{"data":{"id":"us-nm/66-3-709","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"66-3-709","heading":"Operation of electric-assisted bicycles.","body":"A. A person may ride a class 1 electric-assisted bicycle on a bicycle or pedestrian path where bicycles are authorized to travel; provided that a political subdivision of the state may prohibit the operation of a class 1 electric-assisted bicycle on a bicycle or pedestrian path within its jurisdiction.\nB. A person shall not ride a class 2 or class 3 electric-assisted bicycle on a bicycle or pedestrian path unless:\n(1) the path is within a street or highway; or\n(2) a political subdivision of the state permits the operation of a class 2 or class 3 electric-assisted bicycle on a path under its jurisdiction.\nC. A person under sixteen years of age shall not operate a class 3 electric-assisted bicycle upon any street, highway or bicycle or pedestrian path, except that a person under sixteen years of age may ride as a passenger on a class 3 electric-assisted bicycle that is designed to accommodate passengers.\nD. This section does not apply to a trail that is specifically designated as non-motorized and that has a natural surface tread that is made by clearing and grading the native soil with no added surfacing materials. A political subdivision of the state or a state agency having jurisdiction over a trail described in this subsection may regulate the use of an electric-assisted bicycle on that trail.","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":"6c5dc38a77bf74b3da362db187777b89ef33c1f7bd56b7748da3218bd4de8d6a","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/66-3-708","next":"us-nm/66-3-801"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}