66-8-116.2: Penalty assessment misdemeanors; Motor Carrier Act.

As used in the Motor Vehicle Code and the Motor Carrier Act [Chapter 65, Article 2A NMSA 1978], "penalty assessment misdemeanor" means, in addition to the definitions of that term in Sections 66-8-116 and 66-8-116.1 NMSA 1978, violation of the following listed sections of the NMSA 1978 for which, except as provided in Subsection E of this section, the listed penalty is established:

A. GENERAL

COMMON NAME OF OFFENSE SECTION VIOLATED PENALTY ASSESSMENT

Failure to register

motor carrier 66-3-1.1 $300.00

Failure to carry tax

identification

permit 65-1-26 300.00

Failure of motor carrier

to comply with weight distance

requirements of the Weight

Distance Tax Act 65-1-26

(1) first conviction 300.00

(2) second conviction, within

ten years of the first conviction 500.00

3) third or subsequent

conviction, within ten years of the

first conviction 1,000.00

Failure to comply with

department of

transportation rules 65-2A-7 50.00

Failure to

carry single state

registration receipt issued

by a base state 65-2A-7 50.00

Failure to register with

a base state under the federal

Unified Carrier Registration Act

of 2005 65-2A-16 50.00

Failure to stop at

designated

registration place 65-5-1 100.00

Failure to obtain

proper clearance

certificates 65-5-3 100.00.

B. VEHICLE OUT-OF-SERVICE VIOLATIONS

COMMON NAME OF OFFENSE SECTION VIOLATED PENALTY ASSESSMENT

Absence of braking action 65-3-9 $100.00

Damaged brake lining or pads 65-3-9 50.00

Loose or missing brake

components 65-3-12 100.00

Inoperable breakaway braking

system 65-3-12 50.00

Defective or damaged brake

tubing 65-3-12 50.00

Inoperative low pressure

warning device 65-3-9 50.00

Reservoir pressure not

maintained 65-3-12 100.00

Inoperative tractor

protection valve 65-3-9 100.00

Damaged or loose air

compressor 65-3-12 100.00

Audible air leak at brake

chamber 65-3-12 50.00

Defective safety devices--

chains or hooks 65-3-9 100.00

Defective towing or coupling

devices 65-3-9 100.00

Defective exhaust systems 65-3-9 30.00

Frame defects--trailers 65-3-12 100.00

Frame defects--other 65-3-9 100.00

Defective fuel systems 65-3-9 50.00

Missing or inoperative

lamps 65-3-9 25.00

Missing lamps on projecting

loads 65-3-9 50.00

Missing or inoperative

turn signal 65-3-9 25.00

Unsafe loading 65-3-8 100.00

Possession of radar detector

in commercial motor carrier

vehicle 65-3-8 100.00

Possession of alcoholic

beverage in commercial

motor carrier vehicle 65-3-8 200.00

Excessive steering wheel

play 65-3-9 100.00

Steering column defects 65-3-9 100.00

Steering box or steering

system defects 65-3-9 100.00

Suspension system defects 65-3-9 50.00

Defective springs or spring

assembly 65-3-9 50.00

Defective tires--steering

axle 65-3-9 100.00

Defective tires--other axles 65-3-9 30.00

Defective wheels and rims 65-3-9 50.00

Defective or missing

windshield wipers 65-3-9 30.00

Defective or inoperative

emergency exit--bus 65-3-9 100.00.

C. DRIVER OUT-OF-SERVICE VIOLATIONS

COMMON NAME OF OFFENSE SECTION VIOLATED PENALTY ASSESSMENT

Driver's age 65-3-7 $30.00

Driver not licensed for

type of vehicle being

operated 65-3-7 30.00

Failure to have valid

commercial driver's license

in possession 66-5-59 30.00

No waiver of physical

disqualification

in possession 65-3-7 30.00

Sickness or fatigue 65-3-8 100.00

Driver disqualification 65-3-7 500.00

Exceeding the 10-hour

driving rule for

passenger carrier

transportation 65-3-11 100.00

Exceeding the 11-hour

driving rule for property

carrier transportation 65-3-11 100.00

Exceeding the 14-hour on

duty rule for property

carrier transportation 65-3-11 100.00

Exceeding the 15-hour on

duty rule for passenger

carrier transportation 65-3-11 100.00

Exceeding the 60 hours in 7

days on duty rule 65-3-11 100.00

Exceeding the 70 hours in 8

days on duty rule 65-3-11 100.00

False log book 65-3-11 100.00

No log book 65-3-11 100.00

No record for previous

7 days 65-3-11 100.00.

D. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS OUT-OF-SERVICE VIOLATIONS

COMMON NAME OF OFFENSE SECTION VIOLATED PENALTY ASSESSMENT

Placarding violations 65-3-13 $250.00

Cargo tank not meeting

specifications 65-3-13 250.00

Internal valve operation

violations 65-3-13 250.00

Hazardous materials

packaging violations 65-3-13 250.00

Insecure load--hazardous

materials 65-3-13 250.00

Shipping papers violations 65-3-13 30.00

Shipment of forbidden

combination of hazardous

materials 65-3-13 250.00

No hazardous waste manifest 65-3-13 30.00

Bulk packaging marking

violations 65-3-13 30.00

Cargo tank marking violations 65-3-13 30.00.

E. Upon a second conviction for failure to stop at a port of entry or inspection station pursuant to Section 65-5-1 NMSA 1978, the penalty assessment shall be two hundred fifty dollars ($250). Upon a third or subsequent conviction, the penalty assessment shall be five hundred dollars ($500).