New Mexico § 66-3-827 - Spot lamps and auxiliary lamps
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 66-3-827 — Spot lamps and auxiliary lamps, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 66-3-827. Spot lamps and auxiliary lamps
A. Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not to exceed two spot lamps and every lighted
spot lamp shall be so aimed and used that no part of the high-intensity portion of
the beam will be directed to the left of the prolongation of the extreme left side
of the vehicle nor more than one hundred feet ahead of the vehicle; provided, however,
that lighted spot lamps shall be turned off at least five hundred feet from approaching
motor vehicles. B. Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not to exceed two fog lamps mounted on the
front at a height not less than twelve inches nor more than thirty inches above the
level surface upon which the vehicle stands and so aimed, when the vehicle is not
loaded, that none of the high-intensity portion of the light to the left of the center
of the vehicle shall, at a distance of twenty-five feet ahead, project higher than
a level of four inches below the level of the center of the lamp from which it comes. Lighted fog lamps meeting the above requirements may be used with lower headlamp
beams as specified in Section 66-3-830B NMSA 1978 . C. Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not to exceed one auxiliary passing lamp
mounted on the front at a height not less than twenty-four inches nor more than forty-two
inches above the level surface upon which the vehicle stands. The provisions of Section 66-3-830 NMSA 1978 shall apply to any combination of headlamps and auxiliary passing lamps. D. Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not to exceed one auxiliary driving lamp
mounted on the front at a height not less than sixteen inches nor more than forty-two
inches above the level surface upon which the vehicle stands. Any lighted auxiliary driving lamp shall be turned off at least five hundred feet
from approaching motor vehicles. The provisions of Section 66-3-830 NMSA 1978 shall apply to any combination of headlamps and auxiliary driving lamp.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 66-3-827 ("Spot lamps and auxiliary lamps") 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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