(A) As used in the New Mexico Uniform Traffic Ordinance adopted by the city, PENALTY ASSESSMENT MISDEMEANOR means violation of the following listed sections of the New Mexico Uniform Traffic Ordinance, for which the listed penalty assessment is established.
Common Name of Offense | Section Violated | Penalty Assessment |
Common Name of Offense | Section Violated | Penalty Assessment |
Abandoned vehicle | 12-12-18 | $50 |
Accidents | ||
Duties of driver(s) involved: | 12-4-3 | $50 |
Exhibit driver’s license | 12-4-3 | $50 |
Additional equipment not prohibited | 12-10-1.1B | $50 |
Alley | ||
Left turn into or from alley | 12-6-2.1C, 12-6-2.5B, 12-6-2.7C | $50 |
One-way alleys | 12-6-2.8,12-6-2.9 | $40 |
Animal exclusions from certain streets | 12-6-2.16 | $50 |
Animals on streets | 12-6-13.10 | $60 |
Animals, person riding | 12-3-5, 12-6-13.10A | $50 |
Animals, rules apply to | 12-3-5 | $50 |
Authorized emergency vehicles | ||
Emergency vehicle, following within 500 feet prohibited | 12-6-12.13 | $50 |
Emergency vehicle, improper operation of | 12-3-4 | $50 |
Emergency vehicle, special privileges and limitations | 12-3-4 | $50 |
Bicycle | 12-8-1 through 12-8-23 | $40 |
Bicycle bell required | 12-8-7B | $40 |
Bicycle brake required | 12-8-7C | $40 |
Bicycle, carrying articles while riding | 12-8-6 | $40 |
Bicycle, clinging to vehicle | 12-8-4 | $40 |
Bicycle, controlled access street prohibited on | 12-6-2.16 | $40 |
Bicycle dealers | 12-8-21 | $40 |
Bicycle emerging from alley, driveway, private road, building | 12-8-11 | $40 |
Bicycle equipment | 12-8-7 | $40 |
Bicycle handlebars, one hand on | 12-8-6 | $40 |
Bicycle lamp, front, when required | 12-8-7A | $40 |
Bicycle license | 12-8-13 through 12-8-20 | $40 |
Bicycle, number of persons riding on | 12-8-3 | $40 |
Bicycle, obedience to traffic control devices | 12-8-8 | $40 |
Bicycle ordinance applies to riders of | 12-8-1, 12-8-2 | $40 |
Bicycle, parent not to authorize violation | 12-8-1 | $40 |
Bicycle parking | 12-8-9 | $40 |
Bicycle passengers | 12-8-3 | $40 |
Bicycle path, rules apply on | 12-8-1 | $40 |
Bicycle paths to be used when available | 12-8-5 | $40 |
Bicycle reflectors, required | 12-8-7A | $40 |
Bicycle rental agencies, duties | 12-8-20 | $40 |
Bicycle restrictions on use of certain streets | 12-6-2.16 | $40 |
Bicycle riding on sidewalks | 12-8-12 | $40 |
Bicycle riding on streets, restrictions | 12-8-5 | $40 |
Bicycle right-of-way | 12-8-11, 12-8-12 | $40 |
Bicycle seat, use of required | 12-8-3 | $40 |
Bicycle speed | 12-8-10 | $40 |
Blind persons, duty of driver toward | 12-6-12.21 | $50 |
Brakes | 12-10-1.16 | $50 |
Bridge, parking, standing or stopping on | 12-6-6.1 | $50 |
Bridge, passing on approach to | 12-6-2.5 | $50 |
Bridge, pedestrians on | 12-6-14.7 | $50 |
Bridge, removal of parked vehicle from | 12-12-18 | $50 |
Building, drivers or bicycles must yield to pedestrians and other vehicles when entering or leaving | 12-6-7.1, 12-8-11 | $50 |
Building, stop when emerging from | 12-6-7.1 | $50 |
Bus | ||
Bus, obstruction to driver’s view prohibited | 12-6-12.10 | $50 |
Bus, railroad crossing, stop required | 12-6-7.7 | $50 |
Bus stopping, standing and parking | 12-6-9.3, 12-6-13.6 | $50 |
Cancelled license possession unlawful | 12-6-12.6 | $65 |
Careless driving | 12-6-12.4A, B | $75 |
Child not in restraining device or safety belt and mandatory use of seatbelts | 12-6-13.12, 12-6-13.13A, B, C, D | $75 |
Coasting prohibited | 12-6-12.12 | $50 |
Controlled access street | ||
Exclusion of specified traffic | 12-6-2.16 | $50 |
Restricted access | 12-6-2.15 | $50 |
Restrictions on use | 12-6-2.16 | $50 |
Controlled access violation | 12-6-2.15 | $50 |
Crosswalk | ||
Crosswalk, drivers yield to pedestrians in | ||
Green arrow | 12-5-6D | $40 |
Green light | 12-5-6A | $40 |
Red light, while turning on | 12-5-6F | $40 |
Where no signal in operation | 12-6-14.2 | $40 |
Crosswalk, parking, standing or stopping in or within 20 feet prohibited | 12-6-6.1A | $40 |
Crosswalk, passing vehicle stopped at | 12-6-2.7E | $40 |
Crosswalk, pedestrian | ||
Cross in right half of | 12-6-14.3 | $40 |
Crossing at the other than | 12-6-14.4 | $40 |
Right-of-way in | 12-6-14.2 | $40 |
School crossings | 12-6-10 | $40 |
Stop before entering crosswalk at: | ||
Flashing red light | 12-5-8A | $50 |
Red light | 12-5-6 | $50 |
Stop sign | 12-6-4.3 | $50 |
Yield sign | 12-6-4.3 | $50 |
Unnecessary blocking | 12-6-7.2 | $50 |
Destructive or injurious material on roadway | 12-6-13.5 | $125 |
Dimming of lights | 12-10-1.6 | $50 |
Display of current valid registration plate | 12-10-4A | $50 |
Drinking in vehicle on street | 12-6-13.14 | $65 |
Driver | ||
Eluding a police officer prohibited | 12-6-12.7A, B | $75 |
Emerging from driveway, alley, building, private road | 12-6-7.1 | $50 |
Following fire apparatus prohibited | 12-6-12.13 | $50 |
Overtaking a vehicle on the left | 12-6-2.3 | $50 |
Driver, off-highway motor vehicle | 12-7-9.1 through 12-7-9.6 | $50 |
Driver, precautions on approaching the blind | 12-6-12.21A, B | $50 |
Driver, processions | 12-6-12.20A through D | $50 |
Driver, railroad grade crossing (see that topic) | ||
Driver, school bus, stop for | 12-6-7.3A through D | $125 |
Driver, seat belts, mandatory use | 12-6-13.13 | $75 |
Driver, unattended vehicle | 12-6-12.8 | $50 |
Drivers to exercise due care | 12-6-14.8 | $50 |
Driveway, emerging from | 12-6-7.1A, B | $50 |
Driveway, parking in front of signs prohibited | 12-6-6.1A, B, C | $50 |
Driveway, turning into | 12-6-5.8A | $50 |
Driving on divided street | 12-6-2.14 | $50 |
Driving on left, limitation | 12-6-2.5 | $50 |
Driving on mountain streets | 12-6-13.11 | $65 |
Eluding a police officer | 12-6-12.7A, B | $75 |
Emblem, slow moving vehicle | 12-6-11.1A, B, C, D | $50 |
Evidence of registration to be signed and exhibited on demand | 12-10-5 | $50 |
Expired license plate | 12-10-4 C | $60 |
Eye protection required | 12-7-5 | $50 |
Failure to dim lights | 12-10-1.6 | $50 |
Failure to obey notice to appear | 12-12-7 | $100 |
Failure to obey sign | 12-5-3 | $50 |
Failure to obey signal | 12-5-3 | $50 |
Failure to secure load | 12-6-13.5 | $100 |
Failure to signal | 12-6-5.7, 12-6-5.8 | $50 |
Failure to stop | 12-6-4.3 | $75 |
Failure to yield | 12-6-4.3 | $75 |
Failure to yield after stop | 12-6-4.3 | $60 |
Failure to yield to emergency vehicle | 12-6-7.4 | $100 |
Failure to yield to private drive | 12-6-7.1 | $50 |
Failure to yield to right-of-way | 12-6-4.3 | $50 |
False accident report | 12-4-9 | $50 |
Financial responsibility | 12-10-6 | |
First offense | $75* | |
Second offense | $150* | |
Three or more offenses | $300* | |
Fire hose crossing, prohibited | 12-6-12.14 | $50 |
Flashing signals | 12-5-8 | $50 |
Following fire apparatus, prohibited | 12-6-12.13 | $50 |
Following too closely | 12-6-2.13 | $50 |
Forms: Dealers’ and wreckers’ records | 12-4-8 | $75 |
Hand and arm signals | 12-6-5.9, 12-6-5.10 | $50 |
Handicapped parking | 12-9-9 | $50 |
Hazardous material on roadway | 12-6-13.5A through E | $75 |
Hazardous materials, transportation of | 12-10-2A through E | $50 |
Headlamps on vehicle | 12-10-1.5A through E | $60 |
Hills | ||
Driving on left, limitation | 12-6-2.5 | $50 |
Turn wheels toward curb on | 12-6-12.8 | $50 |
Horses Controlled access street restrictions | 12-6-2.16 | $40 |
House trailer | ||
Lamps and reflectors/large semi-trailers, full trailers, house trailers | 12-10-1.23 | $40 |
Occupied moving house trailers | 12-5-13.9 | $40 |
Special equipment | 12-10-1.24 | $40 |
Immediate notice of accident | 12-4-6 | $75 |
Implied Consent Act | 12-6-12.1D, F | $75 |
Improper backing | 12-6-12.9 | $53 |
Improper emergency signal | 12-10-1.44 | $40 |
Improper equipment | 12-10-1.1 | $40 |
Improper lane | 12-6-2.1 | $40 |
Improper opening of doors | 12-6-13.8 | $40 |
Improper parking | 12-6-8.2, 12-6-8.3, 12-6-8.4, 12-6-6.1, 12-6-6.2, 12-6-6.3, 12-6-6.4, 12-6-6.5, 12-6-6.6, 12-6-6.7, 12-6-6.8, 12-6-6.9, 12-6-6.10, 12-6- 6.11, 12-6-6.12, 12- 6-6.13, 12-6-6.14 | $40 |
Improper passing | 12-6-2.1, 12-6-2.2, 12-6-2.3, 12-6-2.4, 12-6-2.5, 12-6-2.6, 12-6-2.7 | $50 |
Improper starting | 12-6-5.7 | $40 |
Improper turn/left-right | 12-6-5.1 | $50 |
Improper turning | 12-6-5.2, 12-6-5.3, 12-6-5.4, 12-5-5.5, 12-6-5.6 | $50 |
Insurance, mandatory financial responsibility | 12-10-6 | |
First offense | $75 | |
Second offense | $150 | |
Third offense | $300 | |
Intersection stop when traffic obstructed in | 12-6-7.2 | $50 |
Key, ignition, remove from unattended vehicle | 12-6-12.8 | $50 |
Lamp or flag on projecting load | 12-10-1.11 | $40 |
Lamps, head | ||
Height limitations | 12-10-1.4, 12-10-1.5C | $40 |
Lighted, time required | 12-10-1.3 | $40 |
Multiple beam | 12-10-1.5, 12-10-1.39 | $40 |
Number required or permitted | 12-10-1.5A, B, 12-10-1.43 | $40 |
Obstructed lights | 12-10.1-1.34 | $40 |
Parked vehicles | 12-10-1.35 | $40 |
Proper condition and adjustment required | 12-10-1.4 | $40 |
Requirements | 12-10-1.32 | |
Single-beam equipment | 12-10-1.40 | $40 |
Special vehicles, lamps on | 12-10-1.7, 12-10- 1.9, 12-10-1.22 through 12-10-1.26, 12-10-1.35, 12-10-1.37, 12-10-1.45 | $40 |
Stop lamps | 12-10-1.9, 12-10-1.37 | $40 |
Tail lamps | 12-10-1.7 | $50 |
Time when must be lighted | 12-10-1.3 | $40 |
Lamps on vehicle | ||
Additional lamps | 12-10-1.1B, 12-10-13.8 | $40 |
Alternate road-lighting equipment | 12-10-1.42v | $40 |
Auxiliary road-lighting equipment | 12-10-1.32 | $40 |
Clearance of side marker lamps | ||
Color of | 12-10-1.21 | $40 |
Combination of | 12-10-1.29 | $40 |
Indicate dimensions of vehicle | 12-10-1.28 | $40 |
Mounting of | 12-10-1.27 | $40 |
Requirements for | 12-10-1.35 | $40 |
Combination stop and tail lamps | 12-10-130 | $40 |
Driving lamps | 12-10-1.3 through 12-10-1.9 | $40 |
Electric lamps required | 12-10-13.1 | $40 |
Farm tractors | 12-10-1.1C | $40 |
Lane | ||
Center, in three lane street | 12-6-2.12(2) | $50 |
Changing lanes | ||
Prohibited by devices | 12-6-2.12 | $50 |
Signal required | 12-6-2.12 | $50 |
Direction, control signals | 12-6-2.12 | $50 |
Driver within one lane | 12-5-14B, 12-6-2.12 | $50 |
Motorcycles | 12-7-2 | $50 |
Driving between, prohibited | 12-7-2C | $50 |
Entitled to full use of | 12-7-2A | $50 |
Passing restrictions | 12-7-2B | $50 |
Two abreast in | 12-7-2D | $50 |
Lanes, street or roadway | ||
Drive in one lane | 12-6-2.12 | $50 |
Four-lane street | 12-6-2.1C | $50 |
Restricted direction of movement during certain periods | 12-6-2.11 | $50 |
Leaving an accident scene/property damage | 12-4-1, 12-4-2, 12-4- 4 | $100 |
Left turn | ||
Electric signal lamps | 12-6-5.9 | $50 |
Hand and arm | 12-6-5.9, 12-6-5.10 | $50 |
Into or from alley | 12-6-2.1C, 12-6-2.5B, 12-6-2.7C | $50 |
License, driver’s | ||
Cancelled or suspended, license | 12-6-12.6(1) | $50 |
License of another | 12-6-12.6(3) | $50 |
Permitting unauthorized person to drive | 12-6-12.6 | $50 |
Required upon demand | 12-6-12.5(D) | $50 |
Limitations on overtaking on the left | 12-6-2.4 | $50 |
Limitations on turning around | 12-6-5.5 | $50 |
Load restrictions upon vehicles using certain streets | 12-6-11, 12-10-3.3, 12-10-3.4, 12-10-3.5 | $50 |
Loading and unloading | ||
Curb loading zone | 12-6-8 | $50 |
Freight curb loading zone | 12-6-8.4 | $50 |
Passenger curb loading zone | 12-6-8.3 | $50 |
Minimum speed regulations | 12-6-1.5 | $50 |
Moped Operator requirements | 12-7-10A, B, C | $65 |
Motorcycles | ||
Carrying articles in hand prohibited | 12-7-4C | $50 |
Clinging to other vehicles prohibited | 12-7-3 | $50 |
Footrests | 12-7-7 | $50 |
Footrests for passenger | 12-7-4B, 12-7-7A | $50 |
Handlebars | 12-7-7 | $50 |
Hands on both required | 12-7-4C | $50 |
Height regulated | 12-7-7B | $50 |
Helmet requirements | 12-7-6 | $50 |
Lane, use of full width by | 12-7-2A | $50 |
Lanes, driving between prohibited | 12-7-2C | $50 |
Maneuverability | 12-7-8 | $40 |
Passengers | ||
Carried on vehicle | 12-7-4B | $50 |
Interfering with operation on | 12-7-4D | $50 |
Passing restrictions | 12-7-2 | $50 |
Police officers on, excepted from certain rules | 12-7-2 | $50 |
Reflectors required | 12-10-1.8 | $50 |
Seat, permanent - must be ridden on | 12-7-4 | $50 |
Side saddle, riding prohibited | 12-7-4 | $50 |
Tail lamps required | 12-10-1.7 | $50 |
Traffic Ordinance applies to operations of | 12-7-1 | $50 |
Mufflers, prevention of noise | 12-10-1.10 | $50 |
No driver license | 12-6-12.5 | $65 |
No-passing zones and restrictions on passing | 12-6-2.7 | $50 |
No slow moving vehicles emblem or flashing amber light | 12-6-11.2 | $40 |
Obedience to traffic controls | 12-5-3, 12-5-6 | $50 |
Obstructed windows | 12-6-12.10A, B | $50 |
Offenses related to driving under the influence (example, allowing drunk to drive) | 12-6-13.1 | $100 |
Off-highway vehicles | ||
Accidents and accident reports | 12-7-9.5 | $50 |
Enforcement of regulations concerning | 12-7-9.6 | $50 |
Movement of adjacent to streets | 12-7-9.3 | $50 |
Operation of on | $50 | |
Private lands | 12-7-9.4 | |
Streets or highways | 12-7-9.2 | |
Registration | 12-7-9.1 | |
Official traffic-control devices | ||
Advertising on, prohibited | 12-5-10A | $50 |
Altering, prohibited | 12-5-10, 12-5-11 | $50 |
Obedience to required | 12-5-3, 12-5-6A, B, C, D, E, F | $50 |
One-way alleys | 12-6-2.8, 12-6-2.9 | $40 |
Operation without oversized-overweight permit | 12-6-11.1 | $75 |
Operators and chauffeurs must be licensed | 12-6-12.5A | $65 |
Parking | ||
Deposit of coins | 12-9-5 | $40 |
Handicapped parking | 12-9-9A | $60 |
Presumption of unlawful parking | 12-9-8B | $40 |
Slugs prohibited | 12-9-6 | $40 |
Spaces | 12-9-3 | $40 |
Tampering prohibited | 12-9-7 | $50 |
Parking fire lane | 12-6-6.1 | $50 |
Parties to unlawful acts | 12-6-12.24 | $50 |
Passenger restraint devices, use of child | 12-6-13.12 | $75 |
Passing a school bus | 12-6-7.3 | $125 |
Pedestrians | ||
Blind pedestrians | 12-6-12.21 | $50 |
Boarding or alighting from vehicle | 12-6-13.7 | $50 |
Controlled access street, prohibited | 12-6-2.16 | $50 |
Driver to exercise due care | 12-6-14.8 | $50 |
Pedestrian violation | 12-6-14.1, 12-6-14.2, 12-6-14.3, 12-6- 14.4, 12-6-14.5, 12- 6-14.6 | $50 |
Permits, processions | 12-6-12.20A, B, C, D | $50 |
Permitting unauthorized person to drive | 12-6-12.23 | $50 |
Permitting unlicensed minor to drive | 12-6-12.23A | $50 |
Possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages in open container | 12-6-13.14 | $65 |
Private property, obstructions of traffic control devices | 12-5-11 | $50 |
Public carrier stops and stands | ||
Parking, stopping and standing of buses and taxicabs | 12-6-9.3A, B, C, D | $50 |
Restricted use by other vehicles | 12-6-9.4A | $50 |
Racing on street | 12-6-12.19 | $115 |
Railroad crossings | ||
All vehicles to stop at certain crossings | 12-6-7.6 | $50 |
Certain vehicles to stop at all crossings | 12-6-7.7 | $50 |
Passenger vehicle for hire | 12-6-7.7 | $50 |
School bus | 12-6-7.7 | $50 |
Vehicle carrying explosives or flammable liquids | 12-6-7.7 | $50 |
Driving through gate prohibited | 12-6-7.5B | $50 |
Flagperson | 12-6-7.5 | $50 |
Flashing signals | 12-6-7.5 | $50 |
Moving heavy equipment, prohibited special precautions at | 12-6-7.8A, B, C, D | $50 |
Railroad train Blocking streets | 12-6-13.6 | $50 |
Reckless driving | 12-6-12.3 | $300 |
Red light | 12-5-6 | $60 |
Riding in or towing occupied house trailer | 12-6-13.9 | $60 |
Roller skates, use on street prohibited | 12-3-6 | $60 |
Safety zone, driving through prohibited | 12-6-12.15 | $50 |
School bus | ||
Controlled access street | 12-6-7.3C | $50 |
Divided street, exception to stop rule | 12-6-7.3C | $50 |
Duration of stop by drivers | 12-6-7.3 | $50 |
Flashing signal lights on | 12-6-7.3D | $50 |
Railroad grade crossings, stop at | 12-6-7.7 | $50 |
Stop for required, when and where | 12-6-7.3 | $50 |
When stopped drivers may proceed | 12-6-7.3 | $50 |
School crossing zone | 12-6-10A, B, C, D | $50 |
Sidewalk, driving on prohibited | 12-6-12.17A, B | $50 |
Signs | ||
Defacing, injuring or removing | 12-5-11 | $65 |
Farm carriers, display of | 12-6-11.1 | $50 |
Imitation | 12-5-10 | $53 |
Nuisance, prohibited | 12-5-11 | $50 |
Obedience to required | 12-5-3 | $50 |
Removal of prohibited | 12-5-11 | $50 |
Sirens, prohibited on other vehicles | 12-10-1.14 | $50 |
Slow moving vehicle | ||
Controlled access street restriction | 12-6-2.16 | $50 |
Keep in right lane | 12-6-2.12 1, 2, 3, 4 | $50 |
Special stop required | 12-6-7 | $50 |
Speed regulations | ||
(1) Up to and including 10 mph over speed limit | 12-6-1A | $50 |
(2) From 11 up to and including 15 mph over speed limit | 12-6-1B | $60 |
(3) From 16 up to and including 20 mph over speed limit | 12-6-1C | $70 |
(4) From 21 up to and including 25 mph over speed limit | 12-6-1D | $125 |
(5) From 26 up to and including 39 mph over speed limit | 12-6-1E | $140 |
(6) More than 40 but less than 45 mph over speed limit | 12-6-1F | $175 |
Starting parked vehicle | 12-6-5.7 | $40 |
Stop sign | 12-6-4.3 | $60 |
Stopping for school bus | 12-6-7.3 | $125 |
Stopping, standing and parking | 12-6-6 | $50 |
Studded tires | 12-19-1.15B, C, E, F | $50 |
Sunscreening materials on windshields and windows and windows; requirements; violations penalty | 12-10-1.12(A) | $50 |
Tail lamps | 12-10-1.7 | $60 |
Traffic-control signals, disobedience | 12-5-6D | $50 |
Transporting dangerous articles or explosives | 12-10-2A, B, C, D | $60 |
Turn wheels toward curb on hill or incline | 12-6-12.9 | $50 |
Turning and stopping movements and required signals | 12-6-5.8 | $50 |
Two tail lights required | 12-10-1.7 | $60 |
Unlawful use of license, suspended or revoked | 12-6-12.6(4) | $500/jail * |
Use of coasters, use of street prohibited | 12-3-6 | $50 |
Vehicle approaching or entering intersection | 12-6-4.1 | $50 |
Vehicle stops, exceptions, railroad crossings, dangerous articles or explosives | 12-6-7.7 | $50 |
Vehicle, tampering with or damaging | 12-6-13.4A, B | $50 |
Vehicle, television, use in motor vehicles | 12-6-12.11 | $50 |
Vehicle, towed vehicle | 12-6-13.9 | $50 |
Vehicles turning left at intersection | 12-6-4.2 | $50 |
Violating driver’s license restrictions | 12-6-12.5 | $60 |
When lighted lamps are required | 12-10-1.3 | $40 |
Windshield must be unobstructed and equipped with wipers; windows must be transparent; exceptions | 12-10-1.12 | $50 |
*Require a mandatory court appearance | ||
(B) The term PENALTY ASSESSMENT MISDEMEANOR does not include any violation which has caused, or contributed to the cause of, an accident resulting in injury or death to any person.
(C) When an alleged violator of a penalty assessment misdemeanor elects to accept a notice to appear in lieu of a notice of penalty assessment, no fine imposed upon later conviction shall exceed the penalty assessment established for the particular penalty assessment misdemeanor and no probation imposed upon a suspended or deferred sentence shall exceed 90 days.
(D) The penalty assessment for speeding in violation of § 12-6-1.2(4) of the Uniform Traffic Ordinance is twice the penalty assessment established in division (A) above for the equivalent miles per hour over the speed limit.
(E) In addition to the penalty assessment established for each penalty assessment misdemeanor pursuant to this section, there shall be assessed the following fees for each penalty assessment misdemeanor: a $20 corrections fee; a $6 court automation fee; and a $3 judicial education fee.
(Ord. 2018-004, passed 5-21-2019)