A. Whenever the driver of a vehicle is physically incapable of giving an immediate notice of an accident as required in Section 66-7-206 NMSA 1978 and there was another occupant in the vehicle at the time of the accident capable of doing so, such occupant shall give or cause to be given the notice not given by the driver.
B. Whenever the driver is physically incapable of making a written report of an accident as required in Section 66-7-207 NMSA 1978 and such driver is not the owner of the vehicle, then the owner of the vehicle involved in such accident shall within five days after learning of the accident make such report not made by the driver.
History: 1953 Comp., § 64-7-208, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 397.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — Construction and application of "amnesty" provision whereby automobile driver leaving scene of accident may report to police within stated time without risk of use of his report against him, 36 A.L.R.4th 907.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Article 7 - Traffic Laws; Signs, Signals and Markings; Accidents; Weight and Size; Traffic Safety
Section 66-7-201 - Accidents involving death or personal injuries.
Section 66-7-202 - Accidents involving damage to vehicle.
Section 66-7-203 - Duty to give information and render aid.
Section 66-7-204 - Duty upon striking unattended vehicle.
Section 66-7-205 - Duty upon striking fixtures or other property upon a highway.
Section 66-7-206 - Immediate notice of accidents.
Section 66-7-206 - Immediate notice of accidents. (Effective July 1, 2022.)
Section 66-7-207 - Written reports of accidents.
Section 66-7-208 - When driver unable to report.
Section 66-7-209 - Accident report form.
Section 66-7-211 - District medical investigators to report.
Section 66-7-212 - Garages, dealers and wreckers of vehicles to report.
Section 66-7-213 - Accident reports confidential; exceptions.
Section 66-7-214 - Agency to tabulate and analyze accident reports.
Section 66-7-215 - Any incorporated city may require accident reports.