N.M. Code R. § 18.19.5.112

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 11, June 11, 2024

Section 18.19.5.112 - COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE - VEHICLE DRIVERS EXCLUDED FROM THE REQUIREMENT TO HOLD A COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE

For purposes of licensing drivers of commercial vehicles and issuing commercial drivers licenses, the driver of one of the following vehicles is not required to have a commercial drivers license to operate such a vehicle upon the public roads and highways in New Mexico:

A. Recreational vehicles - a vehicle licensed as a recreational vehicle under the provisions of Section 66-1-4 NMSA 1978 and used as a recreational vehicle;

B. Farm and ranch vehicles - vehicles that meet the following criteria:

(1) controlled and operated by a farmer or rancher or an employee of a farmer or rancher;

(2) used to transport agricultural products, agricultural machinery or agricultural supplies to or from a farm or ranch;

(3) used within 150 miles of the persons farm or ranch;

(4) not used in the operations of a common or contract motor carrier or otherwise used "for hire";

C. Firefighting vehicles - vehicles manufactured for and equipped to fight fires and equipped with audible and visual signals and operated by a person who is a member of a volunteer or paid fire organization; or

D. Military vehicles - all vehicles owned or operated by the department of defense and operated by non-civilian operators.

N.M. Code R. § 18.19.5.112

2/28/90, 9/17/91, 8/20/93, 10/31/96; 18.19.5.112 NMAC - Rn & A, 18 NMAC 19.5.17.1, 9/14/00, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXIV, Issue 05, March 14, 2023, eff. 3/14/2023