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§ 66-7-405 NMSA 1978

Minimum vehicle size

1953 Comp., § 64-23-15.1, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 20, § 1; recompiled as 1953 Comp., § 64-7-405, by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 476.

A. It is unlawful to operate on the highways of this state any motor vehicle:

(1) with a wheelbase, between two axles, of less than three feet four inches;

(2) with a motor displacement of less than forty-five cubic centimeters; or

(3) any motorcycle with less than a twenty-five inch seat height measured from the ground to the lowest point on the top of the seat cushion, without a rider.

B. For the purpose of this section, wheelbase shall be measured upon a straight line from center to center of the vehicle axles.

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.