New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 66 - Motor Vehicles

Section 66-5-301 - Insurance against uninsured and unknown motorists; rejection of coverage by the insured. - A. No motor vehicle or automobile liability policy insuring against...

Section 66-6-4 - Registration fees; trucks, truck tractors, road tractors and buses. - A. Within their respective jurisdictions, the motor vehicle division and...

Section 66-6-5 - Bus registration fees. - All buses shall pay the registration fees provided in Section...

Section 66-6-6 - Additional fees. - For the registration of any vehicle having solid tires the...

Section 66-6-6.1 - Additional registration fee. - For registration of vehicles subject to the registration fees imposed...

Section 66-6-6.2 - Registration fee; litter control and beautification fund. - In addition to all other fees collected by registration of...

Section 66-6-6.3 - Save our children's sight fund option. - The vehicle registration form in use as of January 1,...

Section 66-6-7 - Exemptions. - A. Every person who, by the terms and provisions of...

Section 66-6-8 - Bus registration; agricultural labor fees. - A. A bus that has a normal seating capacity of...

Section 66-6-9 - Fee for fertilizer trailers. - In lieu of the registration fee provided for in Section...

Section 66-6-10 - Registration fees for manufactured homes and travel trailers; division to notify county assessor of manufactured home registration. - A. For the registration of each manufactured home, the division...

Section 66-6-11 - Computation of weight. - The weight for determining registration fees for all vehicles shall...

Section 66-6-12 - Fees for school buses. - A. Registration fees for school buses used solely for the...

Section 66-6-13 - Reduced fees for portion of year; fee incentive for registration by alternative means; temporary permits; drive-out permit; fee. - A. Upon a showing satisfactory to the division that a...

Section 66-6-14 - Vehicles of United States and other states. - Vehicles or trailers owned by and used in the service...

Section 66-6-15 - Vehicles of the state, county or municipality. - A. Vehicles or trailers owned by and used in the...

Section 66-6-16 - Exemption for armed forces amputees and those who have lost use of limbs. - A person who is a bona fide resident of New...

Section 66-6-17 - Dealer plate fees. - A. Except as provided otherwise in Subsection C of this...

Section 66-6-18 - License fee for dealers, wholesalers, distributors, auto recyclers and title service companies. - For a license to do business as a dealer, wholesaler,...

Section 66-6-19 - Vehicle transaction fees. - A. For any transaction concerning the initial issuance, transfer or...

Section 66-6-20 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1999, ch. 49, § 9 repealed 66-6-20...

Section 66-6-21 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1990, ch. 120, § 44 repealed 66-6-21...

Section 66-6-22 - When fees returnable; refunds. - A. Whenever any application to the department is accompanied by...

Section 66-6-22.1 - Motor vehicle suspense fund created; receipts; disbursements. - A. There is created in the state treasury a fund...

Section 66-6-22.2 - Adjustments of disbursements from the motor vehicle suspense fund. - A. The provisions of this section apply to disbursements from...

Section 66-6-23 - Disposition of fees. - A. After the necessary disbursements for refunds and other purposes...

Section 66-6-23.1 - Formulaic distribution. - A. The balance from Section 66-6-23 NMSA 1978 shall be...

Section 66-6-24 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1989, ch. 85, § 1 repealed 66-6-24...

Section 66-6-25 - Registration by county or municipality prohibited. - A. No county or municipality shall require registration or charge...

Section 66-6-25.1 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1985, ch. 95, § 7 repealed 66-6-25.1,...

Section 66-6-26 - Registered vehicle exempt from property tax; exception. - No vehicle upon which the registration fees provided for in...

Section 66-6-27 to 66-6-29 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1988, ch. 73, § 56 repealed 66-6-27...

Section 66-6-30 - Recompiled. - Recompilations. — Laws 1988, ch. 73, § 36, recompiled 66-6-30...

Section 66-6-31 to 66-6-33 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1988, ch. 73, § 56 repealed 66-6-31...

Section 66-6-34 - Recompiled. - Recompilations. — Laws 1995, ch. 135, § 28 recompiled 66-6-34...

Section 66-6-35 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1991, ch. 160, § 22 repealed 66-6-35...

Section 66-6-36 - Payment in foreign currency. - To the extent permitted by the laws of the United...

Article 7 - Traffic Laws; Signs, Signals and Markings; Accidents; Weight and Size; Traffic Safety

Part 1 - APPLICATION OF TRAFFIC LAWS

Section 66-7-1 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1990, ch. 120, § 45 repealed 66-7-1...

Section 66-7-2 - Reference to vehicles upon the highways; exceptions. - A. The provisions of Chapter 66, Article 7 NMSA 1978...

Section 66-7-3 - Required obedience to traffic laws. - It is unlawful and, unless otherwise declared in the Motor...

Section 66-7-4 - Obedience to police officers. - No person shall willfully fail or refuse to comply with...

Section 66-7-5 - Public officers and employees to obey act; exceptions. - A. The provisions of Article 7, Chapter 66 NMSA 1978,...

Section 66-7-6 - Authorized emergency vehicles. - A. The driver of an authorized emergency vehicle, when responding...

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...

Article 8 - Crimes, Penalties and Procedure

Part 1 - OFFENSES RELATING TO REGISTRATION

Section 66-8-1 - Fraudulent applications. - Any person who fraudulently uses a false or fictitious name...

Section 66-8-1.1 - Fraud related to the issuance of documents by the department; penalties. - A. It is a felony for a department employee or...

Section 66-8-2 - Improper use of evidences of registration. - No person shall lend to another any certificate of title,...

Section 66-8-3 - False evidences of title and registration. - It is a felony for any person to commit any...

Section 66-8-3.1 - Motor vehicle brokering; exceptions. - A. No person shall broker a motor vehicle unless: (1)...

Section 66-8-4 - Authority of division to suspend or revoke a registration. - The division may suspend or revoke the registration of a...

Section 66-8-5 - Suspending or revoking certificate or special plates of a manufacturer, dealer or auto recycler. - The division may suspend or revoke a certificate or the...

Section 66-8-6 - Owner to return evidences of registration upon cancellation, suspension or revocation. - Whenever the division cancels, suspends or revokes the registration of...

Section 66-8-7 - Penalty for misdemeanor. - A. It is a misdemeanor for any person to violate...

Section 66-8-8 - Sunday actions. - Judicial proceedings under any provision of the Motor Vehicle Code...

Section 66-8-9 - Penalty for felony. - Any person convicted of violating any provision of the Motor...

Section 66-8-10 - Duplicate or replacement registration plate; citation; failure to comply. - Any motor vehicle owner who has been issued a citation...

Part 2 - TRAFFIC OFFENSES

Section 66-8-101 - Homicide by vehicle; great bodily harm by vehicle. - A. Homicide by vehicle is the killing of a human...

Section 66-8-101.1 - Injury to pregnant woman by vehicle. - A. Injury to pregnant woman by vehicle is injury to...

Section 66-8-102 - Driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs; aggravated driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs; penalties. - A. It is unlawful for a person who is under...

Section 66-8-102.1 - Guilty pleas; limitations. - Where the complaint or information alleges a violation of Section...

Section 66-8-102.2 - Municipal and county ordinances; unlawful alcohol concentration level for driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs. - No municipal or county ordinance prohibiting driving while under the...

Section 66-8-102.3 - Imposing a fee; interlock device fund created. - A. A fee is imposed on a person convicted of...

Section 66-8-102.4 - Uniform police reports and procedures for DWI arrests. - A. The department of public safety, in collaboration with the...

Section 66-8-102.5 - Driving while intoxicated with a minor in the vehicle; penalty. - A. Driving while intoxicated with a minor in the vehicle...

Section 66-8-103 - [Blood-alcohol tests directed by police, judicial or probation officer; persons qualified to perform tests; relief from civil and criminal liability.] - Only a physician, licensed professional or practical nurse or laboratory...

Section 66-8-104 - Blood-alcohol tests; police, judicial or probation officer unauthorized to make arrest or direct test except in performance of official duties authorized by law. - Nothing in Sections 66-8-103 or 66-8-104 NMSA 1978 is intended...

Section 66-8-105 - Implied Consent Act; short title. - Sections 66-8-105 through 66-8-112 NMSA 1978 may be cited as...

Section 66-8-106 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1990, ch. 120, § 45 repealed 66-8-106...

Section 66-8-107 - Implied consent to submit to chemical test. - A. Any person who operates a motor vehicle within this...

Section 66-8-108 - Consent of person incapable of refusal not withdrawn. - Any person who is dead, unconscious or otherwise in a...

Section 66-8-109 - Administration of chemical test; payment of costs; additional tests. - A. Only the persons authorized by Section 66-8-103 NMSA 1978...

Section 66-8-110 - Use of tests in criminal actions or civil actions; levels of intoxication; mandatory charging. - A. The results of a test performed pursuant to the...

Section 66-8-111 - Refusal to submit to chemical tests; testing; grounds for revocation of license or privilege to drive. - A. If a person under arrest for violation of an...

Section 66-8-111.1 - Law enforcement officer agent for department; written notice of revocation and right to hearing. - A. On behalf of the department, a law enforcement officer...

Section 66-8-112 - Revocation of license or privilege to drive; notice; effective date; hearing; hearing costs; review. - A. The effective date of revocation pursuant to Section 66-8-111...

Section 66-8-113 - Reckless driving. - A. Any person who drives any vehicle carelessly and heedlessly...

Section 66-8-114 - Careless driving. - A. Any person operating a vehicle on the highway shall...

Section 66-8-115 - Racing on highways; exception. - A. Unless written permission setting out pertinent conditions is obtained...

Section 66-8-116 - Penalty assessment misdemeanors; definition; schedule of assessments. - A. As used in the Motor Vehicle Code and the...

Section 66-8-116.1 - Penalty assessment misdemeanors; oversize load. - As used in the Motor Vehicle Code [66-1-1 NMSA 1978]...

Section 66-8-116.2 - Penalty assessment misdemeanors; Motor Carrier Act. - As used in the Motor Vehicle Code [66-1-1 NMSA 1978]...

Section 66-8-116.3 - Penalty assessment misdemeanors; additional fees. - In addition to the penalty assessment established for each penalty...

Section 66-8-117 - Penalty assessment misdemeanors; option; effect. - A. Unless a warning notice is given, at the time...

Section 66-8-118 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1981, ch. 360, § 21, repealed 66-8-118...

Section 66-8-119 - Penalty assessment revenue; disposition. - A. The division shall remit all penalty assessment receipts, except...

Section 66-8-120 - Parties to a crime. - Every person who commits, attempts to commit, conspires to commit...

Section 66-8-121 - Offenses by persons owning or controlling vehicles. - It is unlawful for the owner, or any other person,...

Section 66-8-122 - Immediate appearance before magistrate. - Whenever any person is arrested for any violation of the...

Section 66-8-123 - Conduct of arresting officer; notices by citation. - A. Except as provided in Section 66-8-122 NMSA 1978, unless...

Section 66-8-124 - Arresting officer to be in uniform. - A. No person shall be arrested for violating the Motor...

Section 66-8-125 - Arrest without warrant. - A. Members of the New Mexico state police, sheriffs and...

Section 66-8-126 - Failure to obey notice to appear. - A. It is a penalty assessment misdemeanor for a person...

Section 66-8-127 - Procedure not exclusive. - Sections 66-8-122 through 66-8-125 NMSA 1978 govern all police officers...

Section 66-8-128 - Uniform traffic citation. - A. The department shall prepare a uniform traffic citation containing...

Section 66-8-129 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1990, ch. 120, § 44 repealed 66-8-129...

Section 66-8-130 - All traffic citations to conform; municipalities may pass ordinance to establish similar program. - A. The uniform traffic citation, in paper or electronic form,...

Section 66-8-131 - Uniform traffic citation is complaint. - The uniform traffic citation used as a notice to appear...

Section 66-8-132 - Records of citations issued. - The chief administrative officer of every state and local traffic-enforcement...

Section 66-8-133 - Disposition of citations. - A. Every state and local traffic-enforcement officer issuing a uniform...

Section 66-8-134 - Illegal cancellation; audit of citation records. - A. Any person who cancels or solicits the cancellation of...

Section 66-8-135 - Record of traffic cases. - A. Every trial court judge shall keep a record of...

Section 66-8-136 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1995, ch. 135, § 29 repealed 66-8-136...

Section 66-8-137 - Compensation of judges and officers; defenses to prosecution. - A. No municipality or other political subdivision of this state...

Section 66-8-137.1 - Nonresident Violator Compact; form. - The "Nonresident Violator Compact" is enacted into law and entered...

Section 66-8-137.2 - Nonresident Violator Compact; definitions. - As used in the Nonresident Violator Compact: A. "jurisdiction executive"...

Section 66-8-137.3 - Compact administrator; compensation. - The compact administrator for New Mexico, appointed by the governor,...

Section 66-8-137.4 - Bilateral agreements; noncompact jurisdictions; authority. - A. In addition to the Nonresident Violator Compact, it is...

Section 66-8-138 - Consumption or possession of alcoholic beverages in open containers in a motor vehicle prohibited; exceptions. - A. No person shall knowingly drink any alcoholic beverage while...

Section 66-8-139 - Penalties. - A. Whoever is guilty of a second or subsequent violation...

Section 66-8-140 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1990, ch. 120, § 45 repealed 66-8-140...

Section 66-8-141 - Dishonored checks; civil penalty. - A. Any person who pays any fee pursuant to the...

Article 9 - Snowmobiles (Repealed.)

Section 66-9-1 - Repealed. - History: 1953 Comp., § 64-36-1, enacted by Laws 1971, ch....

Section 66-9-2 - Repealed. - History: 1953 Comp., § 64-36-2, enacted by Laws 1971, ch....

Section 66-9-3 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1985, ch. 40, § 1 repealed 66-9-3...

Section 66-9-4 - Repealed. - History: 1953 Comp., § 64-36-3.1, enacted by Laws 1973, ch....

Section 66-9-5 to 66-9-7 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1985, ch. 40, § 1 repealed 66-9-5,...

Section 66-9-8 - Repealed. - History: 1953 Comp., § 64-36-7, enacted by Laws 1971, ch....

Section 66-9-9 - Repealed. - History: 1953 Comp., § 64-36-8, enacted by Laws 1971, ch....

Section 66-9-10 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1985, ch. 40, § 1, repealed 66-9-10...

Section 66-9-11 - Repealed. - History: 1953 Comp., § 64-36-10, enacted by Laws 1971, ch....

Section 66-9-12 - Repealed. - History: 1953 Comp., § 64-36-11, enacted by Laws 1971, ch....

Section 66-9-13 - Repealed. - History: 1953 Comp., § 64-36-12, enacted by Laws 1971, ch....

Article 10 - Driver Education Schools

Section 66-10-1 - Short title. - Chapter 66, Article 10 NMSA 1978 may be cited as...

Section 66-10-2 - Driver education schools; driver education instructors; license required. - No person, firm, association or corporation shall operate a driver...

Section 66-10-3 - Qualifications of driver education schools; fees. - Every applicant in order to qualify to operate a driver...

Section 66-10-4 - Qualifications of driver education instructors. - Every person in order to qualify as an instructor for...

Section 66-10-5 - Issuance of licenses to driver education schools and to driver education instructors. - A. The bureau shall issue a license certificate to each...

Section 66-10-6 - Powers of bureau. - A. prescribe the forms and procedures necessary for the making...

Section 66-10-7 - Disposition of fees. - All fees received by the bureau for licenses or certificates...

Section 66-10-8 - Application. - The provisions of the Driving School Licensing Act shall not...

Section 66-10-9 - Motorcycle driver education programs. - A. Any driver education school licensed under the Driving School...

Section 66-10-10 - Motorcycle training fund created; purpose. - A. There is created in the state treasury the "motorcycle...

Section 66-10-11 - Driving safety training considered by the court. - In addition to other sentencing or penalty provisions of law,...

Section 66-10-12 - Exempt providers. - The Driving School Licensing Act shall not apply to nonprofit...

Article 11 - Vehicles of Historic and Special Significance

Section 66-11-1 - Purpose. - Recognizing the importance of constructive leisure pursuits by New Mexico...

Section 66-11-2 - Definitions. - For the purposes of this act [66-11-1 to 66-11-5 NMSA...

Section 66-11-3 - Storage provisions. - A collector may store motor vehicles or parts thereof on...

Section 66-11-4 - Special equipment. - A. Unless the presence of equipment named by the Motor...

Section 66-11-5 - Sale or trade. - The sale or trade and subsequent legal transfer of a...

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...

Article 13 - Boating While Intoxicated

Section 66-13-1 - Short title. - Sections 1 through 13 [66-13-1 to 66-13-13 NMSA 1978] of...

Section 66-13-2 - Definitions. - As used in the Boating While Intoxicated Act: A. "bodily...

Section 66-13-3 - Operating a motorboat while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs. - A. It is unlawful for a person who is under...

Section 66-13-4 - Guilty pleas; limitations. - When a complaint or information alleges a violation of Section...

Section 66-13-5 - Municipal and county ordinances; unlawful alcohol concentration level for boating while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs. - No municipal or county ordinance prohibiting the operation of a...

Section 66-13-6 - Blood-alcohol tests; persons qualified to perform tests; relief from civil and criminal liability. - Only a physician, licensed professional or practical nurse or laboratory...

Section 66-13-7 - Blood-alcohol test; law enforcement, judicial or probation officer unauthorized to make arrest or direct test except in performance of official duties authorized by law. - Nothing in the Boating While Intoxicated Act is intended to...

Section 66-13-8 - Implied consent to submit to chemical test. - A. A person who operates a motorboat within this state...

Section 66-13-9 - Consent of person incapable of refusal not withdrawn. - A person who is dead, unconscious or otherwise in a...

Section 66-13-10 - Administration of chemical test; payment of costs; additional tests. - A. Only the persons authorized by the Boating While Intoxicated...

Section 66-13-11 - Use of tests in criminal or civil actions; levels of intoxication; mandatory charging. - A. The results of a test performed pursuant to the...

Section 66-13-12 - Motorboats; influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs; fee upon conviction. - A. A person convicted of a violation of the Boating...

Section 66-13-13 - Educational program. - The state parks division of the energy, minerals and natural...

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New Mexico Statutes Chapter 66 - Motor Vehicles

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