New Mexico § 66-7-372 - Safety belt use required; exception
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 66-7-372 — Safety belt use required; exception, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 66-7-372. Safety belt use required; exception
A. Except as provided by Section 66-7-369 NMSA 1978 and in Subsection B of this section, each occupant of a motor vehicle having a gross
vehicle weight of ten thousand pounds or less manufactured with safety belts in compliance
with federal motor vehicle safety standard number 208 shall have a safety belt properly
fastened about his body at all times when the vehicle is in motion on any street or
highway. B. This section shall not apply to an occupant of a motor vehicle having a gross vehicle
weight of ten thousand pounds or less who possesses a written statement from a licensed
physician that he is unable for medical reasons to wear a safety belt or to a rural
letter carrier of the United States postal service while performing the duties of
a rural letter carrier.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 66-7-372 ("Safety belt use required; exception") 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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