Section 66-12-7.1 – Personal flotation devices required.
The operator of a vessel being used for recreational purposes shall require a child age twelve or under who is aboard the vessel to wear a personal flotation device approved by the United States coast guard while the vessel is underway, unless the child is below deck or in an enclosed cabin. History: Laws 2006, […]
Section 66-12-22 – Enforcement.
The director, park custodians and other employees of the division designated in writing by the director, every sheriff in his respective county and every member of the state police has [have] full authority of a peace officer to enforce the provisions of the Boat Act and the regulations issued pursuant thereto, and in its exercise […]
Section 66-12-8 – Exemptions from numbering provisions of the Boat Act.
A motorboat shall not be required to be numbered under the Boat Act if it is: A. already covered by a number in force which has been awarded to it pursuant to federal law or a federally approved numbering system of another state; provided that the boat shall not have been within this state for […]
Section 66-12-9 – Boat liveries.
A. The owner of a boat livery shall cause to be kept a record of the name and address of the person or persons hiring any vessel which is designed or permitted by him to be operated as a motorboat, the identification number thereof, and the departure date and time, and the expected time of […]
Section 66-12-10 – Muffling devices.
The exhaust of every internal combustion engine used on any motorboat shall be effectively muffled by equipment so constructed and used as to muffle the noise of the exhaust in a reasonable manner. This may include but is not limited to such devices as mufflers, exhaust restricters and water-injected exhaust headers. The use of cut-outs […]
Section 66-12-5.2 – Owner’s certificate of title; fees; duplicates.
A. Except as provided in Subsection C of this section, every owner of a boat subject to titling under the provisions of the Boat Act shall apply to the division for issuance of a certificate of title for the boat within thirty days after acquisition. The application shall be on forms the division prescribes and […]
Section 66-12-5.3 – Prohibited acts.
A. It is unlawful for any person to take, receive or transfer a vessel without the consent of the owner. B. It is unlawful for any person to damage, tamper with, alter or change hull identification numbers or serial numbers. History: Laws 1987, ch. 245, § 4. ANNOTATIONS Compiler’s notes. — This section was enacted […]
Section 66-12-6 – Dealer and manufacturer numbers; fee; certificates of origin; records.
A. A dealer or manufacturer that demonstrates motorboats on the public waters of this state shall file an application for a dealer or manufacturer number. The number shall be in lieu of a certificate of number for each motorboat intended or offered for sale. B. Application for a dealer or manufacturer number shall be in […]
Section 66-12-6.1 – Excise tax on issuance of certificates of title; appropriation.
A. An excise tax is imposed upon the sale of every boat required to be registered in the state. To prevent evasion of the excise tax imposed by this section and the duty to collect it, it is presumed that the issuance of every original and subsequent certificate of title, other than a duplicate, for […]
Section 66-12-6.2 – Security interest in boats; filing; perfection.
A. A security interest in a boat required to be titled and registered in New Mexico is not valid against attaching creditors, subsequent transferees or lienholders unless perfected as provided by this section. This provision does not apply to liens dependent upon possession. B. All title applications shall be accompanied by the certificate of title […]