New Mexico § 66-3-822 - Requirements for clearance, side-marker and other lamps
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 66-3-822 — Requirements for clearance, side-marker and other lamps, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 66-3-822. Requirements for clearance, side-marker and other lamps
A. Except for temporary side-marker and clearance lamps on motor vehicles, as enumerated
in Section 66-3-808 NMSA 1978 , being transported in driveaway-towaway operations, temporary electric lamps on projecting
loads, and temporary marker lamps on pole trailers, all lamps shall be permanently
and securely mounted in workmanlike manner on a permanent part of the motor vehicle. All clearance lamps and side-marker lamps must be firmly attached. B. Clearance, side-marker, tail and projecting load-marker lamps shall be so mounted
as to be capable of being seen from a distance of at least five hundred feet under
clear atmospheric conditions during the time lamps are required to be lighted. The light from front clearance lamps shall be visible to the front and that from
side-marker lamps to the side, that from rear clearance and tail lamps to the rear. This section shall not be construed to apply to lamps which are obscured by another
unit of a combination of vehicles. C. Clearance, side-marker, tail and projecting-load marker lamps shall be constructed
and installed so as to provide an adequate and reliable warning signal.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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