Chapter 66 — Chapter 66

No person shall employ as a driver of a motor vehicle any person not licensed as provided in this article. History: 1953 Comp., § 64-5-42, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 264.

exception; record. A. No person shall rent a motor vehicle to any other person unless the latter person is then duly licensed hereunder or, in the case of a nonresident, then duly licensed under the laws of the state or country of his residence except a nonresident whose home sta…

A. There shall be paid to the department a fee of ten dollars ($10.00) for each driver's license or duplicate driver's license, except that for a driver's license issued for an eight-year period, a fee of twenty dollars ($20.00) shall be paid to the department. Each license shall…

A. There shall be paid to the division a fee of thirteen dollars ($13.00) for each provisional license or duplicate provisional license. Each provisional license shall be for a term provided for in Section 66-5-21 NMSA 1978. B. The director with the approval of the governor may i…

ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 1985, ch. 66, § 4 repealed 66-5-45 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 267, relating to duplicate licenses and permits, effective July 1, 1985. For present provisions on fees for duplicate drivers' licenses, see 66-5-44 NMSA 1978.

ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 1990, ch. 120, § 44 repealed 66-5-46 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 268, relating to deposit of collections with state treasurer, effective July 1, 1990. For provisions of former section, see the 1989 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.

The department shall reproduce the likeness of drivers, subject to the following conditions: A. photographs or other reproductions of the likeness of all persons shall be a full- face or front-view digital photograph; and B. photographs or other reproductions of the likeness of a…

This article shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the laws of those states which enact it. History: 1953 Comp., § 64-5-48, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 270.

The Driver License Compact is entered into with all other jurisdictions legally joining therein in a form substantially as follows: DRIVER LICENSE COMPACT ARTICLE I Findings and Declaration of Policy A. The party states find that: (1) the safety of their streets and highways is m…

The division shall not issue a driver's license under the Motor Vehicle Code to any person: A. who is under the age of eighteen years, except the division may, in its discretion, issue: (1) an instruction permit to a person fifteen years of age or older who is enrolled in and att…

As used in the Driver License Compact with reference to this state: A. "licensing authority" means the director. The director shall furnish to the appropriate authorities of any other party state any information or documents reasonably necessary to facilitate the administration o…

Sections 1 through 4 of this act [66-5-501 to 66-5-504 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the "Ignition Interlock Licensing Act". History: Laws 2003, ch. 239, § 1.

As used in the Ignition Interlock Licensing Act: A. "denied" means the division has refused to issue an instruction permit, driver's license or provisional license pursuant to the provisions of Subsection D or E of Section 66-5-5 NMSA 1978; B. "ignition interlock device" means a …

A. A person whose driving privilege or driver's license has been revoked or denied or who has not met the ignition interlock license requirement as a condition of reinstatement pursuant to Section 66-5-33.1 NMSA 1978 may apply for an ignition interlock license from the division. …

A. A person who is issued an ignition interlock license and operates a vehicle that is not equipped with an ignition interlock device is driving with a license that was revoked for driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs or a violation of the Implied Consent A…

The director is not entitled to any additional compensation because of his services as compact administrator under Article VII of the Driver License Compact, Section 66-5- 49 NMSA 1978 but may be reimbursed per diem and mileage expenses in accordance with the Per Diem and Mileage…

Sections 66-5-52 through 66-5-72 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the "New Mexico Commercial Driver's License Act". History: Laws 1989, ch. 14, § 1; 1992, ch. 13, § 2; 2000, ch. 71, § 1; 2003, ch. 51, § 1.

The purpose of the New Mexico Commercial Driver's License Act is to: A. improve commercial driver quality; B. remove problem commercial drivers from New Mexico's highways; and C. establish a system that will prevent operators of commercial motor vehicles from having more than one…

As used in the New Mexico Commercial Driver's License Act: A. "commerce" means: (1) trade, traffic or transportation within the jurisdiction of the United States between a place in New Mexico and a place outside of New Mexico, including a place outside of the United States; and (…

As of the effective date of the New Mexico Commercial Driver's License Act, no person who drives a commercial motor vehicle may have more than one driver's license. History: Laws 1989, ch. 14, § 4.

Any driver of a commercial motor vehicle holding a New Mexico driver's license who is convicted of violating any state law or local ordinance relating to motor vehicle traffic control in any other state, other than parking violations, shall notify the division, in the manner spec…

A. Any driver of a commercial motor vehicle holding a New Mexico driver's license who is convicted of violating any state law or local ordinance relating to motor vehicle traffic control in this or any other state, other than parking violations, shall notify in writing his employ…

It is unlawful for an employer to knowingly allow, require, permit or authorize a driver to drive a commercial motor vehicle during a period in which: A. the driver has a driver's license suspended, revoked or canceled by a state, has lost the privilege to drive a commercial moto…

A. A person may not drive a commercial motor vehicle unless the person holds and is in immediate possession of a commercial driver's license and applicable endorsements valid for the vehicle the person is driving, except when driving under a commercial driver's instruction permit…

History: 1953 Comp., § 64-5-6, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 228; 1989, ch. 318, § 15; 1995, ch. 135, § 16; 1995, ch. 136, § 1; 2004, ch. 59, § 10; 1978 Comp., § 66-5-6, repealed by Laws 2023, ch. 69, § 2.

A. The division shall not issue a commercial driver's license to a person unless that person can establish that New Mexico is the person's state of domicile and has passed a knowledge test and a skills test for driving a commercial motor vehicle and, for related endorsements, has…

Sections 66-5-601 through 66-5-608 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the "Electronic Credentials Act". History: 1978 Comp., § 66-5-601, enacted by Laws 2024, ch. 13, § 7.

A. The department may issue an electronic credential to a person in addition to a physical driver's license or physical identification card if the department has issued to the person: (1) a driver's license; or (2) an identification card. B. An electronic credential that is not p…

The department may enter into agreements with an agency of the state, another state or the United States to facilitate the issuance, use and verification process of electronic credentials issued by the department or another state. History: 1978 Comp., § 66-5-603, enacted by Laws …

The department shall design the electronic credential in a manner that allows the credential holder to maintain physical possession of the device on which the electronic credential is accessed during verification. History: 1978 Comp., § 66-5-604, enacted by Laws 2024, ch. 13, § 1…

Access to the credential holder's data by a relying party shall require the credential holder's consent. History: 1978 Comp., § 66-5-605, enacted by Laws 2024, ch. 13, § 11.

A third party may administer on behalf of the department a system developed to facilitate the issuance, verification and use of electronic credentials. History: 1978 Comp., § 66-5-606, enacted by Laws 2024, ch. 13, § 12.

The department may charge a fee for the loading of an electronic credential onto a device. History: 1978 Comp., § 66-5-607, enacted by Laws 2024, ch. 13, § 13.

The department may promulgate rules that it deems necessary or appropriate to implement the provisions of the Electronic Credentials Act. History: 1978 Comp., § 66-5-608, enacted by Laws 2024, ch. 13, § 14.

A commercial driver's license may not be issued to a person while the person is subject to a disqualification from driving a commercial motor vehicle or while the person's driver's license is suspended, revoked or canceled in any state, nor may a commercial driver's license be is…

application; duplicate. A. A commercial driver's instruction permit may be issued to an individual who holds a valid driver's license. B. The commercial driver's instruction permit may be issued for a period not to exceed one year; provided that a knowledge exam is passed prior t…

related service industries. A. The division shall waive the required knowledge and skills tests pursuant to Section 66-5-60 NMSA 1978 and issue a restricted commercial driver's license to an employee of the following farm-related service industries: (1) agriculture-chemical busin…

A. The application for a commercial driver's license or commercial driver's instruction permit shall include the following: (1) the full name and current mailing and residential address of the person; (2) a physical description of the person, including sex, height, weight and eye…

permit; content. The commercial driver's license shall be marked "commercial driver's license" or "CDL". The commercial learner's permit shall be marked "commercial learner's permit" or "CLP", and shall state: "This permit is invalid unless accompanied by a New Mexico driver's li…

domiciled commercial driver's instruction permit by a foreign national with lawful status. A. An application for a non-domiciled commercial driver's license or a non-domiciled commercial driver's instruction permit by a foreign national with lawful status for a REAL ID-compliant …

A. Commercial driver's licenses may be issued with the classifications, endorsements and restrictions enumerated in Subsections B, C and D of this section, provided that the applicant has passed the knowledge and skills test required by the department. The holder of a valid comme…

History: Laws 2004, ch. 59, § 15; repealed by Laws 2022, ch. 24, § 7.

A. Before issuing a commercial driver's license, the department shall obtain pertinent driving record information from each state where the applicant has been licensed, through a multistate database, or from each state. B. The department has the authority to exchange commercial d…

and commercial driver's permit eligibility; division to receive records from the federal commercial driver's license drug and alcohol clearinghouse; commercial driver's license downgrade procedures. A. As used in this section: (1) "commercial driver's license downgrade" means the…

implementation period. A. Except as provided in Subsections C and E of this section, a commercial driver's license issued pursuant to the provisions of the New Mexico Commercial Driver's License Act [66-5-52 to 66-5-72 NMSA 1978] shall expire thirty days after the applicant's bir…

A. The department shall disqualify a person from driving a commercial motor vehicle for at least thirty days if the federal motor carrier safety administration reports to the division that the person poses an imminent hazard. B. The department shall disqualify a person who holds …

ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 2003, ch. 90, § 9 repealed 66-5-68.1 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1992, ch. 13, § 9, relating to persons under influence of alcohol, effective March 28, 2003. For provisions of former section, see the 2002 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.

Within ten days after receiving a report of the conviction of a holder of a nonresident commercial driver's license for a violation of state law or local ordinance relating to motor vehicle traffic control other than a parking violation, committed in a commercial motor vehicle or…

prohibited. A. A person shall take no action to prevent a conviction of a traffic control law violation from appearing on the driving record of a commercial driver's license holder, regardless of the vehicle or state in which the violation occurred, including: (1) masking or defe…

A. The division, upon issuing a driver's license, shall indicate on the license the type or general class of vehicles the licensee may drive. The division shall establish such qualifications, after public hearings, as it deems reasonably necessary for the safe operation of variou…