A. A commercial driver's instruction permit may be issued to an individual who holds a valid driver's license.
B. The commercial driver's instruction permit may be issued for a period not to exceed six months. Only one renewal or reissuance may be granted within a two-year period. The holder of a commercial driver's instruction permit may drive a commercial motor vehicle on a highway only when accompanied by the holder of a commercial driver's license valid for the type of vehicle driven, who occupies a seat beside the individual for the purpose of giving instruction in driving the commercial motor vehicle.
History: Laws 1989, ch. 14, ยง 11.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Part 1A - COMMERCIAL DRIVERS' LICENSES
Section 66-5-52 - Short title.
Section 66-5-54 - Definitions.
Section 66-5-55 - Driver's licenses; limitation of number.
Section 66-5-56 - Notification by driver to the division.
Section 66-5-57 - Notification by driver to employer.
Section 66-5-58 - Employer responsibility.
Section 66-5-59 - Commercial driver's license required.
Section 66-5-60 - Commercial driver's license; qualifications; standards.
Section 66-5-61 - Commercial driver's license; limitations on issuance.
Section 66-5-62 - Commercial driver's license; instruction permit; application; duplicate.
Section 66-5-63 - Commercial driver's license; permit; application; duplicate.
Section 66-5-64 - Commercial driver's license; content.
Section 66-5-65 - Classifications; endorsements; restrictions.
Section 66-5-65.1 - License endorsement fees.
Section 66-5-66 - Applicant record information; information exchange.
Section 66-5-67 - Expiration and renewal; staggered licensing during implementation period.
Section 66-5-68 - Disqualification.
Section 66-5-69 - Notification of traffic convictions.
Section 66-5-69.1 - Violation convictions; actions to mask, defer or divert; prohibited.
Section 66-5-70 - Reciprocity.
Section 66-5-71 - Penalties for violation of out-of-service orders.
Section 66-5-72 - Employer penalties for railroad-highway grade crossing violations.