New Mexico § 66-7-208 - When driver unable to report
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 66-7-208 — When driver unable to report, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 66-7-208. When driver unable to report
A. Whenever the driver of a vehicle is physically incapable of giving an immediate
notice of an accident as required in Section 66-7-206 NMSA 1978 and there was another occupant in the vehicle at the time of the accident capable
of doing so, such occupant shall give or cause to be given the notice not given by
the driver. B. Whenever the driver is physically incapable of making a written report of an accident
as required in Section 66-7-207 NMSA 1978 and such driver is not the owner of the vehicle, then the owner of the vehicle involved
in such accident shall within five days after learning of the accident make such report
not made by the driver.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 66-7-208 ("When driver unable to report") 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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