Articles 1 through 8 of Chapter 66 NMSA 1978 [except 66-7-102.1 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the "Motor Vehicle Code".
History: 1953 Comp., § 64-1-1, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 1.
Constitutionality. — The former Motor Vehicle Act was not constitutionally objectionable under N.M. Const., art. IV, § 16. The mere inclusion of other provisions logically within the scope of the title and relating to the general subject of motor vehicles did not violate the "one subject" restriction. State v. Roybal, 1960-NMSC-012, 66 N.M. 416, 349 P.2d 332.
Municipalities may adopt motor vehicle ordinances notwithstanding state statutes cover the same subjects and provide penalties for violations. 1960 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 60-218.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — Validity, construction, and effect of statutes or ordinances forbidding automotive "cruising" - practice of driving repeatedly through loop of public roads through city, 87 A.L.R.4th 1110.
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