N.M. Stat. § 66-5-16

Current through 2024, ch. 69

Section 66-5-16 - [Effective Until ninety days after adjournment] License to be carried and exhibited on demand

Every licensee shall have the licensee's driver's license in the licensee's immediate possession at all times when operating a motor vehicle and shall display the license upon demand of a magistrate, a peace officer or a field deputy or inspector of the division. A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a penalty assessment misdemeanor; however, a person charged with violating this section shall not be convicted if the person produces in court a driver's license issued to the person and valid at the time of the person's citation.

NMS § 66-5-16

1953 Comp., § 64-5-16, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 238; 1985, ch. 186, § 1.

Amended by 2018, c. 74,s. 35, eff. 7/1/2018.

This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.