Section 66-7-357 - Obstruction to driver's view or driving mechanism.

NM Stat § 66-7-357 (2019) (N/A)
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A. No person shall drive a vehicle when it is so loaded or when there are in the front seat such number of persons, exceeding three, as to obstruct the view of the driver to the front or sides of the vehicle or as to interfere with the driver's control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle.

B. No passenger in a vehicle shall ride in such position as to interfere with the driver's view ahead or to the sides, or to interfere with his control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle.

History: 1953 Comp., § 64-7-357, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 461.

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

Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 60A C.J.S. Motor Vehicles § 342.