Improper opening of doors.

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  2. New Mexico Statutes
  3. Motor Vehicles
  4. Traffic Laws; Signs, Signals and Markings; Accidents; Weight and Size; Traffic Safety
  5. TRAFFIC LAWS GENERALLY
  6. Improper opening of doors.

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It is a misdemeanor for any person to:

A. open the door of a vehicle on the side near moving traffic unless:

(1) it is reasonably safe to do so; and

(2) the door can be opened without interfering with the movement of traffic; or

B. leave a door of a vehicle open on the side of the vehicle near moving traffic for a period of time longer than necessary to load or unload passengers.

History: 1953 Comp., § 64-18-66, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 169, § 10; recompiled as 1953 Comp., § 64-7-367, by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 471.

ANNOTATIONS

Cross references. — For the penalty for a misdemeanor, see 66-8-7 NMSA 1978.

For the penalty assessment for violation, see 66-8-116 NMSA 1978.


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