{"data":{"id":"us-nm/66-7-502","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"66-7-502","heading":"Legislative intent.","body":"A. The legislature declares that there should be accurate information about the causes of traffic accidents which result in fatalities and in serious injuries on the highways of this state.\nB. Special accident-investigation units have made valuable discoveries of the incidence of driver intoxication and of mechanical defects in motor vehicle accidents. The legislature intends to promote and encourage the work of accident-investigation units.","path":["Chapter 66 - Motor Vehicles","ARTICLE 7 Traffic Laws; Signs, Signals and Markings; Accidents; Weight and Size; Traffic Safety"],"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":"1f289b543f321394445ef13e33dfdec4cd68abf4627425dbacea10350507dcb8","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/66-7-501","next":"us-nm/66-7-503"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}