No person shall willfully fail or refuse to comply with any lawful order or direction of any police officer invested by law with authority to direct, control or regulate traffic.
History: 1941 Comp., § 68-2126, enacted by Laws 1953, ch. 139, § 24; 1953 Comp., § 64-15-3; recompiled as 1953 Comp., § 64-7-4, by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 374.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 7A Am. Jur. 2d Automobiles and Highway Traffic § 19.
Motorist's liability for injury to one in or about a street or highway for the purpose of directing or warning traffic, 98 A.L.R.2d 1169.
60 C.J.S. Motor Vehicles § 43.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Article 7 - Traffic Laws; Signs, Signals and Markings; Accidents; Weight and Size; Traffic Safety
Part 1 - APPLICATION OF TRAFFIC LAWS
Section 66-7-2 - Reference to vehicles upon the highways; exceptions.
Section 66-7-3 - Required obedience to traffic laws.
Section 66-7-4 - Obedience to police officers.
Section 66-7-5 - Public officers and employees to obey act; exceptions.
Section 66-7-6 - Authorized emergency vehicles.
Section 66-7-7 - Traffic laws apply to persons riding animals or driving animal-drawn vehicles.
Section 66-7-8 - Provisions uniform throughout state.
Section 66-7-9 - Powers of local authorities.
Section 66-7-10 - No interference with rights of owners of real property with reference thereto.
Section 66-7-11 - New Mexico state police power to close certain highways in emergencies.
Section 66-7-13 - Autonomous motor vehicles; standards; local regulation. (Effective July 1, 2022.)