A. Any person who violates the provisions of the Motor Carrier Safety Act is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500) or thirty days in jail, or both.
B. The director may, by regulation, authorize a penalty assessment program to impose penalties under the provisions of the Motor Carrier Safety Act.
History: 1978 Comp., § 65-3-4, enacted by Laws 1989, ch. 201, § 6.
Repeals and reenactments. — Laws 1989, ch. 201, § 6 repealed former 65-3-5 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1947, ch. 171, § 1, relating to prohibition of stoves for heating private buses or trucks, and enacted a new section, effective July 1, 1989. For current provisions governing heating equipment, see 65-3-9 NMSA 1978.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Article 3 - Motor Carrier Safety
Section 65-3-3 - Applicability.
Section 65-3-4 - Regulations; inspections.
Section 65-3-5 - Violation of act; penalty.
Section 65-3-7 - Qualifications of drivers.
Section 65-3-8 - Equipment; loading; driving; unsafe practices.
Section 65-3-9 - Commercial motor vehicles; equipment; regulations.
Section 65-3-10 - Notification, reporting and recording of accidents.
Section 65-3-11 - Hours of service of drivers.
Section 65-3-12 - Repair and maintenance.
Section 65-3-13 - Transportation of hazardous materials.
Section 65-3-14 - Drug and alcohol testing program; report of positive test.