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, […]
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 66-3-1003 – Off-highway motor vehicles; registration.
Unless exempted from the provisions of the Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Act, a person shall not operate an off-highway motor vehicle unless the off-highway motor vehicle has been registered in accordance with Chapter 66, Article 3 NMSA 1978. The owner shall affix the validating sticker as provided in Chapter 66, Article 3 NMSA 1978. History: 1953 […]
Section 66-3-1003.1 – Recompiled.
History: Laws 2017, ch. 70, § 2; 66-3-1003.1 recompiled as 66-3-424.36 by compiler. ANNOTATIONS Recompilations. — Laws 2017, ch. 70, § 2 was erroneously compiled as 66-3-1003.1 NMSA 1978 and has been recompiled as 66-3-424.36 NMSA 1978 by the compiler.
Section 66-3-1004 – Registration certificate and nonresident permit fees; renewal; distribution of fees.
Fees shall be collected and distributed as follows: A. the fees for registering an off-highway motor vehicle are: (1) seventeen dollars ($17.00) for each off-highway motor vehicle, of which five dollars ($5.00) is appropriated to the division to defray the cost of making and issuing registration certificates, validating stickers and nonresident permits for off-highway motor […]