New Mexico Statutes
§ 28-7-4 — Driver to take precautions approaching blind; liability for
New Mexico § 28-7-4
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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 28-7-4 (2026).
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damage. The driver of a vehicle approaching a totally or partially blind pedestrian who is carrying a cane predominantly white or metallic in color, with or without a red tip, or using a guide dog shall take all necessary precautions to avoid injury to such blind pedestrian, and any driver who fails to take such precautions shall be liable in damages for any injury caused to such pedestrian; provided that a totally blind or partially blind pedestrian not carrying such a cane or using a guide dog in any of the places, accommodations or conveyances listed herein, shall have all the rights and privileges conferred by law upon other persons, and the failure of a totally blind pedestrian to carry such a cane or to use a guide dog in any such places, accommodations or conveyances shall not be he
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Legislative History
1953 Comp., § 12-13-4, enacted by Laws 1967, ch. 232, § 4; recompiled as
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New Mexico § 28-7-4, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/28/28-7-4.