2017 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 66 - Motor Vehicles
Article 8 - Crimes, Penalties and Procedure
Part 2 - TRAFFIC OFFENSES
Section 66-8-114 - Careless driving.

Universal Citation: NM Stat § 66-8-114 (2017)

66-8-114. Careless driving.

A. Any person operating a vehicle on the highway shall give his full time and entire attention to the operation of the vehicle.

B. Any person who operates a vehicle in a careless, inattentive or imprudent manner, without due regard for the width, grade, curves, corners, traffic, weather and road conditions and all other attendant circumstances is guilty of a misdemeanor.

History: 1953 Comp., 64-22-3.1, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 169, 12; recompiled as 1953 Comp., 64-8-114, by Laws 1978, ch. 35, 522.

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