Section 66-3-1010.3 – Operation and equipment; safety requirements.
A. A person shall not operate an off-highway motor vehicle: (1) in a careless, reckless or negligent manner so as to endanger the person or property of another; (2) while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs as provided by Section 66-8-102 NMSA 1978; (3) while in pursuit of and with intent to hunt […]
Section 66-3-1010.4 – Safety helmet; civil liability.
Failure by a passenger or driver to use a safety helmet while on an off-highway motor vehicle shall not in any instance constitute fault or negligence and shall not limit or apportion damages. History: Laws 2005, ch. 325, § 12. ANNOTATIONS Effective dates. — Laws 2005, ch. 325, § 26 made this section effective January […]
Section 66-3-1010.5 – Requirements of dealers to distribute safety information.
A dealer selling off-highway motor vehicles shall distribute information provided by the department to off-highway motor vehicle purchasers on state laws, environmental and cultural considerations, customs, safety requirements, training programs, operating characteristics and potential risk of injury associated with off-highway motor vehicles. History: Laws 2005, ch. 325, § 13; 2009, ch. 53, § 6. ANNOTATIONS […]
Section 66-3-1011 – Operation on streets or highways; prohibited areas.
A. A person shall not operate an off-highway motor vehicle on any: (1) limited access highway or freeway at any time; or (2) paved street or highway except as provided in Subsection B, C, D or E of this section. B. Off-highway motor vehicles may cross streets or highways, except limited access highways or freeways, […]
Section 66-3-1012 – Driving of off-highway motor vehicles adjacent to highway.
A. Off-highway motor vehicles issued a validating sticker or nonresident permit may be driven adjacent to a highway, yielding to all vehicles entering or exiting the highway, in a manner so as not to interfere with traffic upon the highway, only for the purpose of gaining access to or returning from areas designed for the […]
Section 66-3-1013 – Liability; local registration prohibited.
A. A landowner shall not be held liable for damages arising out of off-highway motor vehicle-related accidents or injuries occurring on the landowner’s lands in which the landowner is not directly involved unless the entry on the lands is subject to payment of a fee. B. It is unlawful to operate an off-highway motor vehicle […]
Section 66-3-1014 – Accidents and accident reports.
The driver of an off-highway motor vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injuries to or the death of a person or resulting in damage to public or private property to the extent of five hundred dollars ($500) or more shall immediately notify a law enforcement agency of the accident and the facts relating to […]
Section 66-3-1010 – Licensing.
Drivers of off-highway motor vehicles are not required to be licensed. History: 1953 Comp., § 64-3-1010, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 206; 1985, ch. 189, § 10.
Section 66-3-1010.1 – Off-highway motor vehicle safety training organization; approval and certification.
A. An off-highway motor vehicle safety training organization that offers and conducts an off-highway motor vehicle safety training course shall be approved and certified by the department. Applicants for approval and certification shall submit an application to the department for consideration. B. The department may approve and certify an organization that meets the minimum criteria […]
Section 66-3-1010.2 – Off-highway motor vehicle safety permit; requirements; issuance.
A person under the age of eighteen shall be required to successfully complete an off-highway motor vehicle safety training course for which the person shall have parental permission. The course shall be conducted by an off-highway motor vehicle safety training organization that is approved and certified by the department. Upon successful completion of the course, […]