A. Unless the presence of equipment named by the Motor Vehicle Code [66-1-1 NMSA 1978] was a prior condition for legal sale within New Mexico at the time the historic or special interest vehicle was manufactured for first use, the presence of such equipment shall not be required as a condition for current legal use.
B. Any motor vehicle of historic or special interest, manufactured prior to the date when any emission controls were standard equipment on that particular make or model of vehicle is exempted from the laws requiring any inspection and use of such controls.
C. Any safety equipment that was manufactured as a part of the vehicle's original equipment must be in proper operating condition when the vehicle is operated for highway purposes.
History: 1953 Comp., § 64-41-4, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 35, § 4.
ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For the equipment provisions of the Motor Vehicle Code, see 66-3-801 NMSA 1978 et seq.