New Mexico § 66-7-341 - Railroad-highway grade crossing violations; all drivers
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§ 66-7-341. Railroad-highway grade crossing violations; all drivers
A. A person driving a vehicle approaching a railroad-highway grade crossing shall: (1) obey traffic control devices, crossing gates or barriers or the directions of
an enforcement official at the crossing; (2) stop not more than fifty feet and not less than fifteen feet from the nearest
rail of a crossing if: (a) a train is moving through or blocking the crossing; (b) a train is plainly visible and approaching the crossing within hazardous proximity
to the crossing; (c) the sound of a train's warning signal can be heard; or (d) a traffic control device, crossing gate, barrier or light or an enforcement official
signals the driver to stop; and (3) proceed through the railroad-highway grade crossing only if it is safe to completely
pass through the entire railroad-highway grade crossing without stopping. B. A person shall not: (1) drive a vehicle through, around or under a crossing gate or barrier at a railroad-highway
grade crossing while the gate or barrier is closed or being opened or closed; (2) drive onto the railroad-highway grade crossing and stop; or (3) enter a crossing if the vehicle being driven has insufficient undercarriage clearance
to pass over the crossing. C. The penalty assessment for violation of this section is included in Section 66-8-116 NMSA 1978 .
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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