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§ 66-1-4.19 NMSA 1978

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Known as the Motor Vehicle Code

The act spans §§ 66-1-1 to 66-1-5 (25 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case United States v. Pena-Montes (2009)

Most recently applied in United States v. Pena-Montes (December 2009)

1978 Comp., § 66-1-4.19, enacted by Laws 1990, ch. 120, § 20; 2005, ch. 324, § 5; 2017, ch. 70, § 1; 2024, ch. 13, § 5. 1978 Comp., § 66-1-4.19, enacted by Laws 1990, ch. 120, §…

As used in the Motor Vehicle Code:

A. "validating sticker" means the tab or sticker issued by the division to signify, upon a registration plate, renewed registration;

B. "vehicle" means every device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, including any frame, chassis, body or unitized frame and body of any vehicle or motor vehicle, except devices moved exclusively by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks;

C. "vehicle-business number" means the distinctive registration number given by the division to any manufacturer, auto recycler or dealer;

D. "vehicle plate" means a plate, marker, sticker or tag similar to a registration plate, but that is issued by the department for vehicles that are exempted from registration under the Motor Vehicle Code; and

E. "verification process" means a method of authenticating an electronic credential through the use of secure and encrypted communication.

As used in the Motor Vehicle Code:

A. "validating sticker" means the tab or sticker issued by the division to signify, upon a registration plate, renewed registration;

B. "vehicle" means every device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, including any frame, chassis, body or unitized frame and body of any vehicle or motor vehicle, except devices moved exclusively by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks;

C. "vehicle-business number" means the distinctive registration number given by the division to any manufacturer, auto recycler or dealer;

D. "vehicle plate" means a plate, marker, sticker or tag similar to a registration plate, but that is issued by the department for vehicles that are exempted from registration under the Motor Vehicle Code;

E. "verification process" means a method of authenticating an electronic credential through the use of secure and encrypted communication; and

F. "vulnerable road user" includes:

(a) a pedestrian, including a person engaged in work or in the provision of emergency services upon or along a roadway;

(b) a person riding or leading an animal; or

(c) a person lawfully operating or riding a bicycle, tricycle or other pedal-powered vehicle, a farm tractor or similar vehicle designed primarily for farm use, a skateboard, a scooter, a moped, a motorcycle, roller skates, inline skates, an animal-drawn wheeled vehicle, an electric personal assistive mobility device, a wheelchair or another similar means of transportation in which the person is not surrounded by a shell of protection such as that which a car or truck provides.

Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.