{"data":{"id":"us-nm/66-3-1101","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"66-3-1101","heading":"Mopeds; standards; operator requirements; application of Motor Vehicle Code.","body":"A. Mopeds shall comply with those motor vehicle safety standards deemed necessary and prescribed by the director of motor vehicles.\nB. Operators of mopeds shall have in their possession while operating a moped a valid driver's license of any class or permit, issued to them.\nC. Except as provided in Subsections A and B of this section, none of the provisions of the Motor Vehicle Code [66-1-1 NMSA 1978] relating to motor vehicles or motorcycles as defined in that code shall apply to a moped.\nD. As used in this section, \"moped\" means a two-wheeled or three-wheeled vehicle with an automatic transmission and a motor having a piston displacement of less than fifty cubic centimeters, which is capable of propelling the vehicle at a maximum speed of not more than thirty miles per hour on level ground at sea level.","path":["Chapter 66 - Motor Vehicles","ARTICLE 3 Registration Laws; Security Interests; Anti-Theft Provisions; Bicycles; Equipment; Unsafe Vehicles; Off-Highway Motor Vehicles; Other Vehicles"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18569/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:20Z","sha256":"5b96fb87f38b647dbae189e2d9ec93da4429a70cf2fdd2fe1a1ced2b6bd301a7","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/66-3-1021","next":"us-nm/66-3-1102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}