Chapter 65 — Chapter 65
134 sections in this chapter.
NMSA 1978, § 65-5-2 Proof of compliance; schedule of penalties
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Except as otherwise provided in this section, a commercial motor carrier vehicle having a gross vehicle weight or combination gross vehicle weight of over twenty-six thousand pounds shall not travel on New Mexico highways without either proof that the trip tax has been paid for t…
NMSA 1978, § 65-5-2.1 Repealed
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ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 1992, ch. 106, § 23 repealed 65-5-2.1 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1987, ch. 272, § 2, relating to multiple-offense citations, effective July 1, 1992. For provisions of former section, see the 1991 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.
NMSA 1978, § 65-5-3 Clearance certificates; types of carriers
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After inspection of the vehicle and related documentation and any necessary registration, clearance certificates or special permits may be issued by the department for: A. commercial motor carrier vehicles operating in compliance with the provisions of the Motor Carrier Act [Chap…
NMSA 1978, § 65-5-4 Recompiled
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ANNOTATIONS Recompilations. — Laws 1998 (1st S.S.), ch. 10, § 10, recompiled former 65-5-4 NMSA 1978, relating to unregistered foreign commercial motor carrier vehicle operations, as 66-3-1.3 NMSA 1978, effective July 1, 1998.
NMSA 1978, § 65-5-5 Mexican commercial motor vehicles; movement through
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border commercial zone; registration exemption; financial responsibility; domestic transportation. A. A Mexican commercial motor vehicle is exempt from requirements for motor vehicle registration in this state, including temporary registration, if the motor vehicle is engaged sol…
NMSA 1978, § 65-6-1 Short title
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Chapter 65, Article 6 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the "Ambulance Standards Act". History: 1953 Comp., § 64-40-1, enacted by Laws 1974, ch. 82, § 1; 2023, ch. 100, § 65.
NMSA 1978, § 65-6-2 Definitions
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As used in the Ambulance Standards Act: A. "ambulance" means a vehicle, including motor vehicles or watercraft, designed and used or intended to be used for the transportation of sick or injured persons; B. "attendant" means a person who, on a regular or irregular basis, either p…
NMSA 1978, § 65-6-3 Legislative purpose
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The purpose of the Ambulance Standards Act is to provide uniform standards of design, equipment and operation of ambulances used in the transportation of the sick and injured, and to ensure the highest standards of competence in the ambulance drivers and attendants providing serv…
NMSA 1978, § 65-6-4 Department; duties
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The department, in accordance with its responsibilities to regulate common carriers, shall hold public hearings as prescribed in the Motor Carrier Act [Chapter 65, Article 2A NMSA 1978] and adopt rules: A. for the establishment of reasonable, flexible standards for ambulances, in…
NMSA 1978, § 65-6-5 Repealed
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History: 1953 Comp., § 64-40-5, enacted by Laws 1974, ch. 82, § 5; 1978 Comp., § 65- 6-5, repealed by Laws 2023, ch. 100, § 82.
NMSA 1978, § 65-6-6 Exceptions
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The Ambulance Standards Act does not apply to: A. gratuitous assistance by any individual in the case of an emergency; B. law enforcement officials in the pursuit of their duties; and C. ambulances owned by a private company, corporation or business used primarily for the transpo…
NMSA 1978, § 65-7-1 Short title
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Chapter 65, Article 7 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the "Transportation Network Company Services Act". History: Laws 2016, ch. 80, § 1; 2023, ch. 100, § 68.
NMSA 1978, § 65-7-10 Automobile insurance provisions
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A. Insurers that write automobile insurance in New Mexico may exclude any part or all coverage of and the duty to defend and indemnify an owner or operator of a personal vehicle for any loss or injury that occurs while a driver is logged on to a digital network or while engaged i…
NMSA 1978, § 65-7-11 Zero tolerance for drug or alcohol use
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A. A transportation network company shall implement and enforce a zero-tolerance policy regarding drug and alcohol use by transportation network company drivers. The zero-tolerance policy shall prohibit any use or impairment due to intoxicating drugs or liquor while a transportat…
NMSA 1978, § 65-7-12 Transportation network company driver requirements
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A. Before allowing a transportation network company driver to accept prearranged ride requests through a transportation network company's digital network: (1) the prospective driver shall submit an application to the transportation network company that includes the individual's a…
NMSA 1978, § 65-7-13 Vehicle safety
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A. A transportation network company shall not allow a driver to be connected to potential passengers using the digital network or software application service of the transportation network company if the motor vehicle operated by the driver to provide transportation services: (1)…
NMSA 1978, § 65-7-14 No street hails
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A transportation network company driver shall not solicit or accept street hails. History: Laws 2016, ch. 80, § 14.
NMSA 1978, § 65-7-15 No cash trips
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A transportation network company shall adopt and enforce a policy prohibiting solicitation or acceptance of cash payments from riders. Any payment for prearranged rides shall be made only electronically by a digital network. History: Laws 2016, ch. 80, § 15.
NMSA 1978, § 65-7-16 Nondiscrimination; accessibility
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A. A transportation network company shall adopt a written policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of destination, race, color, national origin, religious belief or affiliation, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation or gender identity with respect to transportation network com…
NMSA 1978, § 65-7-17 Records
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A. A transportation network company shall maintain: (1) individual prearranged ride records for at least four years from the date each ride was provided; and (2) individual records of transportation network company drivers for at least four years after the driver's relationship w…
NMSA 1978, § 65-7-18 Controlling authority
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A. No municipality or other local entity may impose a tax on or require a license for a transportation network company, a transportation network company driver or a vehicle used by a transportation network company driver where a tax or license relates to providing prearranged rid…
NMSA 1978, § 65-7-19 Transportation network fund created; assessment and
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collection of fees. A. The "transportation network fund" is created in the state treasury for the purpose of ensuring the safety and financial responsibility of transportation network companies and transportation network company drivers. The fund shall consist of fees collected p…
NMSA 1978, § 65-7-2 Definitions
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As used in the Transportation Network Company Services Act: A. "digital network" means an internet-supported application, software, program, website or system offered or utilized by a transportation network company that enables the prearrangement of transportation by passengers w…
NMSA 1978, § 65-7-20 Records pursuant to rules of the department of
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transportation. A. A transportation network company holding a permit issued by the department of transportation shall maintain the records required pursuant to the Transportation Network Company Services Act to be collected by the transportation network company, including records…
NMSA 1978, § 65-7-21 Administrative penalties
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A. If the department of transportation finds after investigation that a provision of the Transportation Network Company Services Act or an order or rule of the department is being, has been or is about to be violated, it may issue an order specifying the actual or proposed acts o…
NMSA 1978, § 65-7-22 Involuntary suspension and revocation
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A. The department of transportation shall immediately suspend, without notice or a hearing, the permit of a transportation network company that: (1) does not continuously maintain the insurance coverage prescribed by the Transportation Network Company Services Act; (2) does not p…
NMSA 1978, § 65-7-23 Provision of non-emergency medical transportation
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A. A transportation network company may connect a driver to a rider for the purpose of providing non-emergency medical transportation services, including providing non- emergency medical transportation services under the state's medicaid program. B. The medical assistance divisio…
NMSA 1978, § 65-7-3 Not other carriers
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Transportation network companies and transportation network company drivers shall not be subject to the Motor Carrier Act [Chapter 65, Article 2A NMSA 1978] or deemed to provide any transportation service as defined in the Motor Carrier Act. A transportation network company drive…
NMSA 1978, § 65-7-4 Transportation network company permit required
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A. A person shall not operate a transportation network company in New Mexico without first having obtained a permit from the department of transportation. B. A permit issued to a transportation network company by the department of transportation shall be effective for one year. C…
NMSA 1978, § 65-7-5 Fare collected for services
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On behalf of a transportation network company driver, a transportation network company may charge a fare for the services provided to riders; provided that, if a fare is collected from a rider, the transportation network company shall disclose to the rider the fare calculation me…
NMSA 1978, § 65-7-6 Identification of transportation network company vehicles
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and drivers. A digital network shall display a current photograph of the transportation network company driver, and the license plate number, state of vehicle registration and make and model of the personal vehicle for a prearranged ride. History: Laws 2016, ch. 80, § 6.
NMSA 1978, § 65-7-7 Electronic receipt
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Within twenty-four hours after the completion of a prearranged ride, a transportation network company shall electronically transmit a receipt to the rider that includes: A. the origin and destination addresses of the prearranged ride; B. the total time elapsed of and distance of …
NMSA 1978, § 65-7-8 Financial responsibility of transportation network
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companies. A. Either the transportation network company driver, or the transportation network company on the driver's behalf, shall maintain primary automobile insurance that acknowledges that the driver is a transportation network company driver or otherwise uses a vehicle to tr…
NMSA 1978, § 65-7-9 Insurance coverage disclosures
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A transportation network company shall disclose in writing to its transportation network company drivers: A. the insurance coverage that the transportation network company provides the transportation network company driver while the driver is logged on to a digital network, inclu…