HOUSE BILL 168
46th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - second session, 2004
INTRODUCED BY
Richard D. Vigil
AN ACT
RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES; RESTRICTING APPLICATION OF MAXIMUM DRIVING AND ON-DUTY TIME VIOLATION PENALTIES TO PASSENGER CARRIER TRANSPORTATION; PROVIDING ADDITIONAL MAXIMUM DRIVING AND ON-DUTY TIME VIOLATION PENALTIES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
Section 1. Section 66-8-116.2 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1989, Chapter 319, Section 13, as amended) is amended to read:
"65-8-116.2. PENALTY ASSESSMENT MISDEMEANORS--MOTOR CARRIER ACT.--As used in the Motor Vehicle Code and the Motor Carrier Act, "penalty assessment misdemeanor" means, in addition to the definitions of that term in Sections 66-8-116 and 66-8-116.1 NMSA 1978, violation of the following listed sections of the NMSA 1978 for which the listed penalty is established:
A. GENERAL
COMMON NAME OF OFFENSE SECTION VIOLATED PENALTY ASSESSMENT
Failure to register
motor carrier [65-1-12] 66-3-1.1 $100.00
Failure to carry
identification card 65-1-26 50.00
Failure to comply with
public regulation
commission rules and
regulations [Section 7 of
the Motor Carrier Act] 65-2A-7 50.00
Failure to
carry single state
registration receipt issued
by a base state [Section 7 of
the Motor Carrier Act] 65-2A-7 50.00
Failure to stop at
designated
registration place 65-5-1 100.00
Failure to obtain
proper clearance
certificates 65-5-3 100.00.
B. VEHICLE OUT-OF-SERVICE VIOLATIONS
COMMON NAME OF OFFENSE SECTION VIOLATED PENALTY ASSESSMENT
Absence of braking action 65-3-9 $100.00
Damaged brake lining or pads 65-3-9 50.00
Loose or missing brake
components 65-3-12 100.00
Inoperable breakaway braking
system 65-3-12 50.00
Defective or damaged brake
tubing 65-3-12 50.00
Inoperative low pressure
warning device 65-3-9 50.00
Reservoir pressure not
maintained 65-3-12 100.00
Inoperative tractor
protection valve 65-3-9 100.00
Damaged or loose air
compressor 65-3-12 100.00
Audible air leak at brake
chamber 65-3-12 50.00
Defective safety devices--
chains or hooks 65-3-9 100.00
Defective towing or coupling
devices 65-3-9 100.00
Defective exhaust systems 65-3-9 30.00
Frame defects--trailers 65-3-12 100.00
Frame defects--other 65-3-9 100.00
Defective fuel systems 65-3-9 50.00
Missing or inoperative
lamps 65-3-9 25.00
Missing lamps on projecting
loads 65-3-9 50.00
Missing or inoperative
turn signal 65-3-9 25.00
Unsafe loading 65-3-8 100.00
Excessive steering wheel
play 65-3-9 100.00
Steering column defects 65-3-9 100.00
Steering box or steering
system defects 65-3-9 100.00
Suspension system defects 65-3-9 50.00
Defective springs or spring
assembly 65-3-9 50.00
Defective tires--steering
axle 65-3-9 100.00
Defective tires--other axles 65-3-9 30.00
Defective wheels and rims 65-3-9 50.00
Defective or missing
windshield wipers 65-3-9 30.00
Defective or inoperative
emergency exit--bus 65-3-9 100.00.
C. DRIVER OUT-OF-SERVICE VIOLATIONS
COMMON NAME OF OFFENSE SECTION VIOLATED PENALTY ASSESSMENT
Driver's age 65-3-7 $30.00
Driver not licensed for
type of vehicle being
operated 65-3-7 30.00
Failure to have valid
commercial driver's license
in possession 66-5-59 30.00
No waiver of physical
disqualification
in possession 65-3-7 30.00
Sickness or fatigue 65-3-8 100.00
Driver disqualification 65-3-7 500.00
Exceeding the 10-hour
driving rule for
passenger carrier
transportation 65-3-11 100.00
Exceeding the 11-hour
driving rule for property
carrier transportation 65-3-11 100.00
Exceeding the 14-hour on duty
rule for property carrier
transportation 65-3-11 100.00
Exceeding the 15-hour on
duty rule for passenger
carrier transportation 65-3-11 100.00
Exceeding the 60 hours in 7
days on duty rule 65-3-11 100.00
Exceeding the 70 hours in 8
days on duty rule 65-3-11 100.00
False log book 65-3-11 100.00
No log book 65-3-11 100.00
No record for previous
7 days 65-3-11 100.00.
D. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS OUT-OF-SERVICE VIOLATIONS
COMMON NAME OF OFFENSE SECTION VIOLATED PENALTY ASSESSMENT
Placarding violations 65-3-13 $250.00
Cargo tank not meeting
specifications 65-3-13 250.00
Internal valve operation
violations 65-3-13 250.00
Hazardous materials
packaging violations 65-3-13 250.00
Insecure load--hazardous
materials 65-3-13 250.00
Shipping papers violations 65-3-13 30.00
Shipment of forbidden
combination of hazardous
materials 65-3-13 250.00
No hazardous waste manifest 65-3-13 30.00
Bulk packaging marking
violations 65-3-13 30.00
Cargo tank marking violations 65-3-13 30.00."
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