New Mexico § 66-5-66 - Applicant record information; information exchange
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§ 66-5-66. Applicant record information; information exchange
A. Before issuing a commercial driver's license, the department shall obtain pertinent
driving record information from each state where the applicant has been licensed,
through a multistate database, or from each state. B. The department has the authority to exchange commercial driver's license information
as it deems necessary to carry out the provisions of the New Mexico Commercial Driver's
License Act [ 66-5-52 through 66-5-72 NMSA 1978 ], except that the results of a background check conducted pursuant to federal department
of homeland security requirements shall be: (1) confidential and not disseminated except to the subject of the background check
and the division; (2) used only for the purpose authorized by this section; and (3) subject to protest, appeal or consideration of mitigating circumstances if used
as a basis to disqualify a driver who held a commercial driver’s license under rules
promulgated by the transportation security administration of the department of homeland
security. C. The department shall provide to the commercial driver's license information system
information on a conviction, disqualification, change in applicant status, change
in the state of record or any other information concerning a holder of a commercial
driver's license within ten days of receipt of that information. The secretary may adopt regulations to administer the requirement set forth pursuant
to this subsection. D. In determining whether a violation of law has occurred for the purpose of issuance,
administration or revocation of a commercial driver's license, the department shall
use information received from the commercial driver's license information system in
the same manner as information received from the state or any of its agencies, instrumentalities
or political subdivisions.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 66-5-66 ("Applicant record information; information exchange") 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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