Section 66-8-116.2 - Penalty assessment misdemeanors; Motor Carrier Act. - New Mexico Statutes

66-8-116.2. Penalty assessment misdemeanors; Motor Carrier Act.

As used in the Motor Vehicle Code [66-1-1 NMSA 1978] and the Motor Carrier Act [65-2A-1 NMSA 1978], "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, except as provided in Subsection E of this section, the listed penalty is established:

A.     GENERAL

 

      COMMON
NAME OF
OFFENSE SECTION
VIOLATED PENALTY
ASSESSMENT    Failure to register   motor carrier 66-3-1.1 $300.00  Failure to carry tax   identification   permit 65-1-26 300.00  Failure of motor carrier   to comply with weight distance   requirements of the Weight    Distance Tax Act 65-1-26   (1)  first conviction 300.00  (2)  second conviction, within ten years of the first conviction 500.00  (3)  third or subsequentconviction, within ten years of the first conviction 1,000.00  Failure to comply with    public regulation   commission rules and   regulations 65-2A-7 50.00  Failure to   carry single state   registration receipt issued   by a base state 65-2A-7 50.00  Failure to register with   a base state under the Federal   Unified Carrier Registration Act   of 2005 65-2A-16 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  Possession of radar detector   in commercial motor carrier   vehicle 65-3-8 100.00  Possession of alcoholic   beverage in commercial   motor carrier vehicle 65-3-8 200.00  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.   

E.     Upon a second conviction for failure to stop at a port of entry or inspection station pursuant to Section 65-5-1 NMSA 1978, the penalty assessment shall be two hundred fifty dollars ($250).  Upon a third or subsequent conviction, the penalty assessment shall be five hundred dollars ($500).