A. As used in this section, "slow-moving vehicle" means any vehicle which is ordinarily moved, operated or driven at a speed less than twenty-five miles an hour.
B. Each slow-moving vehicle moved, operated or driven on a highway which is open for vehicular travel shall display a slow-moving vehicle emblem or flashing amber light. The emblem is a flourescent [fluorescent] yellow-orange triangle measuring approximately sixteen and one-fourth inches horizontally and fourteen inches vertically, with truncated corners. Part of the area of the emblem shall be a reflective border, one and three-fourths inches wide. The flourescent [fluorescent] yellow-orange triangle is for daylight identification and the reflective border appears as a hollow red triangle when illuminated by headlights at night. Specifications for the emblem shall be approved by the director pursuant to Sections [Section] 66-3-838 NMSA 1978, and the director shall be guided by American Society of Automotive Engineers standards.
C. The emblem shall be mounted on the center rear of each slow-moving vehicle, broad base down, at the height of not less than two feet and not more than five feet above ground level, and in a plane parallel to the rear axle. The emblem shall be positioned so as to be entirely visible from a distance of five hundred feet or more, day or night. The emblem shall be kept clean and free from any material which might obscure its visibility.
D. Use of the emblem is confined to slow-moving vehicles, and its use on any other type of vehicle or on any stationary object is prohibited. This section does not prohibit the use on slow-moving vehicles of red flags or lawful lighting devices in addition to the slow-moving vehicle emblem.
E. No person shall sell, lease, rent or operate any slow-moving vehicle unless the slow-moving vehicle is equipped with a slow-moving vehicle emblem.
F. Any person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.
History: 1953 Comp., § 64-3-887, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 193.
Cross references. — For the penalty for misdemeanors, see 66-8-7 NMSA 1978.
For the penalty assessment for violation of this section, see 66-8-116 NMSA 1978.
Bracketed material. — The bracketed material in this section was inserted by the compiler and it is not part of the law.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Section 66-3-801 - Equipment; prohibited acts.
Section 66-3-802 - When lighted lamps are required.
Section 66-3-803 - Visibility distance and mounted height of lamps.
Section 66-3-804 - Headlamps on motor vehicles.
Section 66-3-805 - Tail lamps.
Section 66-3-806 - New motor vehicles to be equipped with reflectors.
Section 66-3-807 - Stop lamps and turn signals required on designated vehicles.
Section 66-3-808 - Application of succeeding sections.
Section 66-3-809 - Additional equipment required on certain vehicles.
Section 66-3-810 - Color of clearance lamps, side-marker lamps and reflectors.
Section 66-3-811 - Lamps and reflectors; truck tractors and road tractors.
Section 66-3-812 - Lamps and reflectors; large semitrailers, full trailers and house trailers.
Section 66-3-813 - Lamps and reflectors, small semitrailers, house trailers and trailers.
Section 66-3-814 - Lamps and reflectors, pole trailers.
Section 66-3-815 - Lamps and reflectors, combinations in driveaway-towaway operations.
Section 66-3-816 - Mounting of reflectors, clearance lamps and side-marker lamps.
Section 66-3-817 - Clearance lamps to indicate extreme width, height and length.
Section 66-3-818 - Side-marker lamps combined with clearance lamps.
Section 66-3-819 - Combining tail and stop lamps.
Section 66-3-820 - Lighting devices to be electric.
Section 66-3-821 - Requirements for headlamps and auxiliary road-lighting lamps.
Section 66-3-822 - Requirements for clearance, side-marker and other lamps.
Section 66-3-823 - Obstructed lights not required.
Section 66-3-824 - Lamp or flag on projecting load.
Section 66-3-825 - Lamps on parked vehicles.
Section 66-3-826 - Lamps on other vehicles and equipment.
Section 66-3-827 - Spot lamps and auxiliary lamps.
Section 66-3-828 - Signal lamps and signal devices.
Section 66-3-829 - Additional lighting equipment.
Section 66-3-830 - Multiple-beam road-lighting equipment.
Section 66-3-831 - Use of multiple-beam road-lighting equipment.
Section 66-3-832 - Single-beam road-lighting equipment.
Section 66-3-833 - Alternate road-lighting equipment.
Section 66-3-834 - Number of driving lamps required or permitted.
Section 66-3-835 - Special restrictions on lamps.
Section 66-3-836 - Standards for lights on snow-removal equipment.
Section 66-3-837 - Selling or using lamps or equipment.
Section 66-3-838 - Authority of director with reference to safety and lighting devices.
Section 66-3-839 - Revocation of certificate of approval on safety and lighting devices.
Section 66-3-842 - Motorcycle maneuverability.
Section 66-3-843 - Horns and warning devices.
Section 66-3-844 - Mufflers; prevention of noise; emission control devices.
Section 66-3-847 - Restrictions as to tire equipment.
Section 66-3-848 - Safety glazing materials in motor vehicles.
Section 66-3-849 - Certain vehicles to carry flares or other warning devices.
Section 66-3-850 - Buses; additional emergency equipment.
Section 66-3-852 - Stopped vehicles not to interfere with other traffic.
Section 66-3-853 - Emergency signals; disabled vehicle.
Section 66-3-854 - Emergency signals; stopped or parked vehicles.
Section 66-3-855 - Emergency signals; flame producing.
Section 66-3-856 - Emergency signals; dangerous cargoes.
Section 66-3-857 - Red flags; stopped vehicles.
Section 66-3-858 to 66-3-872 - Repealed.
Section 66-3-874 - Safety belts required.
Section 66-3-875 - Safety belts; type and manner of installation.
Section 66-3-876 to 66-3-886 - Repealed.