Section 66-12-23 – Penalties.
A. Except for penalty provisions provided in Subsections B through M of this section, a person who violates a provision of the Boat Act or a rule of the division promulgated pursuant to that act is guilty of a petty misdemeanor and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978. B. […]
Section 66-12-24 – Repealed.
ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 2004, ch. 76, § 2 repealed Section 66-12-24 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 2003, ch. 410, § 8, concerning the penalty for a Boat Act violation, effective July 1, 2004. For provisions of former section, see the 2003 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.
Section 66-13-1 – Short title.
Sections 1 through 13 [66-13-1 to 66-13-13 NMSA 1978] of this act may be cited as the “Boating While Intoxicated Act”. History: Laws 2003, ch. 241, § 1. ANNOTATIONS Effective dates. — Laws 2003, ch. 241, § 16 made the act effective July 1, 2003.
Section 66-13-2 – Definitions.
As used in the Boating While Intoxicated Act: A. “bodily injury” means an injury to a person that is not likely to cause death or great bodily harm to the person, but does cause painful temporary disfigurement or temporary loss or impairment of the functions of any member or organ of the person’s body; B. […]
Section 66-13-3 – Operating a motorboat while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs.
A. It is unlawful for a person who is under the influence of intoxicating liquor to operate a motorboat. B. It is unlawful for a person who is under the influence of any drug to a degree that renders him incapable of safely operating a motorboat to operate a motorboat. C. It is unlawful for […]
Section 66-12-13 – Transmittal of information.
In accordance with any request duly made by an authorized official or agency of the United States, any information compiled or otherwise available to the division pursuant to Section 66-12-12B NMSA 1978 shall be transmitted to the official or agency of the United States. History: 1953 Comp., § 75-35-12, enacted by Laws 1959, ch. 338, […]
Section 66-12-14 – Water skis and surfboards.
A. No person shall operate a vessel on any waters of this state for towing a person on water skis, a surfboard or similar device unless there is in the vessel a person in addition to the operator or a device capable of letting the oprator [operator] have an unobstructed view of the person or […]
Section 66-12-15 – Regattas; races; marine parades; tournaments or exhibitions.
A. The division may authorize the holding of regattas, motorboat or other boat races, marine parades, tournaments or exhibitions on any waters of this state. It shall adopt and may, from time to time, amend regulations concerning the safety of motorboats and other vessels and persons thereon, either observers or participants. Whenever a regatta, motorboat […]
Section 66-12-16 – Local regulations; restrictions; special rules and regulations.
A. The provisions of the Boat Act and of other applicable laws of this state shall govern the operation, equipment, numbering and all other matters relating thereto whenever any vessel shall be operated on the waters of this state, or when any activity regulated by the Boat Act shall take place thereon, but nothing in […]
Section 66-12-17 – Owner’s civil liability.
The owner of a vessel shall be liable for any injury or damage occasioned by the negligent operation of the vessel, whether the negligence consists of a violation of the provisions of the statutes of this state, or neglecting to observe the ordinary care and operation that the rules of the common law require. The […]