New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 18 - TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS › Chapter 15 - OFF-HIGHWAY MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY › Part 3 - OFF-HIGHWAY MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS › Section 18.15.3.8 - EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
A.
Safety helmets:
All OHV operators and passengers under the age of
				18 shall wear safety helmets that comply with the safety standards of Title 49
				Transportation, Chapter V - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,
				Department of Transportation, Part 571-Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards,
				Subpart B-Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, Standard No. 218, Motorcycle
				helmets of the Code of Federal Regulations (
				49CFR
				571.218 ); or with the safety standards of
				the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Regulation 22.05, or their
				superseding standards. A decal exhibiting the symbol DOT in conformance with
				49CFR
				571.218, or the symbol ECE22.05 in
				conformance with ECE Regulation 22, permanently affixed to a safety helmet
				shall constitute prima facie evidence of compliance with this
				standard.
B.
Eye
				protection:
All OHV operators and passengers under the age of 18 shall
				wear eye protection that meets or exceeds the Vehicle Equipment Safety
				Standards Regulations VESC-8 (Minimum Requirements for Motorcycles, Eye
				Protection Section 11-1306(e) or the American national standards institute
				(ANSI) Standard Z87.1 and more generally known as safety glasses, safety
				goggles, or a face shield. Additionally, the protective eyewear must be free of
				scratches and fastened securely in the manner that the eyewear's manufacturer
				prescribes.
C.
Age-appropriate size-fit standards for ATVs:
Standards governing
				the relationship between the engine size (displacement measured in cubic
				centimeters, or cc.) of an ATV and the minimum age an operator must attain
				before operating an ATV of that engine size, combined with objective
				measurements of how a rider physically fits on an ATV and can operate basic
				controls, are called "age-appropriate size-fit standards" and include, but are
				not limited to:
(1) No person less than six
				years of age shall operate an ATV on public land.
(2) Operators less than 10 years of age shall
				not operate an ATV with an engine size larger than 110 cubic centimeters and
				shall comply with the physical fit standards set forth below in Subsection D of
				this section.
(3) Operators from 10
				through 15 years of age shall not operate an ATV with an engine size larger
				than 250 cubic centimeters and shall comply with the physical fit standards set
				forth below in Subsection D of this section.
(4) Notwithstanding Paragraph (3) of this
				subsection, operators who are 14 or 15 years of age and who possess a valid
				driver's license may operate an ATV with an engine size not larger than 450
				cubic centimeters.
(5) Operators at
				least 16 years of age and less than 18 may operate an ATV with an engine size
				larger than 250 cubic centimeters and shall comply with the physical fit
				standards set forth below in Subsection D of this section.