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NM Stat § 66-7-408 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 66 - Motor Vehicles|Article 7 - Traffic Laws; Signs, Signals and Markings; Accidents; Weight and Size; Traffic Safety|Part 5 - WEIGHT AND SIZE LIMITATIONS|Section 66-7-408 - Trailers and towed vehicles.

A. When one vehicle is towing another the drawbar or other connection shall be of sufficient strength to pull all weight towed thereby. When a combination of vehicles are engaged in transporting poles, pipe, machinery or other objects of structural nature which cannot readily be dismembered, the load shall be distributed so as to equalize the weights on the axle of each vehicle insofar as possible. B. When one vehicle is towing another and the connection consists of a chain, rope or cable, there shall be displayed upon such connection a white flag or cloth not less than twelve inches square. History: 1953 Comp., § 64-7-408, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 479. ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For general definitions applicable to this section, see 66-1-4 to 66-1-4.20 NMSA 1978. Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 7A Am. Jur. 2d Automobiles and Highway Traffic §§ 794 to 796. Liability for injury incident to towing automobile, 30 A.L.R. 750, 30 A.L.R.2d 1019. Liability for collision due to swaying or swinging of motor vehicle or trailer, 1 A.L.R.2d 167. 60 C.J.S. Motor Vehicles § 31; 60A C.J.S. Motor Vehicles §§ 339, 341.
NM Stat § 66-7-412 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 66 - Motor Vehicles|Article 7 - Traffic Laws; Signs, Signals and Markings; Accidents; Weight and Size; Traffic Safety|Part 5 - WEIGHT AND SIZE LIMITATIONS|Section 66-7-412 - Special farm permits.

The department of transportation shall have the authority to issue special permits at all ports of entry where registration stations or places where inspection and registration services are maintained by the department of transportation to all implements of husbandry using the highways, including farm tractors, and to the instrumentalities or vehicles that may be carrying the implements of husbandry, including farm tractors, when the securing of these permits is required by law. History: 1953 Comp., § 64-23-21.1, enacted by Laws 1959, ch. 247, § 1; 1967, ch. 97, § 25; 1977, ch. 250, § 68; recompiled as 1953 Comp., § 64-7-412, by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 483; 2003, ch. 141, § 3; 2015, ch. 3, § 37; 2021, ch. 59, § 12. ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For definitions of "farm tractor" and "implement of husbandry", see 66-1-4.6 NMSA 1978 and 66-1-4.9 NMSA 1978, respectively. The 2021 amendment, effective June 18, 2021, made conforming changes due to the transfer of certain authority from the department of public safety to the department of transportation; and after "The", deleted "New Mexico state police division of the department of public safety" and added "department of transportation", and after "maintained by the", deleted "New Mexico state police division" and added "department of transportation". The 2015 amendment, effective July 1, 2015, provided the New Mexico state police division of the department of public safety with the authority to issue special farm permits; after "The", deleted "motor transportation" and added "New Mexico state police", and after "maintained by the", deleted "motor transportation" and added "New Mexico state police". The 2003 amendment, effective June 30, 2003, inserted "of the department of public safety" following "division", inserted "motor transportation" following "maintained by the"; and substituted "implements" for "instrumentalities".
NM Stat § 66-7-413.1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 66 - Motor Vehicles|Article 7 - Traffic Laws; Signs, Signals and Markings; Accidents; Weight and Size; Traffic Safety|Part 5 - WEIGHT AND SIZE LIMITATIONS|Section 66-7-413.1 - Hay transportation; excessive size; special permit allowance.

A vehicle used to transport loads of hay greater than one hundred two inches wide may be issued a special permit to transport loads pursuant to Section 66-7-413 NMSA 1978; provided that the vehicle is marked on the front and the rear with "OVERSIZED LOAD" signs. The area covered by the special permit shall be specified on the permit. History: 1978 Comp., § 66-7-413.1, enacted by Laws 1985, ch. 4, § 1; 1993, ch. 328, § 6; 1995, ch. 28, § 1; 1995, ch. 135, § 23; 2012, ch. 2, § 1. ANNOTATIONSThe 2012 amendment, effective February 14, 2012, rewrote the section to permit the issuance of special permits for vehicles used to transport loads of hay that are more than one hundred two inches wide. The 1995 amendment, effective June 16, 1995, inserted "on highways that are not national network highways" following "twelve feet in width", and made a minor stylistic change. The 1993 amendment, effective July 1, 1993, deleted "six inches" after "twelve feet".
NM Stat § 66-7-413.3 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 66 - Motor Vehicles|Article 7 - Traffic Laws; Signs, Signals and Markings; Accidents; Weight and Size; Traffic Safety|Part 5 - WEIGHT AND SIZE LIMITATIONS|Section 66-7-413.3 - Repealed.

ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Laws 2001, ch. 20. § 3 repealed 66-7-413.3 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1991, ch. 227, § 1, relating to single trip or yearly permits for vehicles of excessive weight, effective March 13, 2001. For provisions of the former section, see the 2000 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.
NM Stat § 66-7-413.5 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 66 - Motor Vehicles|Article 7 - Traffic Laws; Signs, Signals and Markings; Accidents; Weight and Size; Traffic Safety|Part 5 - WEIGHT AND SIZE LIMITATIONS|Section 66-7-413.5 - Exemption; vehicles used to transport seed cotton modules; limitations.

A. A seed cotton module transport vehicle may transport loads without securing a permit or escort if:(1) the vehicle is:(a) no wider than nine feet;(b) no longer than forty-eight feet; and(c) no higher than fourteen feet six inches;(2) the load is not transported for a distance greater than one hundred miles;(3) the gross vehicle weight of the vehicle is less than fifty-nine thousand four hundred pounds;(4) the vehicle is marked on the front and the rear with "OVERSIZED LOAD" signs; and(5) the vehicle is not operated on highways for which a more strict size or weight limitation is required by federal law.B. If the owner of a seed cotton module transport vehicle transports a load of more than fifty-nine thousand four hundred pounds, the owner is liable to the state, county or municipality for damage to a highway, street, road or bridge caused by the weight of the load and transport.C. If the seed cotton module transport vehicle is not operated on routes identified by the department of transportation as having deficient bridge structures, the owner or operator shall obtain and have in possession the deficient bridge information from the department on an annual basis.D. As used in this section, "seed cotton module transport vehicle" means a motor vehicle, trailer or combination of motor vehicle with trailer used exclusively to transport a seed cotton module. History: Laws 2003, ch. 333, § 1; 2021, ch. 59, § 16. ANNOTATIONSThe 2021 amendment, effective June 18, 2021, made conforming changes due to the transfer of certain authority to the department of transportation; and in Subsection C, after "identified by the", deleted "state highway and" and added "department of", and after "transportation", deleted "department".
NM Stat § 66-7-413.6 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 66 - Motor Vehicles|Article 7 - Traffic Laws; Signs, Signals and Markings; Accidents; Weight and Size; Traffic Safety|Part 5 - WEIGHT AND SIZE LIMITATIONS|Section 66-7-413.6 - Multiple trip special permit allowance; vehicles used to transport oilfield equipment; limitations.

A. An oilfield equipment transport vehicle may be issued a special permit to transport loads for multiple trips pursuant to Section 66-7-413 NMSA 1978. The area covered by the special permit shall be specified on the permit. B. The multiple trip special permits for oilfield equipment transport vehicles may be issued for a load with a maximum width not to exceed twenty-two feet, a maximum height not to exceed twenty feet and a maximum length not to exceed one hundred ten feet; provided that: (1) any load wider than twenty feet and higher than eighteen feet requires: (a) a private escort; and (b) a survey of the route for clearance of any overhead structures and width clearances prior to undertaking the move; (2) the gross vehicle weight of the loaded vehicle is less than one hundred forty thousand pounds; (3) the vehicle is marked on the front and the rear with "OVERSIZED LOAD" signs; and (4) the vehicle is not operated on highways for which a more strict size or weight limitation is required by federal law. C. The oilfield equipment transport vehicle shall not be operated on routes identified by the department of transportation as having deficient bridge structures. The owner or operator of the oilfield equipment transport vehicle shall obtain and have in its possession the deficient bridge information from the department, which shall be updated annually. D. As used in this section, "oilfield equipment transport vehicle" means a motor vehicle, trailer or combination of a motor vehicle with a trailer used exclusively for hauling equipment or materials used in the production of oil or gas. History: Laws 2007, ch. 43, § 1. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2007, ch. 43, contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 15, 2007, 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature.
NM Stat § 66-7-413.7 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 66 - Motor Vehicles|Article 7 - Traffic Laws; Signs, Signals and Markings; Accidents; Weight and Size; Traffic Safety|Part 5 - WEIGHT AND SIZE LIMITATIONS|Section 66-7-413.7 - Multiple trip special permit allowance; fee; vehicles used to transport agricultural products; limitations.

A. An agricultural product transport vehicle may be issued a special permit for an annual fee of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) to transport loads for multiple trips pursuant to Section 66-7-413 NMSA 1978. The area covered by the special permit shall be specified on the permit.B. The multiple trip special permits for agricultural product transport vehicles may be issued for up to five thousand pounds over the gross vehicle weight pursuant to Section 66-7-410 NMSA 1978.C. An agricultural product transport vehicle shall not be operated on highways for which a more strict size or weight limitation is required by federal law.D. An agricultural product transport vehicle shall not be operated on routes identified by the department of transportation as having deficient bridge structures. The owner or operator of the agricultural product transport vehicle shall obtain and have in the owner's or operator's possession a copy of the restrictions imposed by the state transportation commission pursuant to Section 66-7-415 NMSA 1978 regarding the size and weight of vehicles operated on a highway under the jurisdiction of that commission. E. As used in this section, "agricultural product transport vehicle" means a motor vehicle, freight trailer or utility trailer or a combination thereof used exclusively for hauling agricultural products harvested in an agricultural area that lies within New Mexico or within New Mexico and in an adjacent state. History: Laws 2008, ch. 63, § 2; 2021, ch. 59, § 17. ANNOTATIONSThe 2021 amendment, effective June 18, 2021, made conforming changes due to the transfer of certain authority to the department of transportation; and in Subsection D, after "identified by the department", added "of transportation".
NM Stat § 66-7-413.8 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 66 - Motor Vehicles|Article 7 - Traffic Laws; Signs, Signals and Markings; Accidents; Weight and Size; Traffic Safety|Part 5 - WEIGHT AND SIZE LIMITATIONS|Section 66-7-413.8 - Multiple-trip permit for specialized haul vehicles.

A special multiple-trip permit may be issued for a single vehicle with a load in excess of the weight allowed in Section 66-7-410 NMSA 1978 if: A. the vehicle has an overall length of not more than forty feet and contains a group of four to seven axles having a distance in feet between the first and last axle of at least twenty feet but not greater than thirty-six feet; B. the weight imposed upon the highway through any one axle of the vehicle does not exceed that allowed in Section 66-7-409 NMSA 1978; C. the weight imposed upon the highway through a tandem axle of the vehicle does not exceed thirty-four thousand pounds. For the purpose of this subsection, "tandem axle" means two or more consecutive axles whose centers may be included between parallel transverse vertical planes spaced more than forty inches and not more than ninety-six inches apart, extending across the full width of the vehicle; D. the total gross weight imposed upon the highway on a group of two or more consecutive axles of the vehicle shall not exceed the weight computed using and listed in the following formula and table, but in no case greater than eighty thousand pounds: |  (1) W = 500(LN/(N-1) + 12N + 36), where: W = maximum overall gross weight on the group; L = distance in feet between the extremes of any group of two or more consecutive axles measured longitudinally to the nearest foot; and N = number of axles in the group under consideration; and (2)    ||  L (feet)     W (pounds)    ||   4 axles    5 axles    6 axles    7 axles   ||  20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36    55,500 56,000 56,500 57,500 58,000 58,500 59,500 60,000 60,500 61,500 62,000 62,500 63,500 64,000 64,500 65,500 66,000    60,500 61,000 61,500 62,500 63,000 63,500 64,000 65,000 65,500 66,000 66,500 67,500 68,000 68,500 69,000 70,000 70,500    66,000 66,500 67,000 68,000 68,500 69,000 69,500 70,000 71,000 71,500 72,000 72,500 73,000 74,000 74,500 75,000 75,500     74,000 74,500 75,000 75,500 76,500 77,000 77,500 78,000 78,500 79,000 80,000 80,000 80,000;   |and E. other requirements are met as established by rule of the secretary of public safety, including the payment of a reasonable permit fee. History: Laws 2015, ch. 49, § 1. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2015, ch. 49, § 2 makes Laws 2015, ch. 49, § 1 effective January 1, 2016.
NM Stat § 66-7-414 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 66 - Motor Vehicles|Article 7 - Traffic Laws; Signs, Signals and Markings; Accidents; Weight and Size; Traffic Safety|Part 5 - WEIGHT AND SIZE LIMITATIONS|Section 66-7-414 - Exemptions; implements of husbandry.

A. No permit or fee required under Section 66-7-413 NMSA 1978 is necessary for implements of husbandry, including farm tractors and farm trailers when not more than two such farm trailers are towed in tandem, being moved during daylight hours within a county or an adjacent county for a total distance, one way, of not more than fifty miles on any highway: (1) crossing the farm property of the owner; or (2) running between separate farm property of the owner. B. Any person responsible for the movement of implements of husbandry under the provisions of this section shall comply with all safety precautions set forth in the Motor Vehicle Code [66-1-1 NMSA 1978] and in regulations of the state highway commission. History: 1953 Comp., § 64-7-414, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 485; 1979, ch. 323, § 2. ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For definitions of "farm tractor" and "implement of husbandry", see 66-1-4.6 and 66-1-4.9 NMSA 1978, respectively.
NM Stat § 66-7-501 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 66 - Motor Vehicles|Article 7 - Traffic Laws; Signs, Signals and Markings; Accidents; Weight and Size; Traffic Safety|Part 6 - TRAFFIC SAFETY|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. ANNOTATIONSThe 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 C.J.S. references. — Judicial review of orders under National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 (15 U.S.C.A. §1381 et seq.). 18 A.L.R. Fed. 610.
NM Stat § 66-7-502 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 66 - Motor Vehicles|Article 7 - Traffic Laws; Signs, Signals and Markings; Accidents; Weight and Size; Traffic Safety|Part 6 - TRAFFIC SAFETY|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 to promote and encourage the work of accident-investigation units. History: 1953 Comp., § 64-33-2, enacted by Laws 1976 (S.S.), ch. 8, § 2; recompiled as 1953 Comp., § 64-7-502, by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 489. ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Laws 1976 (S.S.), ch. 8, § 14, repealed former 64-33-2, 1953 Comp., relating to the creation of the New Mexico traffic safety commission, effective July 1, 1976.
NM Stat § 66-7-503 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 66 - Motor Vehicles|Article 7 - Traffic Laws; Signs, Signals and Markings; Accidents; Weight and Size; Traffic Safety|Part 6 - TRAFFIC SAFETY|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. 35, § 490; 1987, ch. 268, § 28. ANNOTATIONSThe 1987 amendment, effective July 1, 1987, substituted "department" for "division" in Subsection A, deleted the former Subsections D and E, and added the present Subsection D.
NM Stat § 66-7-504 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 66 - Motor Vehicles|Article 7 - Traffic Laws; Signs, Signals and Markings; Accidents; Weight and Size; Traffic Safety|Part 6 - TRAFFIC SAFETY|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., § 64-7-504, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 491; 1987, ch. 268, § 29. ANNOTATIONSThe 1987 amendment, effective July 1, 1987, in Subsection A substituted "department" for "division" in the first sentence and deleted the former second sentence as set out in the main pamphlet; and in Subsection B substituted "department" for "director".
NM Stat § 66-7-505 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 66 - Motor Vehicles|Article 7 - Traffic Laws; Signs, Signals and Markings; Accidents; Weight and Size; Traffic Safety|Part 6 - TRAFFIC SAFETY|Section 66-7-505 - Advisory committee; creation; members; terms.

A. There is created a five-member advisory committee to the bureau. The chief is, ex officio, the chair and a voting member of the committee. The governor shall appoint three members, to terms coterminous with the governor's tenure, who shall have the following qualifications: (1) one member who is representative of the law enforcement agencies of this state; (2) one member who is representative of the school bus transportation function of the public education department; and (3) one member who is representative of the New Mexico state police division of the department of public safety. B. Appointees who are public officers or public employees shall be compensated for attendance at meetings according to the Per Diem and Mileage Act. Appointees who are not public officers or employees shall be compensated for attendance at meetings in commensurate amount. History: 1953 Comp., § 64-7-505, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 492; 1987, ch. 268, § 30; 2007, ch. 319, § 62; 2015, ch. 3, § 41. ANNOTATIONSThe 2015 amendment, effective July 1, 2015, provided the New Mexico state police division of the department of public safety with a position on the advisory committee to the traffic safety bureau of the state highway and transportation department, as part of the reorganization of the department of public safety; in Subsection A, Paragraph 3, after "representative of the", deleted "motor transportation" and added "New Mexico state police". The 2007 amendment, effective June 15, 2007, changed "taxation and revenue department" to "department of public safety". The 1987 amendment, effective July 1, 1987, in Subsection A substituted "chief" for "director" at the beginning of the second sentence and substituted "three members" for "four members" in the third sentence of the opening clause, deleted the former Paragraph (2) as set out in the main pamphlet, and renumbered the subsequent paragraphs, and in Paragraph (3) added at the end "of the taxation and revenue department" and made minor changes in language and punctuation throughout the section.
NM Stat § 66-7-506.1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 66 - Motor Vehicles|Article 7 - Traffic Laws; Signs, Signals and Markings; Accidents; Weight and Size; Traffic Safety|Part 6 - TRAFFIC SAFETY|Section 66-7-506.1 - DWI prevention and education program; organ donation.

DWI prevention and education programs for instruction permits and driver's licenses shall include information on organ donation and the provisions of the Jonathan Spradling Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act [24-6B-1 to 24-6B-25 NMSA 1978]. History: Laws 2000, ch. 54, § 11; 2007, ch. 323, § 34. ANNOTATIONSThe 2007 amendment, effective July 1, 2007, changed the name of the act.
NM Stat § 66-7-507 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 66 - Motor Vehicles|Article 7 - Traffic Laws; Signs, Signals and Markings; Accidents; Weight and Size; Traffic Safety|Part 6 - TRAFFIC SAFETY|Section 66-7-507 - Approval of accident-investigation programs; privacy of victims.

A. The bureau is authorized to conduct a study into the practices and procedures of accident-investigation units functioning in this state to determine whether such practices and procedures are aiding the citizens of this state in the discovery of the causes of motor vehicle accidents. If, at the conclusion of a study made of a particular unit, the bureau determines that the practices and procedures of such unit are of a beneficial nature, it shall designate the unit as an "approved accident-investigation unit" and shall send notice of this designation to such public agencies as it may determine. B. Any unit designated as an approved accident-investigation unit shall receive, upon its request, assistance and data from any department, division, board, bureau, commission or other agency of the state, or of any political subdivision of the state, or any public or private hospital, which will enable the unit to carry out its investigation relating to accidents and accident causes. The privacy of accident victims shall be protected in any disclosure to the unit, by using the method of case numbers rather than identification by name. History: 1953 Comp., § 64-7-507, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 494. ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For accident reports, see 66-7-207 NMSA 1978 et seq.
NM Stat § 66-7-508 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 66 - Motor Vehicles|Article 7 - Traffic Laws; Signs, Signals and Markings; Accidents; Weight and Size; Traffic Safety|Part 6 - TRAFFIC SAFETY|Section 66-7-508 - Confidentiality of records.

All records of an approved accident-investigation unit shall be confidential and shall not be available to any person other than a member or employee of the unit. A member or employee of the approved unit charged with the custody of the records and reports shall not be required to produce these records or reports or evidence of anything contained in them in any legal action or other proceedings. History: 1953 Comp., § 64-33-8, enacted by Laws 1976 (S.S.), ch. 8, § 8; recompiled as 1953 Comp., § 64-7-508, by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 495.