New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

New Mexico House Bill HB371 Compare Versions

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28	28	HOUSE BILL 371
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30	30	TH LEGISLATURE
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42	42	FIRST SESSION
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45	45	2025
46	46	INTRODUCED BY
47	47	Luis M. Terrazas and Rebecca Dow and Joseph Franklin Hernandez
48	48	and Rod Montoya and William A. Hall II
49	49	AN ACT
50	50	RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES; AUTHORIZING LOCAL AND COUNTY
51	51	ELECTED AUTHORITIES TO ALLOW OFF-HIGHWAY MOTOR VEHICLES TO
52	52	OPERATE ON PAVED STREETS AND HIGHWAYS WITHIN THE POLITICAL
53	53	BOUNDARIES OF THE AUTHORIZING ENTITY.
54	54	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
55	55	SECTION 1. Section 66-3-1011 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1975,
56	56	Chapter 240, Section 11, as amended) is amended to read:
57	57	"66-3-1011. OPERATION ON STREETS OR HIGHWAYS--PROHIBITED
58	58	AREAS.--
59	59	A. A person shall not operate an off-highway motor
60	60	vehicle on any:
61	61	(1) limited access highway or freeway at any
62	62	time; or
63	63	(2) paved street or highway except as provided
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91	91	in Subsection B, C, D or E of this section.
92	92	B. Off-highway motor vehicles may cross streets or
93	93	highways, except limited access highways or freeways, if the
94	94	crossings are made after coming to a complete stop prior to
95	95	entering the roadway. Off-highway motor vehicles shall yield
96	96	the right of way to oncoming traffic and shall begin a crossing
97	97	only when it can be executed safely and then cross in the most
98	98	direct manner as close to a perpendicular angle as possible.
99	99	C. If authorized by ordinance or resolution of a
100	100	local or county elected authority, [or the state transportation
101	101	commission] a recreational off-highway vehicle or an all-
102	102	terrain vehicle may be operated on a paved street or highway
103	103	[owned and controlled by ] within the political boundaries of
104	104	the authorizing entity if:
105	105	(1) the vehicle has one or more headlights and
106	106	one or more taillights that comply with the Off-Highway Motor
107	107	Vehicle Act;
108	108	(2) the vehicle has brakes, mirrors and
109	109	mufflers;
110	110	(3) the operator has valid driver's licenses
111	111	or permits as required under the Motor Vehicle Code and off-
112	112	highway motor vehicle safety permits as required under the Off-
113	113	Highway Motor Vehicle Act;
114	114	(4) the operator is insured in compliance with
115	115	the provisions of the Mandatory Financial Responsibility Act;
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144	144	(5) the operator of the vehicle is using eye
145	145	protection that complies with the Off-Highway Motor Vehicle
146	146	Act; and
147	147	(6) if the operator is under eighteen years of
148	148	age, the operator is wearing a safety helmet that complies with
149	149	the Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Act.
150	150	D. Except for sections of the Motor Vehicle Code
151	151	that are in conflict with the licensing and equipment
152	152	requirements of the Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Act, any operator
153	153	using an off-highway motor vehicle on a paved street or highway
154	154	shall be subject to the requirements and penalties for
155	155	operators of moving and parked vehicles under the Motor Vehicle
156	156	Code.
157	157	E. By ordinance or resolution, a local [authority
158	158	or state transportation commission ] or county elected authority
159	159	may establish separate speed limits and operating restrictions
160	160	for off-highway vehicles where they are authorized to operate
161	161	on paved streets or highways pursuant to Subsection C of this
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163	163	F. A person shall not operate an off-highway motor
164	164	vehicle on state game commission-owned, -controlled or
165	165	-administered land except as specifically allowed pursuant to
166	166	Chapter 17, Article 6 NMSA 1978.
167	167	G. A person shall not operate an off-highway motor
168	168	vehicle on land owned, controlled or administered by the state
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197	197	parks division of the energy, minerals and natural resources
198	198	department, pursuant to Chapter 16, Article 2 NMSA 1978, except
199	199	in areas designated by and permitted by rules adopted by the
200	200	secretary of energy, minerals and natural resources.
201	201	H. Unless authorized, a person shall not:
202	202	(1) remove, deface or destroy any official
203	203	sign installed by a state, federal, local or private land
204	204	management agency; or
205	205	(2) install any off-highway motor vehicle-
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