New Mexico § 66-3-708 - Electric-assisted bicycles; labels; standards
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 66-3-708 — Electric-assisted bicycles; labels; standards, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 66-3-708. Electric-assisted bicycles; labels; standards
A. Every manufacturer or distributor of new electric-assisted bicycles intended for
sale or distribution in New Mexico shall permanently affix to each electric-assisted
bicycle, in a prominent location, a label that contains the classification number,
top assisted speed and motor wattage of the electric-assisted bicycle. The label shall be printed in arial font in at least nine-point type. B. A person shall not knowingly modify an electric-assisted bicycle so as to change
the speed capability or motor engagement of the electric-assisted bicycle without
also appropriately replacing, or causing to be replaced, the label indicating the
classification required by Subsection A of this section. C. An electric-assisted bicycle shall comply with the equipment and manufacturing
requirements for bicycles adopted by the United States consumer product safety commission
and codified at 16 CFR 1512 or its successor regulation. D. A class 2 electric-assisted bicycle shall operate in a manner so that the electric
motor is disengaged or ceases to function when the brakes are applied. Class 1 and class 3 electric-assisted bicycles shall be equipped with a mechanism
or circuit that cannot be bypassed and that causes the electric motor to disengage
or cease to function when the rider stops pedaling. E. A class 3 electric-assisted bicycle shall be equipped with a speedometer that displays,
in miles per hour, the speed that the electric-assisted bicycle is traveling.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 66-3-708 ("Electric-assisted bicycles; labels; standards") 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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