New Mexico § 66-5-7 Driver's license; classification; examinations

New Mexico Statutes

§ 66-5-7 — Driver's license; classification; examinations

New Mexico § 66-5-7

Ch. 66Motor Vehicles

Art. 5Licensing of Operators and Chauffeurs; Financial

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 66-5-7 (2026).

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A.The division, upon issuing a driver's license, shall indicate on the license the type or general class of vehicles the licensee may drive. The division shall establish such qualifications, after public hearings, as it deems reasonably necessary for the safe operation of various types, sizes or combinations of vehicles and shall appropriately examine each applicant to determine his qualifications according to the type or general class of license for which he has applied.

B.The division, in issuing the driver's license for certain types or general classes of vehicles, may waive any on-the-road examination for applicants except as provided in Section 66-5-6 NMSA 1978 [repealed]. The division may certify certain employers, governmental agencies or other appropriate organizations to train a

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A. The division, upon issuing a driver's license, shall indicate on the license the type or general class of vehicles the licensee may drive. The division shall establish such qualifications, after public hearings, as it deems reasonably necessary for the safe operation of various types, sizes or combinations of vehicles and shall appropriately examine each applicant to determine his qualifications according to the type or general class of license for which he has applied. B. The division, in issuing the driver's license for certain types or general classes of vehicles, may waive any on-the-road examination for applicants except as provided in Section 66-5-6 NMSA 1978 [repealed]. The division may certify certain employers, governmental agencies or other appropriate organizations to train and test all applicants for the type or general class of licenses if the training and testing meet the standards established by the director.