Section 66-7-501 – Short title.
Sections 66-7-501 through 66-7-513 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Traffic Safety Act”. History: 1953 Comp., § 64-7-501, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 488; 2003, ch. 148, § 1. ANNOTATIONS The 2003 amendment, effective June 20, 2003, substituted “66-7-501 through 66-7-513 NMSA 1978” for “64-7-501 through 64-7-511”. Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and […]
Section 66-7-502 – Legislative intent.
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 […]
Section 66-7-503 – Definitions.
As used in the Traffic Safety Act: A. “bureau” means the traffic safety bureau of the department; B. “chief” means the administrative head of the bureau; C. “committee” means the advisory committee to the bureau; and D. “department” means the state highway and transportation department. History: 1953 Comp., § 64-7-503, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. […]
Section 66-7-504 – Bureau; creation; administrative head.
A. There is created within the department the “traffic safety bureau”. The chief shall receive no additional salary because of his activity as chief of the bureau. B. The department shall employ such personnel and hire such consultants as are required to carry out the provisions of the Traffic Safety Act. History: 1953 Comp., § […]