The uniform traffic citation used as a notice to appear is a valid complaint, though not verified.
History: 1953 Comp., § 64-22-11.3, enacted by Laws 1961, ch. 213, § 10; recompiled as 1953 Comp., § 64-8-131, by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 539; 1990, ch. 120, § 41.
Compiler's notes. — Laws 1972, ch. 71, § 19, relating to criminal procedure, provides that the act not be construed as repealing 64-22-10 to 64-22-12, 1953 Comp., which includes this section.
The 1990 amendment, effective July 1, 1990, deleted "in the event the person receiving it voluntarily appears in court" at the end of the section.
Applicability of forgery statute. — The forgery statute, Section 30-16-10A NMSA 1978, includes uniform traffic citations among the types of writings which may purport to have legal efficacy. State v. Wasson, 1998-NMCA-087, 125 N.M. 656, 964 P.2d 820, cert. denied, 125 N.M. 322, 961 P.2d 167.
Section contemplates issuance for violation of village ordinances. — This section contemplates the issuance of uniform traffic citations for the violation of any traffic law or ordinance, including village traffic ordinances, which villages have the power to adopt. 1961 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 61-03.
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