| Child Passenger Safety Laws |
Child Restraint Required
unless indicated, # refers to Yrs.(Lbs.) |
Adult seat belt Permissible
unless indicated, # refers to Yrs.(Lbs.) |
Maximum Fine
First Offense |
<1 in rear-facing infant
seat in rear seat if available; 1 - 4 (or <40) in child safety seat; 5 - 6 (or <60) in booster seat |
7 - 17 |
$25 |
|
Drug Impaired Driving Laws |
Per Se Laws for Drugs
(Forbidding Prohibited Substances in
Driver's Body) |
DEC/DRE Programs
(Providing Law Enforcement Training) |
|
Yes |
| Drunk Driving Laws |
Admin. License
Suspension
on
First Offense |
Limited Driving Privileges During Suspension |
Increased Penalties for High Blood Alc. Concen-
tration (BAC) |
Open Container Laws |
Repeat Offender Laws |
Vehicle and License
Plate
Sanctions |
Ignition Inter-
locks |
Alcohol Exclusion Laws Limiting Treatment Opportunity |
<21: 1 yr.;
>21: 6 mo. |
After 30 days |
.16 (w/ mandatory jail on all offenses) |
Yes |
|
Immobolization of vehicle for driving while revoked |
Mandatory for all convictions |
Yes |
|
Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) Laws |
Learner Stage |
Intermediate Stage |
Full Privilege
Min. Age
(Yrs./Mos.) |
Required
Supervised
Driving (Hrs.)
(Nighttime hours in parenthesis) |
Min.
Age
(Yrs./
Mos.) |
Min.
Duration
(Mos.) |
Min. Age
(Yrs./Mos.) |
Nighttime Driving Restriction |
Passenger
Restriction*
(* family members
exempt) |
15 |
6 |
15 / 6 |
Midnight - 5 a.m. |
No more than 1 pass. <21* |
16 / 6 |
50 (10) |
|
Mature Driver Laws |
Length of Regular Renewal Cycle (Yrs.) |
Provisions for Mature Drivers |
|
4 or 8 at driver's option |
>75 must renew annually at no charge to driver |
| Seat Belt Laws |
Type of Law |
Who is Covered
(Yrs.) |
In What Seat |
Maximum Fine
First Offense |
| Primary |
>18 |
All |
$25 |
|
Segway Laws |
Permitted on Sidewalks/Bicycle Paths |
Permitted on Roads |
Helmets Required |
Minimum Age |
Pedestrian Laws Apply
|
Sidewalks and bicycle paths |
Yes |
<18 |
|
Yes |
|
Sobriety Checkpoint Laws |
Checkpoints
Conducted? |
Comments |
|
Yes |
New Mexico case law determined that checkpoints set up to detect and apprehend drunk drivers are constitutionally permissable as long as law enforcement follows eight guidelines to ensure their reasonableness. |
|
Speed Limit Laws |
Rural Interstates |
Urban Interstates |
Other Limited
Access Roads |
Cars
(mph) |
Trucks
(mph) |
Cars
(mph) |
Trucks
(mph) |
Cars
(mph) |
Trucks
(mph) |
| 75 |
75 |
65 |
65 |
60-70 |
60-70 |
|
Speed and Red Light Cameras |
State Law |
Viola-
tions |
Loca-
tion |
Citation Issued to Whom |
Lia-
bility |
Image |
Tradi-
tional Enforce-
ment Penalties |
Records/ Points/ Penalties |
De-
fenses |
Privacy |
| No state law, except to limit penalties and require posted warning sign and beacon |
Red light; speed |
Various |
|
|
|
|
$75 max. civil penalty; no points or criminal sanctions; municipality may retain operating costs; balance transferred to programs for court construction, drug courts and DWI prevention |
|
|
| Work Zone Speed Limit Laws |
Multiple of Original Fine |
Violations Affected |
Workers Must Be Present |
Not more than $300 or up to 90 days in jail or both |
All moving vehicle violations |
No |
