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