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2020 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 66 - Motor Vehicles
Article 12 - Boating
Section 66-12-7.1 - Personal flotation devices required.
Universal Citation: NM Stat § 66-12-7.1 (2020)
The operator of a vessel being used for recreational purposes shall require a child age twelve or under who is aboard the vessel to wear a personal flotation device approved by the United States coast guard while the vessel is underway, unless the child is below deck or in an enclosed cabin.
History: Laws 2006, ch. 46, § 2.
ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2006, ch. 46, § 3 made Laws 2006, ch. 40, § 2 effective January 1, 2007.
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