New Mexico § 66-3-831 - Use of multiple-beam road-lighting equipment
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 66-3-831 — Use of multiple-beam road-lighting equipment, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 66-3-831. Use of multiple-beam road-lighting equipment
Whenever a motor vehicle is being operated on a roadway or shoulder adjacent thereto
during the times specified in Section 66-3-802 NMSA 1978 , the driver shall use a distribution of light, or composite beam, directed high enough
and of sufficient intensity to reveal persons and vehicles at a safe distance in advance
of the vehicle, subject to the following requirements and limitations: A. whenever the driver of a vehicle approaches an oncoming vehicle within five hundred
feet, such driver shall use a distribution of light or composite beam so aimed that
the glaring rays are not projected into the eyes of the oncoming driver; B. the lowermost distribution of light specified in Section 66-3-830B NMSA 1978 shall be deemed to avoid glare at all times, regardless of road contour and loading;
and C. whenever the driver of a vehicle overtakes another vehicle proceeding in the same
direction and within two hundred feet, such driver shall use a distribution of light
or composite beam so aimed that the glaring rays are not projected through the rear
window of the overtaken vehicle.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About New Mexico § 66-3-831
What does New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 66-3-831 cover?
Section 66-3-831 ("Use of multiple-beam road-lighting equipment") is part of the New Mexico Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Mexico. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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