N.M. Code R. § 18.19.5.51

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

Section 18.19.5.51 - POINT SYSTEM - ASSESSMENT AND EXPUNGING OF POINTS FOR VIOLATIONS OF TRAFFIC LAWS

A. Violations for which points shall be assessed are either violations pursuant to the traffic laws of this state or violations of the traffic laws of other jurisdictions for which points would be assessed if the violation had occurred in New Mexico. Points shall be assessed by the department in accordance with the schedule in 18.19.5.52 NMAC following conviction for any scheduled traffic law violation or the equivalent violation in the other jurisdiction if the violation occurred in another jurisdiction. Notification of a conviction of a traffic violation subject to the assessment of points shall be forwarded to the department by the convicting court. Points shall be assessed regardless of whether the violation occurred on a state, county or municipal road or on another traffic-way. The department shall keep a record of points assessed for a period of one year from the date the violation occurred.

B. Points assessed to a driver will be expunged by the department automatically at the end of the twelfth month following the month in which the violation for which the points were assessed occurred.

3/12/75, 4/3/75, 9/1/88, 3/6/92, 8/20/93, 10/31/96; 18.19.5.51 NMAC - Rn & A, 18 NMAC 19.5.11.2, 9/14/00, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXIV, Issue 05, March 14, 2023, eff. 3/14/2023