New Mexico § 66-3-848 - Safety glazing materials in motor vehicles
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 66-3-848 — Safety glazing materials in motor vehicles, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 66-3-848. Safety glazing materials in motor vehicles
A. No motor vehicle sold as new on or after January 1, 1954, shall be registered in
this state on or after that date unless it is equipped with safety glazing material
of a type approved by the director wherever glazing material is used in doors, windows
or windshields; nor shall any new motor vehicle be sold in this state after such
date unless it complies with this requirement. The foregoing provisions shall apply to all passenger-type motor vehicles including
passenger buses and school buses, but in respect to trucks, including truck tractors,
the requirements as to safety glazing material shall apply to all glazing material
used in doors, windows and windshields in the driver's compartments of such vehicles. B. The term “safety glazing materials” means glazing materials so constructed, treated
or combined with other materials as to reduce substantially, in comparison with ordinary
sheet glass or plate glass, the likelihood of injury to persons by objects from exterior
sources or by these safety glazing materials when they may be cracked or broken. C. The director shall compile and publish a list of types of glazing material by name
approved by him as meeting the requirements of this section and the director shall
not register after January 1, 1954, any motor vehicle which is subject to the provisions
of this section unless it is equipped with an approved type of safety glazing material,
and he shall thereafter suspend the registration of any motor vehicle so subject to
this section which he finds is not so equipped until it is made to conform to the
requirements of this section. D. On and after January 1, 1954, it shall be unlawful for any person to replace any
glass in any vehicle or portion thereof, which under the provisions of Subsection
A of this section must be equipped with safety glazing material, with any material
other than safety glazing material of a type approved by the director.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 66-3-848 ("Safety glazing materials in motor vehicles") 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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