New Mexico Statutes

N.M. Stat. § 65-3-1 (2026)

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Sections 65-3-1 through 65-3-13 [65-3-14] NMSA 1978 may be cited as the "Motor Carrier Safety Act".

History: 1978 Comp., § 65-3-1, enacted by Laws 1989, ch. 201, § 2.

ANNOTATIONS

Repeals and reenactments. — Laws 1989, ch. 201, § 2 repealed former 65-3-1 NMSA 1978, as amended by Laws 1977, ch. 250, § 95, relating to drivers' hours and enforcement thereof, and enacted a new section, effective July 1, 1989.

Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.

Laws 2007, ch. 151, § 1 enacted a new section of the Motor Carrier Safety Act, compiled as 65-3-14 NMSA 1978, effective June 15, 2007.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1966–2025 · leading case: Hernandez v. Grando's LLC, 429 P.3d 1259 (N.M. Ct. App. 2018).

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Hernandez v. Grando's LLC, 429 P.3d 1259 (N.M. Ct. App. 2018). “{13} The New Mexico Motor Carrier Safety Act (the Act) is set forth at NMSA 1978, Sections 65-3-1 to -14 (1989, as amended through 2009).”

El Paso Nat. Gas Co. v. Oil Conservation Comm'n, 414 P.2d 496 (N.M. 1966). “Sections 65-3-1 to 65-3-29, 'N.M. S.A.1953.”

Davila v. Jeff (N.M. Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 2× “{10} Section 65-3-9, a provision of the Motor Carrier Safety Act (the MCSA), NMSA 1978, §§ 65-3-1 to -14 (1989, as amended through 2023), does not establish a duty “with specificity” regarding what “is reasonable in a particular circumstance.”

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