Section 66-13-7 – Blood-alcohol test; law enforcement, judicial or probation officer unauthorized to make arrest or direct test except in performance of official duties authorized by law.
Nothing in the Boating While Intoxicated Act is intended to authorize a law enforcement officer, or a judicial or probation officer, to make an arrest or direct the performance of a blood-alcohol or drug test, except in the performance of his official duties or as otherwise authorized by law. History: Laws 2003, ch. 241, § […]
Section 66-13-8 – Implied consent to submit to chemical test.
A. A person who operates a motorboat within this state shall be deemed to have given consent, subject to the provisions of the Boating While Intoxicated Act, to chemical tests of his blood or breath or both, approved by the scientific laboratory division of the department of health pursuant to the provisions of Section 24-1-22 […]
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Section 66-12-24 – Repealed.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 — Laws 2004, ch. 76, § 2 repealed Section 66-12-24 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 2003, ch. 410, § 8, concerning the penalty for a Boat Act violation, effective July 1, 2004.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 66-12-11 – Prohibited operation.
A. A person shall not operate any motorboat or vessel or manipulate any water skis, surfboard or similar device in a reckless or negligent manner so as to endanger the life or property of any person. B. A person shall not operate any vessel, not defined as a motorboat pursuant to the provisions of the […]
Section 66-12-12 – Collisions; assistance and reports.
A. The operator of a vessel involved in a collision, accident or other casualty, so far as he can do so without serious danger to his own vessel, crew and passengers, shall: (1) render to other persons affected by the collision, accident or other casualty such assistance as practicable and necessary in order to save […]
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 […]