In addition to other sentencing or penalty provisions of law, when a person is convicted of a penalty assessment misdemeanor or other misdemeanor committed while operating a motor vehicle, each court is authorized to and shall consider ordering that offender to take any driving safety course certified by the bureau but shall not specify a particular provider.
History: Laws 1993, ch. 68, ยง 54.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Article 10 - Driver Education Schools
Section 66-10-1 - Short title.
Section 66-10-2 - Driver education schools; driver education instructors; license required.
Section 66-10-3 - Qualifications of driver education schools; fees.
Section 66-10-4 - Qualifications of driver education instructors.
Section 66-10-6 - Powers of bureau.
Section 66-10-7 - Disposition of fees.
Section 66-10-8 - Application.
Section 66-10-9 - Motorcycle driver education programs.
Section 66-10-10 - Motorcycle training fund created; purpose.
Section 66-10-11 - Driving safety training considered by the court.