The person in charge of any garage or repair shop and dealers or wreckers of vehicles to whom is brought any motor vehicle which shows evidence of having been involved in an accident of which report must be made as provided in Section 66-7-207 NMSA 1978 or struck by any bullet shall report to the state highway and transportation department within twenty-four hours after the motor vehicle is received, giving the engine number, registration number and the name and address of the owner or operator of the vehicle.
History: 1953 Comp., § 64-7-212, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 401; 1989, ch. 318, § 26.
Cross references. — For the definitions of "dealer", see 66-1-4.4 NMSA 1978.
The 1989 amendment, effective July 1, 1989, substituted "66-7-207 NMSA 1978" for "64-7-207 NMSA 1953" and "state highway and transportation department" for "division", and made minor stylistic changes.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 61A C.J.S. Motor Vehicles § 717.
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.