New Mexico § 66-5-71 Penalties for violation of out-of-service orders

New Mexico Statutes

§ 66-5-71 — Penalties for violation of out-of-service orders

New Mexico § 66-5-71

Ch. 66Motor Vehicles

Art. 5Licensing of Operators and Chauffeurs; Financial

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 66-5-71 (2026).

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A. A driver who is convicted of violating an out-of-service order shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for a first violation and five thousand dollars ($5,000) for a second or subsequent violation, in addition to disqualification as provided in Subsection C of this section. The director shall collect the penalty upon conviction. B. An employer who is convicted of a violation of Subsection C of Section 66-5-58 NMSA 1978 shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than two thousand seven hundred fifty dollars ($2,750) or more than eleven thousand dollars ($11,000). The director shall collect the penalty upon conviction. C. A driver who is convicted of violating an out-of-service order shall be disqualified for:

(1)not less than

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A. A driver who is convicted of violating an out-of-service order shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for a first violation and five thousand dollars ($5,000) for a second or subsequent violation, in addition to disqualification as provided in Subsection C of this section. The director shall collect the penalty upon conviction. B. An employer who is convicted of a violation of Subsection C of Section 66-5-58 NMSA 1978 shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than two thousand seven hundred fifty dollars ($2,750) or more than eleven thousand dollars ($11,000). The director shall collect the penalty upon conviction. C. A driver who is convicted of violating an out-of-service order shall be disqualified for: (1) not less than ninety days or more than one year if the driver is convicted of a first violation of an out-of-service order; (2) not less than one year or more than five years if, during any ten-year period, the driver is convicted of two violations of out-of-service orders in separate incidents; and (3) not less than three years or more than five years if, during any ten-year period, the driver is convicted of three or more violations of out-of-service orders in separate incidents.