A. The legislature declares that there should be accurate information about the causes of traffic accidents which result in fatalities and in serious injuries on the highways of this state.
B. Special accident-investigation units have made valuable discoveries of the incidence of driver intoxication and of mechanical defects in motor vehicle accidents. The legislature intends to promote and encourage the work of accident-investigation units.
History: 1953 Comp., § 64-33-2, enacted by Laws 1976 (S.S.), ch. 8, § 2; recompiled as 1953 Comp., § 64-7-502, by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 489.
Repeals. — Laws 1976 (S.S.), ch. 8, § 14, repealed former 64-33-2, 1953 Comp., relating to the creation of the New Mexico traffic safety commission, effective July 1, 1976.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Article 7 - Traffic Laws; Signs, Signals and Markings; Accidents; Weight and Size; Traffic Safety
Section 66-7-501 - Short title.
Section 66-7-502 - Legislative intent.
Section 66-7-503 - Definitions.
Section 66-7-504 - Bureau; creation; administrative head.
Section 66-7-505 - Advisory committee; creation; members; terms.
Section 66-7-506 - Bureau; functions; powers; duties.
Section 66-7-506.1 - DWI prevention and education program; organ donation.
Section 66-7-507 - Approval of accident-investigation programs; privacy of victims.
Section 66-7-508 - Confidentiality of records.
Section 66-7-509 - Annual reports.
Section 66-7-510 - Bureau; information request.
Section 66-7-511 - Acceptance of gifts; function of advisory committee.
Section 66-7-512 - Traffic safety education and enforcement fund created.