022.) - A. Prior to testing an autonomous motor vehicle or an...

Section 66-7-13 - Autonomous motor vehicles; standards; local regulation. (Effective July 1, 2022.) - A. Autonomous motor vehicles and autonomous commercial motor vehicles shall...

Part 2 - SIGNS, SIGNALS AND MARKINGS

Section 66-7-101 - State transportation commission to adopt sign manual. - The state transportation commission shall adopt a manual and specifications...

Section 66-7-102 - State transportation commission to sign all state highways. - A. The state transportation commission shall place and maintain such...

Section 66-7-102.1 - State transportation commission; speed limit signs. - The state transportation commission shall erect billboard-size signs at entry...

Section 66-7-103 - Local traffic-control devices. - Local authorities in their respective jurisdiction [jurisdictions] shall place and...

Section 66-7-103.1 - Advance signal warning required. - A. As used in this section: (1) "camera monitor" means...

Section 66-7-104 - Obedience to any required traffic-control devices. - A. The driver of any vehicle shall obey the instructions...

Section 66-7-105 - Traffic-control signal legend. - Whenever traffic is controlled by traffic-control signals exhibiting different colored...

Section 66-7-106 - Pedestrian-control signals. - A. Whenever special pedestrian control signals exhibiting the words "walk"...

Section 66-7-107 - Flashing signals. - A. Whenever an illuminated flashing red or yellow signal is...

Section 66-7-108 - Display of unauthorized signs, signals or markings. - A. A person shall not place, maintain or display upon...

Section 66-7-109 - Interference with official traffic-control devices or railroad signs or signals. - No person shall without lawful authority attempt to or in...

Part 3 - ACCIDENTS

Section 66-7-201 - Accidents involving death or personal injuries. - A. The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident...

Section 66-7-202 - Accidents involving damage to vehicle. - The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting...

Section 66-7-203 - Duty to give information and render aid. - The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting...

Section 66-7-204 - Duty upon striking unattended vehicle. - The driver of any vehicle which collides with any vehicle...

Section 66-7-205 - Duty upon striking fixtures or other property upon a highway. - The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting...

Section 66-7-206 - Immediate notice of accidents. - The driver of a vehicle involved in an accident resulting...

Section 66-7-206 - Immediate notice of accidents. (Effective July 1, 2022.) - The driver of a vehicle, the autonomous motor vehicle operator...

Section 66-7-207 - Written reports of accidents. - A. The driver of a vehicle involved in an accident...

Section 66-7-207.1 - Motor vehicle accidents involving a school bus; investigation by a law enforcement officer certified as an accident reconstructionist. - All motor vehicle accidents involving a school bus that result...

Section 66-7-208 - When driver unable to report. - A. Whenever the driver of a vehicle is physically incapable...

Section 66-7-209 - Accident report form. - A. The state highway and transportation department shall prepare and,...

Section 66-7-210 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1989, ch. 318, § 37 repealed 66-7-210...

Section 66-7-211 - District medical investigators to report. - Every district medical investigator or other official performing like functions...

Section 66-7-212 - Garages, dealers and wreckers of vehicles to report. - The person in charge of any garage or repair shop...

Section 66-7-213 - Accident reports confidential; exceptions. - A. All accident reports made by persons involved in accidents...

Section 66-7-214 - Agency to tabulate and analyze accident reports. - The state highway and transportation department shall tabulate and may...

Section 66-7-215 - Any incorporated city may require accident reports. - Any incorporated city, town, village or other municipality may by...

Part 4 - TRAFFIC LAWS GENERALLY

Section 66-7-301 - Speed regulation. - A. No person shall drive a vehicle on a highway...

Section 66-7-302 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1989, ch. 318, § 37 and Laws...

Section 66-7-302.1 - Speed limit; conviction; use limited. - A. The division shall not use a violation of Section...

Section 66-7-302.2 - Certain speeding convictions to be disregarded in the development or application of a point system. - A. Except as provided in Subsection B of this section,...

Section 66-7-303 - Establishment of speed zones. - A. Whenever the secretary of highway and transportation determines upon...

Section 66-7-303.1 - Construction zones; traffic control devices; penalty. - A. When construction, repair or reconstruction of any street or...

Section 66-7-304 - County roads; authority to regulate speed limits. - A. The board of county commissioners of a county may...

Section 66-7-305 - Minimum speed regulation. - A. A person shall not drive a motor vehicle at...

Section 66-7-306 - Special speed limitations. - A. Subject to the requirements of Section 66-3-847 NMSA 1978,...

Section 66-7-307 - Charging violations; rule in civil actions. - A. In every charge of violation of any speed regulation...

Section 66-7-308 - Drive on right side of roadway; exceptions. - A. Upon all roadways of sufficient width a vehicle shall...

Section 66-7-309 - Passing vehicles proceeding in opposite direction [directions]. - Drivers of vehicles proceeding in opposite directions shall pass each...

Section 66-7-310 - Overtaking a vehicle on the left. - The following rules shall govern the overtaking and passing of...

Section 66-7-311 - When overtaking on the right is permitted. - A. The driver of a vehicle may overtake and pass...

Section 66-7-312 - Limitations on overtaking on the left. - No vehicle shall be driven to the left side of...

Section 66-7-313 - Further limitations on driving to left of center of roadway. - A. No vehicle shall at any time be driven to...

Section 66-7-314 - Movement of hazardous vehicle; escort may be required. - When, in the judgment of the New Mexico state police...

Section 66-7-315 - No-passing zones. - A. The state transportation commission and local authorities may determine...

Section 66-7-316 - One-way roadways and rotary traffic islands. - A. The state transportation commission may designate any highway or...

Section 66-7-317 - Driving on roadways laned for traffic. - Whenever any roadway has been divided into two or more...

Section 66-7-318 - Following too closely. - A. The driver of a motor vehicle shall not follow...

Section 66-7-318 - Following too closely. (Effective July 1, 2022.) - A. The driver of a motor vehicle shall not follow...

Section 66-7-319 - Driving on divided highways. - Whenever any highway has been divided into two roadways by...

Section 66-7-320 - Restricted access. - No person shall drive a vehicle onto or from any...

Section 66-7-321 - Restrictions on use of controlled-access roadway. - A. The state transportation commission, by resolution or order entered...

Section 66-7-322 - Required position and method of turning at intersections. - The driver of a vehicle intending to turn at an...

Section 66-7-323 - Turning on curve or crest or [of] grade prohibited. - No vehicle shall be turned so as to proceed in...

Section 66-7-324 - Starting parked vehicle. - No person shall start a vehicle which is stopped, standing...

Section 66-7-325 - Turning movements and required signals. - A. No person shall turn a vehicle at an intersection...

Section 66-7-326 - Signals by hand and arm or signal device. - A. Any stop or turn signal when required herein shall...

Section 66-7-327 - Method of giving hand and arm signals. - All signals herein required given by hand and arm shall...

Section 66-7-328 - Vehicle approaching or entering intersection. - A. The driver of a vehicle approaching an intersection shall...

Section 66-7-329 - Vehicles turning left at intersection. - The driver of a vehicle within an intersection intending to...

Section 66-7-330 - Vehicles entering stop or yield intersection. - A. Preferential right-of-way at an intersection may be indicated by...

Section 66-7-331 - Vehicle entering highway from private road or driveway. - The driver of a vehicle about to enter of [or]...

Section 66-7-332 - Operation of vehicles on approach of moving authorized emergency vehicles; operation of vehicles on approach of certain stationary vehicles. - A. Upon the immediate approach of an authorized emergency vehicle...

Section 66-7-332.1 - Approach of oncoming vehicle; yield right of way. - A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, on all roadways,...

Section 66-7-333 - Pedestrians subject to traffic regulations. - A. Pedestrians shall be subject to traffic-control signals at intersections...

Section 66-7-334 - Pedestrians' right of way in crosswalks. - A. When traffic-control signals are not in place or not...

Section 66-7-335 - Crossing at other than crosswalks. - A. A pedestrian crossing a roadway at any point other...

Section 66-7-336 - School crossings. - A. Crosswalks may be established over highways abutting a school...

Section 66-7-337 - Drivers to exercise due care. - Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of Sections 66-7-333 through 66-7-340 NMSA...

Section 66-7-338 - Pedestrians to use right half of crosswalk. - A. Pedestrians shall move, whenever practicable, upon the right half...

Section 66-7-339 - Pedestrians on roadways. - A. Where sidewalks are provided, it is unlawful for a...

Section 66-7-340 - Pedestrians soliciting rides or business. - A. No person shall stand in a roadway for the...

Section 66-7-341 - Railroad-highway grade crossing violations; all drivers. - A. A person driving a vehicle approaching a railroad-highway grade...

Section 66-7-342 - All vehicles must stop at certain railroad grade crossings. - The state transportation commission and local authorities with the approval...

Section 66-7-343 - Railroad-highway grade crossing violations; certain vehicles required to always stop; exceptions. - A. Except as set forth in Subsection D of this...

Section 66-7-344 - Moving heavy equipment at railroad grade crossings. - A. No person shall operate or move any crawler-type tractor,...

Section 66-7-345 - Authority to designate through highways and stop and yield intersections. - A. The state transportation commission, with reference to state and...

Section 66-7-346 - Stop before emerging from alley or private driveway. - The driver of a vehicle within a business or residence...

Section 66-7-347 - Overtaking and passing school bus. - A. The driver of a vehicle upon approaching or overtaking...

Section 66-7-348 - Special lighting equipment on school buses. - A. The director is authorized to adopt standards and specifications...

Section 66-7-349 - Stopping, standing or parking outside of business or residence districts. - A. Upon any highway outside of a business or residence...

Section 66-7-350 - Officers authorized to remove illegally stopped vehicles. - A. Whenever any police officer finds a vehicle standing upon...

Section 66-7-351 - Stopping, standing or parking prohibited in specified places. - A. No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle,...

Section 66-7-352 - Additional parking regulations. - A. Except as otherwise provided in this section, every vehicle...

Section 66-7-352.1 - Short title. - Sections 66-7-352.1 through 66-7-352.6 NMSA 1978 may be cited as...

Section 66-7-352.2 - Legislative intent. - The policy and intent of this legislature is declared to...

Section 66-7-352.3 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1990, ch. 120, § 45 repealed 66-7-352.3...

Section 66-7-352.4 - Parking lots; standards. - A. Every parking lot coming under the provisions of the...

Section 66-7-352.5 - Unauthorized use; penalties. - A. It is unlawful for any person to park a...

Section 66-7-352.6 - Enforcement. - A. State, county and municipal law enforcement personnel may issue...

Section 66-7-353 - Unattended motor vehicle. - No person driving or in charge of a motor vehicle...

Section 66-7-354 - Limitation on backing. - The driver of a vehicle shall not back it: A....

Section 66-7-355 - Riding on motorcycles. - A. A person operating a motorcycle, other than an autocycle,...

Section 66-7-356 - Mandatory use of protective helmets. - A. No person under the age of eighteen shall operate...

Section 66-7-357 - Obstruction to driver's view or driving mechanism. - A. No person shall drive a vehicle when it is...

Section 66-7-358 - Restriction on use of video screens in motor vehicles. - A. It is unlawful to operate in this state any...

Section 66-7-359 - Driving on mountain highways. - A. The driver of a motor vehicle traveling through defiles...

Section 66-7-360 - Coasting prohibited. - A. The driver of any motor vehicle, when traveling upon...

Section 66-7-361 - Following fire apparatus and driving through safety zone prohibited. - A. The driver of any vehicle other than one on...

Section 66-7-362 - Crossing fire hose. - No vehicle shall be driven over any unprotected hose of...

Section 66-7-363 - Animals on highway; highway fencing. - A. It is unlawful for any person, during the hours...

Section 66-7-363.1 - Department of transportation; agreements with owners or lessees of highway frontage; provisions. - A. Notwithstanding the responsibility of the department of transportation under...

Section 66-7-364 - Putting injurious material or trash on highway prohibited. - A. No person shall throw or deposit upon a highway...

Section 66-7-365 - Recompiled. - Recompilations. — Laws 1993, ch. 226, § 53C recompiled 66-7-365...

Section 66-7-366 - Occupied moving house trailer. - It is a misdemeanor for any person to: A. occupy...

Section 66-7-367 - Improper opening of doors. - It is a misdemeanor for any person to: A. open...

Section 66-7-368 - Purpose [of child restraint device provisions]. - The purpose of this act [66-7-368, 66-7-369 NMSA 1978] is...

Section 66-7-369 - Child passenger restraint; enforcement. - A. A person shall not operate a passenger car, van...

Section 66-7-370 - Short title. - This act [66-7-370 to 66-7-373 NMSA 1978] may be cited...

Section 66-7-371 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1989, ch. 317, § 4 repealed 66-7-371...

Section 66-7-372 - Safety belt use required; exception. - A. Except as provided by Section 66-7-369 NMSA 1978 and...

Section 66-7-373 - Enforcement programs. - A. Failure to be secured by a child passenger restraint...

Section 66-7-374 - Texting while driving. - A. A person shall not read or view a text...

Section 66-7-375 - Use of a handheld mobile communication device while driving a commercial motor vehicle. - A. A person shall not use a handheld mobile communication...

Part 5 - WEIGHT AND SIZE LIMITATIONS

Section 66-7-401 - Scope and effect of article [part]. - A. It is a misdemeanor for any person to drive...

Section 66-7-402 - Width of vehicles. - The total outside width of any vehicle or its load,...

Section 66-7-403 - Projecting loads on passenger vehicles. - No passenger-type vehicle, except a motorcycle or recreational vehicle shall...

Section 66-7-404 - Height and length of vehicles and loads. - A. A vehicle shall not exceed a height of fourteen...

Section 66-7-405 - Minimum vehicle size. - A. It is unlawful to operate on the highways of...

Section 66-7-406 - Special load limits. - A. Subject to the provisions of Sections 66-7-401 through 66-7-416...

Section 66-7-407 - Loads on vehicles. - A. No vehicle shall be driven or moved on any...

Section 66-7-408 - Trailers and towed vehicles. - A. When one vehicle is towing another the drawbar or...

Section 66-7-409 - Load limits on single axles, wheels and tires. - A. Except as provided by Subsection D of this section,...

Section 66-7-410 - Gross weight of vehicles and loads. - A. Subject to the limit upon the weight imposed upon...

Section 66-7-411 - Authorized representative may weigh vehicles and require removal of excess loads; graduated penalties. - A. A police officer with the New Mexico state police...

Section 66-7-412 - Special farm permits. - The department of transportation shall have the authority to issue...

Section 66-7-413 - Permits for excessive size and weight; special notification required on movement of manufactured homes. - A. The department of transportation and local highway authorities may,...

Section 66-7-413.1 - Hay transportation; excessive size; special permit allowance. - A vehicle used to transport loads of hay greater than...

Section 66-7-413.2 - Engineering investigations for vehicles in excess of one hundred seventy thousand pounds. - A. All vehicles with a gross vehicle weight in excess...

Section 66-7-413.3 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 2001, ch. 20. § 3 repealed 66-7-413.3...

Section 66-7-413.4 - Permits for excessive weight. - A. In addition to the authority granted in Section 66-7-413...

Section 66-7-413.5 - Exemption; vehicles used to transport seed cotton modules; limitations. - A. A seed cotton module transport vehicle may transport loads...

Section 66-7-413.6 - Multiple trip special permit allowance; vehicles used to transport oilfield equipment; limitations. - A. An oilfield equipment transport vehicle may be issued a...

Section 66-7-413.7 - Multiple trip special permit allowance; fee; vehicles used to transport agricultural products; limitations. - A. An agricultural product transport vehicle may be issued a...

Section 66-7-413.8 - Multiple-trip permit for specialized haul vehicles. - A special multiple-trip permit may be issued for a single...

Section 66-7-414 - Exemptions; implements of husbandry. - A. No permit or fee required under Section 66-7-413 NMSA...

Section 66-7-415 - When the state transportation commission or local authorities may restrict right to use streets. - A. Local authorities, with respect to streets under their jurisdiction,...

Section 66-7-416 - Liability for damage; unlawful use of highways; penalties. - A. The public highways in the state are dedicated to...

Part 6 - TRAFFIC SAFETY

Section 66-7-501 - Short title. - Sections 66-7-501 through 66-7-513 NMSA 1978 may be cited as...

Section 66-7-502 - Legislative intent. - A. The legislature declares that there should be accurate information...

Section 66-7-503 - Definitions. - As used in the Traffic Safety Act: A. "bureau" means...

Section 66-7-504 - Bureau; creation; administrative head. - A. There is created within the department the "traffic safety...

Section 66-7-505 - Advisory committee; creation; members; terms. - A. There is created a five-member advisory committee to the...

Section 66-7-506 - Bureau; functions; powers; duties. - The bureau shall have the following powers and duties: A....

Section 66-7-506.1 - DWI prevention and education program; organ donation. - DWI prevention and education programs for instruction permits and driver's...

Section 66-7-507 - Approval of accident-investigation programs; privacy of victims. - A. The bureau is authorized to conduct a study into...

Section 66-7-508 - Confidentiality of records. - All records of an approved accident-investigation unit shall be confidential...

Section 66-7-509 - Annual reports. - An approved accident-investigation unit shall make an annual report to...

Section 66-7-510 - Bureau; information request. - The chief, with the approval of the director, may request...

Section 66-7-511 - Acceptance of gifts; function of advisory committee. - A. The bureau, with the approval of the governor, may...

Section 66-7-512 - Traffic safety education and enforcement fund created. - A. There is created in the state treasury the "traffic...

Section 66-7-513 - Safe routes to school program. - A. The "safe routes to school program" is created within...

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New Mexico Statutes Chapter 66 - Motor Vehicles Article 7 - Traffic Laws; Signs, Signals and Markings; Accidents; Weight and Size; Traffic Safety

New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 66 - Motor Vehicles
Article 7 - Traffic Laws; Signs, Signals and Markings; Accidents; Weight and Size; Traffic Safety