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SB 48 — CITY OR COUNTY MANDATORY VEHICLE INSPECTIONS

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The recent amendments to Bill SB 48 now specify that Class A counties and municipalities can create their own rules for mandatory vehicle inspections, focusing on noise and safety maintenance. Additionally, the bill includes a new provision allowing for the refusal, suspension, or revocation of vehicle registration if a driver fails to provide proof of these inspections. These changes matter because they give local governments more authority to enforce vehicle safety and noise regulations, potentially leading to safer roads and quieter neighborhoods.

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SENATE BILL 48 56TH LEGISLATURE -STATEOFNEWMEXICO- FIRST SESSION, 2023 INTRODUCED BY Peter Wirth and Reena Szczepanski 6 8 10 AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES;
SENATE BILL 48 56TH LEGISLATURE - STATEOFNEWMEXICO- FIRST SESSION, 2023 INTRODUCED BY Peter Wirth and Reena Szczepanski This document may incorporate amendments proposed by a committee, but not yet adopted, as well as amendments that have been adopted during the current legislative session.
ENACTING A NEW SECTION OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE CODE TO AUTHORIZE CLASS A COUNTIES OR MUNICIPALITIES WITHIN CLASS A COUNTIES TO ENACT ORDINANCES ESTABLISHING MANDATORY VEHICLE INSPECTIONS FOR VEHICLE NOISE OR SAFETY MAINTENANCE;
The document is a tool to show amendments in context and cannot be used for the purpose of adding amendments to legislation.
AMENDING SECTION 66-3-7 NMSA 1978 (BEING LAWS 1978, CHAPTER 35, SECTION 27, AS AMENDED) TO INCLUDE THE e t 17 FAILURE TO PROVIDE PROOF OF RECEIVING A MANDATORY VEHICLE w l n d 18 INSPECTION FOR VEHICLE NOISE OR SAFETY MAINTENANCE AS GROUNDS = = 19 a l FOR REFUSING, SUSPENDING OR REVOKING VEHICLE REGISTRATION, i a e r 20 ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE OF TITLE OR A TRANSFER OF REGISTRATION;
h AN ACT g o RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES;
a t m m 21 PROVIDING A PENALTY.
ENACTING A NEW SECTION OF THE MOTOR t hr g e i k VEHICLE CODE TO AUTHORIZE CLASS A COUNTIES OR MUNICIPALITIES h r i s WITHIN CLASS A COUNTIES TO ENACT ORDINANCES ESTABLISHING h , t, MANDATORY VEHICLE INSPECTIONS FOR VEHICLE NOISE OR SAFETY e u g e b l e e h MAINTENANCE;
d r e 22 c e s k 23 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
AMENDING SECTION 66-3-7 NMSA 1978 (BEING LAWS n d d i = = o h 1978, CHAPTER 35, SECTION 27, AS AMENDED) TO INCLUDE THE l ] b ,d i a º e FAILURE TO PROVIDE PROOF OF RECEIVING A MANDATORY VEHICLE r i = r t e w d m a n o INSPECTION FOR VEHICLE NOISE OR SAFETY MAINTENANCE AS GROUNDS d m :
e a n b 24 SECTION 1.
b e d s º o t n = .223019.1AIC February 20, 2023 (9:51am) s k m e e a n e d r e l u [ A d FOR REFUSING, SUSPENDING OR REVOKING VEHICLE REGISTRATION, ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE OF TITLE OR A TRANSFER OF REGISTRATION;
Section 66-3-7 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1978, u [ Chapter 35, Section 27, as amended) is amended to read:
PROVIDING A PENALTY.
.223019.1 "66-3-7.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
GROUNDS FOR REFUSING, SUSPENDING OR REVOKING REGISTRATION OR CERTIFICATE OF TITLE.--The division may refuse, suspend or revoke registration or issuance of a certificate of title or a transfer of registration upon the [ground] grounds that:
SECTION 1.
Section 66-3-7 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1978, Chapter 35, Section 27, as amended) is amended to read:
"66-3-7.
GROUNDS FOR REFUSING, SUSPENDING OR REVOKING REGISTRATION OR CERTIFICATE OF TITLE.--The division may refuse, suspend or revoke registration or issuance of a certificate of title or a transfer of registration upon the [ground ] grounds that:
the application contains a false or fraudulent statement or that the applicant failed to furnish the required information or reasonable additional information requested by the division or that the applicant is not entitled to the issuance of a certificate of title or registration of the vehicle under the Motor Vehicle Code;
the application contains a false or fraudulent statement or that the applicant failed to furnish the required information or reasonable additional information requested by the division or that the applicant is not entitled to the issuance of a certificate of title or registration of the h g vehicle under the Motor Vehicle Code;
B.
o t hr B.
the vehicle is mechanically unfit or unsafe to be operated or moved upon the highways;
the vehicle is mechanically unfit or unsafe to g e i k be operated or moved upon the highways;
C.
h r i s h C.
a commercial motor vehicle is operated by a commercial motor carrier that is prohibited from operating the vehicle by order of a state or federal agency;
a commercial motor vehicle is operated by a , t, e u g commercial motor carrier that is prohibited from operating the e b l e e h vehicle by order of a state or federal agency;
e t 17 D.
n d d i = = o h D.
the division has [a] reasonable [ground] grounds w l n d 18 to believe that the vehicle is a stolen or embezzled vehicle or = = 19 a l that the granting of registration or the issuance of a i a e r 20 certificate of title would constitute a fraud against the a t m m 21 rightful owner or other person having valid lien upon the d r e 22 vehicle;
the division has [a ] reasonable [ground] grounds l ] b ,d i a º e r i = r to believe that the vehicle is a stolen or embezzled vehicle or t e w d m a n o that the granting of registration or the issuance of a d m :
c e s k 23 E.
b e d s º o t n = .223019.1AIC February 20, 2023 (9:51am) s k m e - 2 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d certificate of title would constitute a fraud against the rightful owner or other person having valid lien upon the vehicle;
the registration of the vehicle stands suspended e a n b 24 or revoked for any reason as provided in the motor vehicle laws u [ of this state;
E.
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the registration of the vehicle stands suspended or revoked for any reason as provided in the motor vehicle laws of this state;
F.
the owner's address, as shown in the records of the division, is within a class A county or within a municipality that has a vehicle emission inspection and maintenance program and the applicant has applied at an office outside the designated county or municipality;
the owner's address, as shown in the records of the division, is within a class A county or within a municipality that has a vehicle emission inspection and h maintenance program and the applicant has applied at an office g o t hr outside the designated county or municipality;
[or] L.
[or ] g e i k L.
the owner is required to but has failed to provide proof of compliance with a vehicle emission inspection and maintenance program, if required in the county or municipality in which the owner resides;
the owner is required to but has failed to h r i s provide proof of compliance with a vehicle emission inspection h , t, and maintenance program, if required in the county or e u g e b l e e h municipality in which the owner resides;
or e t 17 M.
or n d d i = = o h M.
the owner is required to but has failed to w l n d 18 provide proof of compliance with a vehicle inspection program = = 19 a l for vehicle noise or safety maintenance, if required in the i a e r 20 county or municipality in which the owner resides." a t m m 21 SECTION 2.
the owner is required to but has failed to l ] b ,d i a º e provide proof of compliance with a vehicle inspection program r i = r t e w d m a n o for vehicle noise or safety maintenance, if required in the d m :
A new Section 66-3-7.2 NMSA 1978 is enacted to d r e 22 read:
b e d s º o t n = .223019.1AIC February 20, 2023 (9:51am) s k m e - 3 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d county or municipality in which the owner resides SJCº;
c e s k 23 "66-3-7.2.
provided that a vehicle purchased from a dealer licensed pursuant to Section 66-4-1 NMSA 1978 shall be exempt from a vehicle noise or safety maintenance inspection program for two years from the date of the purchase»SJC ." SECTION 2.
[NEW MATERIAL] ADOPTION OF A VEHICLE NOISE OR e a n b 24 SAFETY MAINTENANCE INSPECTION ORDINANCE--PROOF OF INSPECTION u [ REQUIRED FOR REGISTRATION--PENALTY.-- .223019.1 - 3 - A.
A new Section 66-3-7.2 NMSA 1978 is enacted to read:
"66-3-7.2.
[NEW MATERIAL] ADOPTION OF A VEHICLE NOISE OR SAFETY MAINTENANCE INSPECTION ORDINANCE--PROOF OF INSPECTION REQUIRED FOR REGISTRATION--PENALTY.-- A.
B.
h B.
The division shall not register a vehicle owned by a resident of a class A county or a municipality within a class A county with a mandatory vehicle safety maintenance or vehicle noise inspection ordinance unless proof of the required vehicle inspection or exemption from the requirement is presented, unless the ordinance of the municipality or county specifically excludes enforcement by the division.
The division shall not register a vehicle owned u » r by a resident of a class A county or a municipality within a t h g e l i class A county with a mandatory vehicle safety maintenance or h r i s vehicle noise inspection ordinance unless proof of the required h , e h vehicle inspection or exemption from the requirement is t u g e b l e e , gh presented, unless the ordinance of the municipality or county n d d i = = o h specifically excludes enforcement by the division.
C.
l ] b ,d i a º r C.
A county or municipality that enacts an ordinance pursuant to Subsection A of this section shall inform the director of the division about the ordinance and its e t 17 requirements and exemptions within thirty days of its passage.
A county or municipality that enacts an e r = t e w d m a n o ordinance pursuant to Subsection A of this section shall inform d m :
w l n d 18 D.
b r e t º o t n = .223019.1AIC February 20, 2023 (9:51am) s k m e - 4 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d the director of the division about the ordinance and its requirements and exemptions within thirty days of its passage.
It is a penalty assessment misdemeanor pursuant = = 19 a l to Section 66-8-116 NMSA 1978 for any person to register a i a e r 20 vehicle in a county or municipality that does not conduct a a t m m 21 vehicle noise or safety maintenance program if the registered d r e 22 owner of that vehicle resides in a county or municipality c e s k 23 conducting a vehicle noise or safety maintenance inspection e a n b 24 program and the person registering the vehicle does so for the u [ purpose of evading a vehicle noise or safety maintenance .223019.1 - 4 - inspection program.
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As used in this section, "safety maintenance" means maintenance of windshields, mirrors, registration plates or other vehicle parts required to meet certain safety standards established by ordinance." SECTION 3.
Section 66-8-116 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1978, Chapter 35, Section 524, as amended) is amended to read:
"66-8-116.
PENALTY ASSESSMENT MISDEMEANORS--DEFINITION-- SCHEDULE OF ASSESSMENTS.-- A.
As used in the Motor Vehicle Code and the Boat Act, "penalty assessment misdemeanor" means violation of any of the following listed sections of the NMSA 1978 for which, except as provided in Subsections D through F of this section, the listed penalty assessment is established:
COMMON NAME OF OFFENSE SECTION VIOLATED PENALTY ASSESSMENT e t 17 Vehicles subject to w l n d 18 registration 66-3-1 $ 50.00 = = 19 a l Improper display of i a e r 20 registration plate 66-3-18 25.00 a t m m 21 Improper location of d r e 22 registration to c e s k 23 avoid inspection 66-3-7.2 50.00 e a n b 24 Failure to notify of u [ change of name or .223019.1 - 5 - address 66-3-23 25.00 Lost or damaged registration, plate or title 66-3-24 25.00 Horseless carriage registration 66-3-27 25.00 Transfer of registration and title 66-3-103 25.00 Expiration of dealer plates 66-3-403 25.00 Special registration plates 66-3-409, 66-3-412.1, 66-3-413, 66-3-415, 66-3-417, 66-3-419, 66-3-421, 66-3-422, 66-3-424.4, 66-3-424.5, 66-3-424.7, 66-3-424.9, e t 17 66-3-424.13, 66-3-424.16 w l n d 18 and 66-3-424.28 75.00 = = 19 a l Bicycle laws 66-3-701 i a e r 20 through a t m m 21 66-3-707 50.00 d r e 22 No license display 66-5-16 25.00 c e s k 23 Failure to change e a n b 24 address or name on u [ license 66-5-22 25.00 .223019.1 - 6 - Permitting unauthorized minor to drive 66-5-40 50.00 Permitting unauthorized person to drive 66-5-41 25.00 Failure to obey sign 66-7-104 25.00 Failure to obey signal 66-7-105 25.00 Pedestrian signs and signals 66-7-106 through 66-7-108 25.00 Speeding 66-7-301 (1) up to and including ten miles an hour over the speed limit 25.00 (2) from eleven up to and including fifteen e t 17 miles an hour w l n d 18 over the speed limit 30.00 = = 19 a l (3) from sixteen up to i a e r 20 and including twenty a t m m 21 miles an hour over the d r e 22 speed limit 65.00 c e s k 23 (4) from twenty-one up to e a n b 24 and including twenty-five u [ miles an hour .223019.1 - 7 - over the speed limit 100.00 (5) from twenty-six up to and including thirty miles an hour over the speed limit 125.00 (6) from thirty-one up to and including thirty-five miles an hour over the speed limit 150.00 (7) more than thirty-five miles an hour over the speed limit 200.00 Unfastened safety belt 66-7-372 25.00 Child not in restraint device or seat belt 66-7-369 25.00 Minimum speed 66-7-305 25.00 e t 17 Speeding 66-7-306 25.00 w l n d 18 Improper starting 66-7-324 25.00 = = 19 a l Improper backing 66-7-354 25.00 i a e r 20 Improper lane 66-7-308 25.00 a t m m 21 Improper lane 66-7-313 25.00 d r e 22 Improper lane 66-7-316 25.00 c e s k 23 Improper lane 66-7-317 25.00 e a n b 24 Improper lane 66-7-319 25.00 u [ Improper passing 66-7-309 through 66-7-312 25.00 .223019.1 - 8 - Improper passing 66-7-315 25.00 Controlled access violation 66-7-320 25.00 Controlled access violation 66-7-321 25.00 Improper turning 66-7-322 25.00 Improper turning 66-7-323 25.00 Improper turning 66-7-325 25.00 Following too closely 66-7-318 25.00 Failure to yield 66-7-328 through 66-7-331 25.00 Failure to yield 66-7-332 50.00 Failure to yield 66-7-332.1 25.00 Pedestrian violation 66-7-333 through 66-7-340 25.00 Failure to stop 66-7-342 and 66-7-344 e t 17 through 66-7-346 25.00 w l n d 18 Railroad-highway grade = = 19 a l crossing violation 66-7-341 and 66-7-343 150.00 i a e r 20 Passing school bus 66-7-347 100.00 a t m m 21 Failure to signal 66-7-325 through 66-7-327 25.00 d r e 22 Riding on motorcycles 66-7-355 100.00 c e s k 23 Video screens in e a n b 24 automobiles 66-7-358 25.00 u [ Driving on mountain .223019.1 - 9 - highways 66-7-359 25.00 Coasting prohibited 66-7-360 25.00 Animals on highway at night 66-7-363 50.00 Failure to secure load 66-7-407 100.00 Operation without oversize- overweight permit 66-7-413 50.00 Transport of reducible load with special permit more than six miles from a border crossing 66-7-413 100.00 Driving while license administratively suspended 66-5-39.2 25.00 Improper equipment 66-3-801 through 66-3-840 and 66-3-842 e t 17 through 66-3-851 50.00 w l n d 18 Improper equipment 66-3-901 50.00 = = 19 a l Improper emergency i a e r 20 signal 66-3-853 through 66-3-857 25.00 a t m m 21 Minor on motorcycle d r e 22 without helmet 66-7-356 300.00 c e s k 23 Operation interference 66-7-357 50.00 e a n b 24 Littering 66-7-364 300.00 u [ Improper parking 66-7-349 through 66-7-352 .223019.1 - 10 - and 66-7-353 25.00 Improper parking 66-3-852 25.00 Riding in or towing occupied house trailer 66-7-366 25.00 Improper opening of doors 66-7-367 25.00 No slow-moving vehicle emblem or flashing amber light 66-3-887 25.00 Open container-first violation 66-8-138 25.00 Texting while driving- (1) first violation 66-7-374 25.00 (2) second and subsequent violation 50.00 Using a handheld mobile communication device e t 17 while driving a w l n d 18 commercial motor vehicle 66-7-375 = = 19 a l (1) first violation 25.00 i a e r 20 (2) second and subsequent a t m m 21 violation 50.00.
d r e 22 B.
The term "penalty assessment misdemeanor" does c e s k 23 not include a violation that has caused or contributed to the e a n b 24 cause of an accident resulting in injury or death to a person.
u [ C.
When an alleged violator of a penalty assessment .223019.1 - 11 - misdemeanor elects to accept a notice to appear in lieu of a notice of penalty assessment, a fine imposed upon later conviction shall not exceed the penalty assessment established for the particular penalty assessment misdemeanor and probation imposed upon a suspended or deferred sentence shall not exceed ninety days.
The penalty assessment for speeding in violation of Paragraph (5) of Subsection A of Section 66-7-301 NMSA 1978 is twice the penalty assessment established in Subsection A of this section for the equivalent miles per hour over the speed limit.
It is a penalty assessment misdemeanor pursuant to Section 66-8-116 NMSA 1978 for any person to register a vehicle in a county or municipality that does not conduct a vehicle noise or safety maintenance program if the registered owner of that vehicle resides in a county or municipality conducting a vehicle noise or safety maintenance inspection program and the person registering the vehicle does so for the purpose of evading a vehicle noise or safety maintenance inspection program.
Upon a second conviction for operation without a permit for excessive size or weight pursuant to Section 66-7-413 NMSA 1978, the penalty assessment shall be two hundred fifty dollars ($250).
As used in this section, "safety maintenance" means maintenance of windshields, mirrors, registration plates or other vehicle parts required to meet certain safety standards established by ordinance." SECTION 3.
Upon a third or subsequent conviction, the penalty assessment shall be five hundred dollars ($500).
Section 66-8-116 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1978, h Chapter 35, Section 524, as amended) is amended to read:
e t 17 F.
u » r "66-8-116.
Upon a second conviction for transport of a w l n d 18 reducible load with a permit for excessive size or weight = = 19 a l pursuant to Subsection N of Section 66-7-413 NMSA 1978 more i a e r 20 than six miles from a port-of-entry facility on the border with a t m m 21 Mexico, the penalty assessment shall be five hundred dollars d r e 22 ($500).
PENALTY ASSESSMENT MISDEMEANORS--DEFINITION-- t h g e l i SCHEDULE OF ASSESSMENTS.-- h r i s A.
Upon a third or subsequent conviction, the penalty c e s k 23 assessment shall be one thousand dollars ($1,000)." e a n b 24 SECTION 4.
As used in the Motor Vehicle Code and the Boat h , e h Act, "penalty assessment misdemeanor" means violation of any of t u g e b l e e , gh the following listed sections of the NMSA 1978 for which, n d d i = = o h except as provided in Subsections D through F of this section, l ] b ,d i a º r the listed penalty assessment is established:
EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the u [ provisions of this act is July 1, 2023.
e r = t e w d m a n o COMMON NAME OF OFFENSE SECTION VIOLATED PENALTY d m :
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b r e t º o t n = .223019.1AIC February 20, 2023 (9:51am) s k m e - 5 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d ASSESSMENT Vehicles subject to registration 66-3-1 $ 50.00 Improper display of registration plate 66-3-18 25.00 Improper location of registration to avoid inspection 66-3-7.2 50.00 Failure to notify of change of name or address 66-3-23 25.00 Lost or damaged registration, plate or title 66-3-24 25.00 Horseless carriage registration 66-3-27 25.00 Transfer of registration h and title 66-3-103 25.00 g o t hr Expiration of dealer g e i k plates 66-3-403 25.00 h r i s Special registration h , t, plates 66-3-409, 66-3-412.1, e u g e b l e e h 66-3-413, 66-3-415, n d d i = = o h 66-3-417, 66-3-419, l ] b ,d i a º e 66-3-421, 66-3-422, r i = r t e w d m a n o 66-3-424.4, 66-3-424.5, d m :
b e d s º o t n = .223019.1AIC February 20, 2023 (9:51am) s k m e - 6 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d 66-3-424.7, 66-3-424.9, 66-3-424.13, 66-3-424.16 and 66-3-424.28 75.00 Bicycle laws 66-3-701 through 66-3-707 50.00 No license display 66-5-16 25.00 Failure to change address or name on license 66-5-22 25.00 Permitting unauthorized minor to drive 66-5-40 50.00 Permitting unauthorized person to drive 66-5-41 25.00 Failure to obey sign 66-7-104 25.00 Failure to obey signal 66-7-105 25.00 h Pedestrian signs and g o t hr signals 66-7-106 g e i k through h r i s 66-7-108 25.00 h , t, Speeding 66-7-301 e u g e b l e e h (1) up to and including n d d i = = o h ten miles an hour l ] b ,d i a º e over the speed limit 25.00 r i = r t e w d m a n o (2) from eleven up to d m :
b e d s º o t n = .223019.1AIC February 20, 2023 (9:51am) s k m e - 7 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d and including fifteen miles an hour over the speed limit 30.00 (3) from sixteen up to and including twenty miles an hour over the speed limit 65.00 (4) from twenty-one up to and including twenty-five miles an hour over the speed limit 100.00 (5) from twenty-six up to and including thirty miles an hour over the speed limit 125.00 (6) from thirty-one up to h and including thirty-five g o t hr miles an hour over the g e i k speed limit 150.00 h r i s (7) more than thirty-five h , t, miles an hour over the e u g e b l e e h speed limit 200.00 n d d i = = o h Unfastened safety belt 66-7-372 25.00 l ] b ,d i a º e Child not in restraint device r i = r t e w d m a n o or seat belt 66-7-369 25.00 d m :
b e d s º o t n = .223019.1AIC February 20, 2023 (9:51am) s k m e - 8 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d Minimum speed 66-7-305 25.00 Speeding 66-7-306 25.00 Improper starting 66-7-324 25.00 Improper backing 66-7-354 25.00 Improper lane 66-7-308 25.00 Improper lane 66-7-313 25.00 Improper lane 66-7-316 25.00 Improper lane 66-7-317 25.00 Improper lane 66-7-319 25.00 Improper passing 66-7-309 through 66-7-312 25.00 Improper passing 66-7-315 25.00 Controlled access violation 66-7-320 25.00 Controlled access violation 66-7-321 25.00 Improper turning 66-7-322 25.00 » g Improper turning 66-7-323 25.00 u » r Improper turning 66-7-325 25.00 h t i k Following too closely 66-7-318 25.00 h r g t Failure to yield 66-7-328 through 66-7-331 25.00 h s , t, e u g Failure to yield 66-7-332 50.00 e l i w l b lh Failure to yield 66-7-332.1 25.00 n d d i = = o h Pedestrian violation 66-7-333 l ] b , a l º e through r i = r t e w d m a n l 66-7-340 25.00 d m :
b e d s º o t n = .223019.1AIC February 20, 2023 (9:51am) s k m e - 9 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d Failure to stop 66-7-342 and 66-7-344 through 66-7-346 25.00 Railroad-highway grade crossing violation 66-7-341 and 66-7-343 150.00 Passing school bus 66-7-347 100.00 Failure to signal 66-7-325 through 66-7-327 25.00 Riding on motorcycles 66-7-355 100.00 Video screens in automobiles 66-7-358 25.00 Driving on mountain highways 66-7-359 25.00 Coasting prohibited 66-7-360 25.00 Animals on highway at night 66-7-363 50.00 Failure to secure load 66-7-407 100.00 Operation without oversize- h overweight permit 66-7-413 50.00 g o t hr Transport of reducible g e i k load with special h r i s permit more than six miles h , t, from a border crossing 66-7-413 100.00 e u g e b l e e h Driving while license n d d i = = o h administratively l ] b ,d i a º e suspended 66-5-39.2 25.00 r i = r t e w d m a n o Improper equipment 66-3-801 through d m :
b e d s º o t n = .223019.1AIC February 20, 2023 (9:51am) s k m e - 10 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d 66-3-840 and 66-3-842 through 66-3-851 50.00 Improper equipment 66-3-901 50.00 Improper emergency signal 66-3-853 through 66-3-857 25.00 Minor on motorcycle without helmet 66-7-356 300.00 Operation interference 66-7-357 50.00 Littering 66-7-364 300.00 Improper parking 66-7-349 through 66-7-352 and 66-7-353 25.00 Improper parking 66-3-852 25.00 Riding in or towing occupied house trailer 66-7-366 25.00 Improper opening of doors 66-7-367 25.00 No slow-moving vehicle h emblem or flashing g o t hr amber light 66-3-887 25.00 g e i k Open container-first h r i s violation 66-8-138 25.00 h , t, Texting while driving- e u g e b l e e h (1) first violation 66-7-374 25.00 n d d i = = o h (2) second and subsequent l ] b ,d i a º e violation 50.00 r i = r t e w d m a n o Using a handheld mobile d m :
b e d s º o t n = .223019.1AIC February 20, 2023 (9:51am) s k m e - 11 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d communication device while driving a commercial motor vehicle 66-7-375 (1) first violation 25.00 (2) second and subsequent violation 50.00.
B.
The term "penalty assessment misdemeanor" does not include a violation that has caused or contributed to the cause of an accident resulting in injury or death to a person.
C.
When an alleged violator of a penalty assessment misdemeanor elects to accept a notice to appear in lieu of a notice of penalty assessment, a fine imposed upon later conviction shall not exceed the penalty assessment established for the particular penalty assessment misdemeanor and probation imposed upon a suspended or deferred sentence shall not exceed ninety days.
h D.
The penalty assessment for speeding in violation g o t hr of Paragraph (5) of Subsection A of Section 66-7-301 NMSA 1978 g e i k is twice the penalty assessment established in Subsection A of h r i s this section for the equivalent miles per hour over the speed h , t, limit.
e u g e b l e e h E.
Upon a second conviction for operation without a n d d i = = o h permit for excessive size or weight pursuant to Section l ] b ,d i a º e 66-7-413 NMSA 1978, the penalty assessment shall be two hundred r i = r t e w d m a n o fifty dollars ($250).
Upon a third or subsequent conviction, d m :
b e d s º o t n = .223019.1AIC February 20, 2023 (9:51am) s k m e - 12 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d the penalty assessment shall be five hundred dollars ($500).
F.
Upon a second conviction for transport of a reducible load with a permit for excessive size or weight pursuant to Subsection N of Section 66-7-413 NMSA 1978 more than six miles from a port-of-entry facility on the border with Mexico, the penalty assessment shall be five hundred dollars ($500).
Upon a third or subsequent conviction, the penalty assessment shall be one thousand dollars ($1,000)." SECTION 4.
EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the provisions of this act is July 1, 2023.
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b r e t º o t n = .223019.1AIC February 20, 2023 (9:51am) s k m e e a n e d r e l u [ A d
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  1. DO PASS, as amended, committee report adopted

  2. WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION committee report adopted

  3. Sent to Senate Tax, Business and Transportation Committee & Senate Judiciary Committee

  4. Sent to Senate Pre-file

Sponsors

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2 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 110 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (110)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 48?
SB 48 is sponsored by Szczepanski, Reena and Peter Wirth (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 48?
This bill died with 2023 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 48?
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