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 66-3-1002 – Repealed.
ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 1990, ch. 120, § 45 repealed 66-3-1002 NMSA 1978, as amended by Laws 1985, ch. 189, § 2, relating to definitions, effective July 1, 1990. For provisions of former section, see the 1989 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com. For present comparable provisions, see 66-1-4.1 to 66-1-4.20 NMSA 1978.
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.