Penalty assessment misdemeanors; oversize load.

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2. New Mexico Statutes
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4. Crimes, Penalties and Procedure
5. TRAFFIC OFFENSES
6. Penalty assessment misdemeanors; oversize load.

As used in the Motor Vehicle Code [66-1-1 NMSA 1978] and the Motor Carrier Act [65-2A-1 to 65-2A-41 NMSA 1978], "penalty assessment misdemeanor" means, in addition to the definition of that term in Section 66-8-116 NMSA 1978, violation of the following listed sections of the NMSA 1978 for which the listed penalty is established:

COMMON NAME OF OFFENSE	SECTION VIOLATED	PENALTY ASSESSMENT
Oversize load 1,000
	to 3,000 pounds	66-7-411	$ 50.00
Oversize load 3,001
	to 4,000 pounds	66-7-411	80.00
Oversize load 4,001
	to 5,000 pounds	66-7-411	150.00
Oversize load 5,001
	to 6,000 pounds	66-7-411	250.00
Oversize load 6,001
	to 7,000 pounds	66-7-411	400.00
Oversize load 7,001
	to 8,000 pounds	66-7-411	550.00
Oversize load 8,001
	to 9,000 pounds	66-7-411	700.00
Oversize load 9,001
	to 10,000 pounds	66-7-411	850.00
Oversize load over
	10,000 pounds	66-7-411	1,000.00.

History: Laws 1989, ch. 319, § 12; 2007, ch. 209, § 13.

ANNOTATIONS

The 2007 amendment, effective July 1, 2007, doubled the penalty assessments.

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