A. Any person who cancels or solicits the cancellation of any uniform traffic citation other than as provided in the Motor Vehicle Code [66-1-1 NMSA 1978] is guilty of a misdemeanor.
B. Every record of uniform traffic citations required in the Motor Vehicle Code shall be audited monthly by the appropriate fiscal officer of the governmental agency to which the traffic-enforcement agency is responsible.
C. Each fiscal officer shall publish an annual summary of all traffic violation notices issued by the traffic-enforcement agency.
History: 1941 Comp., § 68-2610, enacted by Laws 1953, ch. 139, § 190.3; 1953 Comp., § 64-22-13; Laws 1961, ch. 213, § 13; recompiled as 1953 Comp., § 64-8-134, by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 542.
Cross references. — For the penalty for a misdemeanor, see 66-8-7 NMSA 1978.
Constitutionality. — Subsection A of this section is not unconstitutionally vague or ambiguous. Bustamante v. De Baca, 1995-NMCA-036, 119 N.M. 739, 895 P.2d 261.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Article 8 - Crimes, Penalties and Procedure
Section 66-8-101 - Homicide by vehicle; great bodily harm by vehicle.
Section 66-8-101.1 - Injury to pregnant woman by vehicle.
Section 66-8-102.1 - Guilty pleas; limitations.
Section 66-8-102.3 - Imposing a fee; interlock device fund created.
Section 66-8-102.4 - Uniform police reports and procedures for DWI arrests.
Section 66-8-102.5 - Driving while intoxicated with a minor in the vehicle; penalty.
Section 66-8-105 - Implied Consent Act; short title.
Section 66-8-107 - Implied consent to submit to chemical test.
Section 66-8-108 - Consent of person incapable of refusal not withdrawn.
Section 66-8-109 - Administration of chemical test; payment of costs; additional tests.
Section 66-8-113 - Reckless driving.
Section 66-8-114 - Careless driving.
Section 66-8-115 - Racing on highways; exception.
Section 66-8-116 - Penalty assessment misdemeanors; definition; schedule of assessments.
Section 66-8-116.1 - Penalty assessment misdemeanors; oversize load.
Section 66-8-116.2 - Penalty assessment misdemeanors; Motor Carrier Act.
Section 66-8-116.3 - Penalty assessment misdemeanors; additional fees.
Section 66-8-117 - Penalty assessment misdemeanors; option; effect.
Section 66-8-119 - Penalty assessment revenue; disposition.
Section 66-8-120 - Parties to a crime.
Section 66-8-121 - Offenses by persons owning or controlling vehicles.
Section 66-8-122 - Immediate appearance before magistrate.
Section 66-8-123 - Conduct of arresting officer; notices by citation.
Section 66-8-124 - Arresting officer to be in uniform.
Section 66-8-125 - Arrest without warrant.
Section 66-8-126 - Failure to obey notice to appear.
Section 66-8-127 - Procedure not exclusive.
Section 66-8-128 - Uniform traffic citation.
Section 66-8-131 - Uniform traffic citation is complaint.
Section 66-8-132 - Records of citations issued.
Section 66-8-133 - Disposition of citations.
Section 66-8-134 - Illegal cancellation; audit of citation records.
Section 66-8-135 - Record of traffic cases.
Section 66-8-137 - Compensation of judges and officers; defenses to prosecution.
Section 66-8-137.1 - Nonresident Violator Compact; form.
Section 66-8-137.2 - Nonresident Violator Compact; definitions.
Section 66-8-137.3 - Compact administrator; compensation.
Section 66-8-137.4 - Bilateral agreements; noncompact jurisdictions; authority.