{"data":{"id":"us-nm/66-5-60","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"66-5-60","heading":"Commercial driver's license; qualifications; standards.","body":"A. The division shall not issue a commercial driver's license to a person unless that person can establish that New Mexico is the person's state of domicile and has passed a knowledge test and a skills test for driving a commercial motor vehicle and, for related endorsements, has passed a medical fitness test and has satisfied any other requirements of the New Mexico Commercial Driver's License Act [66-5-52 to 66-5-72 NMSA 1978].\nB. The division may authorize a person, including an agency of this or another state, an employer, a private driver-training facility or other private institution or a department, agency or instrumentality of local government to administer the skills test or knowledge test specified by this section; provided that the person being authorized has completed entry-level driver training as required by federal law.\nC. A commercial driver's license applicant who does not pass the skills test or knowledge test may repeat the:\n(1) knowledge test no more than twice a week; and\n(2) skills test no more than three times a year.\nD. If the department determines that a commercial driver's license applicant has committed an offense in taking a test specified in this section, the division shall not issue a commercial driver's license to that applicant within one year of the department's determination.","path":["Chapter 66 - Motor Vehicles","ARTICLE 5 Licensing of Operators and Chauffeurs; Financial Responsibility; Uninsured Motorists' Insurance; Identification Cards"],"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":"0dfdeffdf04c898bc28f57b3589e6192b95dd7c316153e64cea832058458d28e","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/66-5-59","next":"us-nm/66-5-61"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}