New Mexico § 66-5-60 - Commercial driver's license; qualifications; standards
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 66-5-60 — Commercial driver's license; qualifications; standards, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 66-5-60. Commercial driver's license; qualifications; standards
A. The division shall not issue a commercial driver's license to a person unless that
person can establish that New Mexico is the person's state of domicile and has passed
a knowledge test and a skills test for driving a commercial motor vehicle and, for
related endorsements, has passed a medical fitness test and has satisfied any other
requirements of the New Mexico Commercial Driver's License Act. B. The division may authorize a person, including an agency of this or another state,
an employer, a private driver-training facility or other private institution or a
department, agency or instrumentality of local government to administer the skills
test or knowledge test specified by this section; provided that the person being
authorized has completed entry-level driver training as required by federal law. C. A commercial driver's license applicant who does not pass the skills test or knowledge
test may repeat the: (1) knowledge test no more than twice a week; and (2) skills test no more than three times a year. D. If the department determines that a commercial driver's license applicant has committed
an offense in taking a test specified in this section, the division shall not issue
a commercial driver's license to that applicant within one year of the department's
determination.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 66-5-60 ("Commercial driver's license; qualifications; 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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