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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Section 66-7-302 - Repealed.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...