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HOUSE BILL 271
56
TH LEGISLATURE
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STATE
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NEW
MEXICO
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FIRST SESSION
,
2023
INTRODUCED BY
Joseph L. Sanchez
AN ACT
RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES; AMENDING SECTION 66-7-207 NMSA 1978
(BEING LAWS 1978, CHAPTER 35, SECTION 396, AS AMENDED); RAISING
THE APPARENT DAMAGE AMOUNT FOR A VEHICLE ACCIDENT THAT REQUIRES
A WRITTEN REPORT OF THE ACCIDENT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION FROM FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500) TO ONE THOUSAND
DOLLARS ($1,000).
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
SECTION 1. Section 66-7-207 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1978,
Chapter 35, Section 396, as amended) is amended to read:
"66-7-207. WRITTEN REPORTS OF ACCIDENTS.--
A. The driver of a vehicle involved in an accident
resulting in bodily injury to or death of any person or total
property damage to an apparent extent of [five hundred dollars
($500)] one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more shall, within
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five days after the accident, forward a written report of the
accident to the department of transportation.
B. The department of transportation may require any
driver of a vehicle involved in an accident of which report
must be made as provided in this section to file supplemental
reports whenever the original report is insufficient in the
opinion of the department of transportation and may require
witnesses of accidents to render reports concerning the
accidents to the department of transportation.
C. Every law enforcement officer who, in the
regular course of duty, investigates a motor vehicle accident
of which report must be made as required in this section,
either at the time of and at the scene of the accident or
thereafter by interviewing participants or witnesses, shall,
within twenty-four hours after completing the investigation,
forward a written report of the accident to the department of
transportation. A law enforcement officer shall also, within
twenty-four hours after completing the investigation, forward
the written report of the accident to the motor transportation
division of the department of public safety if the accident
involves a commercial motor vehicle and results in:
(1) bodily injury to any person and the person
is transported to a medical facility for immediate medical
attention;
(2) the death of any person; or
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(3) any vehicle involved in the accident being
towed from the scene due to disabling damage caused by the
accident."
SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the
provisions of this act is July 1, 2023.
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