N.M. Admin. Code tit. 18, ch. 19, pt. 5 - DRIVER'S LICENSE

  1. § 18.19.5.1 - ISSUING AGENCY
  2. § 18.19.5.2 - SCOPE
  3. § 18.19.5.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY
  4. § 18.19.5.4 - DURATION
  5. § 18.19.5.5 - EFFECTIVE DATE
  6. § 18.19.5.6 - OBJECTIVE
  7. § 18.19.5.7 - DEFINITIONS
  8. § 18.19.5.8 - RESERVED
  9. § 18.19.5.9 - PRORATING OF DRIVER'S LICENSE FEES
  10. § 18.19.5.10 - DRIVER'S LICENSES - MEMBER OF A NATO FORCE
  11. § 18.19.5.11 - CONTRACTING DRIVER'S KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL TESTS
  12. § 18.19.5.12 - REAL ID-COMPLIANT DRIVER'S LICENSES AND IDENTIFICATION CARDS FOR UNITED STATES CITIZENS, UNITED STATES NATIONALS OR PERMANENT RESIDENT ALIENS
  13. § 18.19.5.13 - RESERVED
  14. § 18.19.5.14 - REAL ID-COMPLIANT DRIVER'S LICENSE AND IDENTIFICATION CARDS FOR LAWFUL UNITED STATES RESIDENTS
  15. § 18.19.5.15 - STANDARD DRIVER'S LICENSE OR STANDARD IDENTIFICATION CARD THAT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE FOR FEDERAL PURPOSES
  16. § 18.19.5.16 through 18.19.5.29 - RESERVED
  17. § 18.19.5.30 - DRIVER LICENSE CLASSIFICATIONS
  18. § 18.19.5.31 - DRIVER LICENSE ENDORSEMENTS
  19. § 18.19.5.32 - DRIVER LICENSE RESTRICTIONS
  20. § 18.19.5.33 - RESTRICTED LICENSE - INTRASTATE COMMERCIAL DRIVING
  21. § 18.19.5.34 - SHORTENING OF LICENSURE PERIOD
  22. § 18.19.5.35 through 18.19.5.49 - RESERVED
  23. § 18.19.5.50 - POINT SYSTEM - PURPOSE - DEFINITIONS
  24. § 18.19.5.51 - POINT SYSTEM - ASSESSMENT AND EXPUNGING OF POINTS FOR VIOLATIONS OF TRAFFIC LAWS
  25. § 18.19.5.52 - POINT SYSTEM - SCHEDULE OF POINTS FOR VIOLATIONS
  26. § 18.19.5.53 - POINT SYSTEM - WARNING AT 6 POINTS
  27. § 18.19.5.54 - POINT SYSTEM - SUSPENSION OF DRIVER'S LICENSE AT 7 TO 10 POINTS
  28. § 18.19.5.55 - POINT SYSTEM - SUSPENSION AT 12 POINTS
  29. § 18.19.5.56 - POINT SYSTEM - HEARINGS
  30. § 18.19.5.57 - REINSTATEMENT OF SUSPENDED LICENSE - CONDITIONS
  31. § 18.19.5.58 through 18.19.5.69 - RESERVED
  32. § 18.19.5.70 - LIMITED DRIVER'S LICENSE - PURPOSE - CRITERIA
  33. § 18.19.5.71 - LIMITED DRIVER'S LICENSE - APPLICATION - HEARING
  34. § 18.19.5.72 - APPROVED DWI SCHOOL AND APPROVED ALCOHOL SCREENING PROGRAM
  35. § 18.19.5.73 through 18.19.5.99 - RESERVED
  36. § 18.19.5.100 - COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE - THIRD PARTY SKILLS TESTING
  37. § 18.19.5.101 - COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE - NOTIFICATION BY DRIVER
  38. § 18.19.5.102 - COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE - DISQUALIFICATION FOR VIOLATION OF OUT-OF-SERVICE ORDER
  39. § 18.19.5.103 - COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE - DISQUALIFICATION PURSUANT TO PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY ACT - GENERAL - REINSTATEMENT SURCHARGE
  40. § 18.19.5.104 - RESERVED
  41. § 18.19.5.105 - RESERVED
  42. § 18.19.5.106 - COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE - REDUCTION OF LIFETIME DISQUALIFICATION - GUIDELINES
  43. § 18.19.5.107 - COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE - REDUCTION OF LIFETIME DISQUALIFICATION - REQUEST FOR HEARING - CONDUCT OF HEARING
  44. § 18.19.5.108 - COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE - NO "EMPLOYMENT ONLY" COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSES
  45. § 18.19.5.109 - COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE - CONSEQUENCES OF SECOND DISQUALIFICATION FOR LIFE
  46. § 18.19.5.110 - CANCELLATION OF COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE FOR FALSE INFORMATION
  47. § 18.19.5.111 - COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE - COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE TESTING
  48. § 18.19.5.112 - COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE - VEHICLE DRIVERS EXCLUDED FROM THE REQUIREMENT TO HOLD A COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE
  49. § 18.19.5.113 - COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE - CLASSIFICATIONS OF COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSES
  50. § 18.19.5.114 - COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE - ENDORSEMENTS TO COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSES
  51. § 18.19.5.115 - COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE - RESTRICTIONS TO COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSES
  52. § 18.19.5.116 - COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE - SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE
  53. § 18.19.5.117 - COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE - RECIPROCITY
  54. § 18.19.5.118 - INSTRUCTION PERMIT - PURPOSE - CRITERIA

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N.M. Admin. Code tit. 18, ch. 19, pt. 5
HISTORY OF 18.19.5 NMAC:
Pre-NMAC History: Certain material in this part was derived that previously filed with the Commission of Public Records - State Records Center and Archives:
MVD 70-4, (Regulation No. 70-1), In the Matter of Fixing Fees for the Purchase of Abstracts of Records of the Department of Motor Vehicles and Text of Motor Vehicle Code, filed 7/1/1970.
MVD 70-6, (Regulation No. 70-3), 64-13-40, Persons Not to be Licensed; 64-13-60, Authority of Division to Suspend or Revoke License; In the Matter of the Establishment of a Point System for Violations of Motor Vehicle and Traffic Laws so as to Provide a Fair and Workable Method to Effectuate the Authority Conferred Upon the DMV to Suspend a Driving License by Section 64-13-60 NMSA 1953 Compilation and Inherent in Section 64-13-40(1) Thereof, filed 9/2/1970.
MVD 70-27, (Regulation No. 70-3A), 64-13-40, Persons Not to be Licensed; 64-13-60, Authority of Division to Suspend or Revoke License; In the Matter of the Establishment of a Point System for Violations of Motor Vehicle and Traffic Laws so as to Provide a Fair and Workable Method to Effectuate the Authority Conferred Upon the DMV to Suspend a Driving License by Section 64-13-60 NMSA 1953 Compilation and Inherent in Section 64-13-40(1) Thereof and Amending Regulation No. 70-3, Adopted 8/28/1970, filed 11/25/1970.
MVD 72-2, (Regulation No. 72-2), 64-13-40, Persons Not to be Licensed; 64-13-60, Authority of Division to Suspend or Revoke License; In the Matter of the Establishment of a Point System for Violations of Motor Vehicle and Traffic Laws so as to Provide a Fair and Workable Method to Effectuate the Authority Conferred Upon the DMV to Suspend a Driving License by Section 64-13-60 NMSA 1953 Compilation and Inherent in Section 64-13-40(1) Thereof and Amending Regulation No. 70-3A, Adopted 11/20/70, filed 7/20/1972.
MVD 73-1, (Regulation No. 73-1), 64-13-40, Persons Not to be Licensed; 64-13-60, Authority of Division to Suspend or Revoke License; In the Matter of the Establishment of a Point System for Violations of Motor Vehicle and Traffic Laws so as to Provide a Fair and Workable Method to Effectuate the Authority Conferred Upon the DMV to Suspend a Driving License by Section 64-13-60 NMSA 1953 Compilation and Inherent in Section 64-13-40(1) Thereof and Amending Regulation No. 72-2, Adopted 7/20/1972, filed 4/10/1973.
MVD 73-5, (Regulation No. 73-3), 64-13-40, Persons Not to be Licensed; 64-13-60, Authority of Division to Suspend or Revoke License; In the Matter of the Establishment of a Point System for Violations of Motor Vehicle and Traffic Laws so as to Provide a Fair and Workable Method to Effectuate the Authority Conferred Upon the DMV to Suspend a Driving License by Section 64-13-60 NMSA 1953 Compilation and Inherent in Section 64-13-40(1) Thereof and Replacing Regulation No. 73-1, Adopted 4/10/73, filed 11/7/1973.
MVD 75-1, (Regulation No. 75-1), 64-13-40, Persons Not to be Licensed; 64-13-60, Authority of Division to Suspend or Revoke License; In the Matter of the Establishment of a Point System for Violations of Motor Vehicle and Traffic Laws so as to Provide a Fair and Workable Method to Effectuate the Authority Conferred Upon the DMV to Suspend a Driving License by Section 64-13-60 NMSA 1953 Compilation and Inherent in Section 64-13-40(1) Thereof and Replacing Regulation No. 73-3, Adopted 10/15/1973, filed 3/14/1975.
TRD Regulations MVC 5-30:1/8, Regulations Pertaining to the Motor Vehicle Code, Section 66-5-5 NMSA 1978, filed 9/1/1988.
MVD 70-16, (Regulation No. 70-13), In the Matter of Chauffeur's License as Required Under Sections 64-2-4 and 64-13-41 NMSA 1953, filed 9/2/1970.
MVD 78-3, New Mexico Uniform Traffic Ordinance 1978, filed 11/6/1978.
MVD 78-4, (Regulation No. 78-1) 1.00 Authorization: 66-5-7, Driver's License - Classification - Examinations; 66-5-8, Instruction Permits and Temporary Licenses; 66-5-9, Application for License or Instruction Permit; and 66-5-14; Examination of Applicants. 2.00 Classification of Licenses and Permits. 3.00 Waiver of Road Test and Certification Program, filed 12/28/1978.
MVD 79-1, (Regulation No. 79-1) 1.00 Authorization: 66-5-7, Driver's License - Classification - Examinations; 66-5-8, Instruction Permits and Temporary Licenses; 66-5-9, Application for License or Instruction Permit; and 66-5-14; Examination of Applicants. 2.00 Classification of Licenses and Permits. 3.00 Waiver of Road Test and Certification Program, filed 1/3/1979.
Transportation Rule No. 83-2-MVD, Classification of Driver Licenses and Permits, filed 12/9/1983.
Transportation Rule No. 84-2-MVD, Limited Driver's License, filed 12/9/1983.
TRD MVC 5-32:1, Regulations Pertaining to the Motor Vehicle Code, Section 66-5-32 NMSA 1978 (Reinstatement of Suspended License - Conditions), filed 4/7/1989.
TRD MVC 5-7: 1&2, Regulations Pertaining to the Motor Vehicle Code, Section 66-5-7 NMSA 1978, Driver's License - Classification; Examinations, filed 2/28/1990.
TRD MVC 5-19:1, Regulation Pertaining to the Motor Vehicle Code, Section 66-5-19 NMSA 1978, Restricted Licenses, filed 2/28/1990.
TRD MVC 5-54:1, Regulations Pertaining to the Motor Vehicle Code, Section 66-5-54 NMSA 1978, Definitions, filed 2/28/1990.
TRD MVC 5-57:1, Regulation Pertaining to the New Mexico Commercial Driver's License Act, Section 66-5-57 NMSA 1978, Notification by Driver to the Division, filed 2/28/1990.
TRD MVC 5-60:1&2, Regulations Pertaining to the New Mexico Commercial Driver's License Act, Section 66-5-60 NMSA 1978, Commercial Driver's License - Qualifications - Standards, filed 2/28/1990.
TRD MVC 5-65:1-5, Regulations Pertaining to the New Mexico Commercial Driver's License Act, Section 66-5-65 NMSA 1978, Classifications - Endorsements - Restrictions, filed 2/28/1990.
TRD MVC 5-68:1-4, Regulations Pertaining to the New Mexico Commercial Driver's License Act, Section 66-5-68 NMSA 1978, Disqualifications - Cancellations, filed 2/28/1990.
TRD MVC 5-70:1&2, Regulation Pertaining to the New Mexico Commercial Driver's License Act, Section 66-5-70 NMSA 1978, Reciprocity, filed 2/28/1990.
TRD MVC 5-35:1&2, Regulation Pertaining to the Motor Vehicle Code, Section 66-5-35 NMSA 1978, Limited Driver's License - Purpose, Criteria, Application, Hearing, filed 7/20/1990.
TRD MVC 5-19:2, Regulation Pertaining to the Motor Vehicle Code, Section 66-5-19 NMSA 1978, MVC 5-19:2 - Restricted License Intrastate Commercial Driving, filed 3/16/1992.
TRD MVC 5-93, Regulations Pertaining to the Motor Vehicle Code, Article 5, Chapter 66 NMSA 1978, filed 8/20/1993.
History of Repealed Material:
MVD 78-3, New Mexico Uniform Traffic Ordinance 1978, filed 11/6/1978 - Repealed 5/31/2000.
18.19.5 NMAC, Motor Vehicle Procedures, Licenses, Permits, filed 8/31/2000 - Repealed effective 3/14/2023.
Other:
18.19.5 NMAC, Motor Vehicle Procedures, Licenses, Permits, filed 8/31/2000 - Replaced 18.19.5 NMAC, Motor Vehicle Procedures, Licenses, Permits, effective 3/14/2023.

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