New Mexico Move-Over Law

What New Mexico requires

New Mexico's move-over law is 66-7-332, not 66-7-332.1 (NMSA 66-7-332). Move over for stopped emergency vehicles and tow or repair trucks with their lights flashing. Slide into a non-adjacent lane when it's safe and slow to a careful speed; if you can't, ease off and be ready to stop. A ticket is a $50 penalty assessment and 4 points, with no higher repeat tier in the statute.

Who you move over for, and the fallback

• Move over for: Stopped authorized emergency vehicles and recovery or repair (tow/wrecker) vehicles showing flashing emergency or hazard lights. Not a plain disabled car with hazards.
• If you can't move over: When it's reasonably safe, move into a lane not next to them and slow to a reasonable, careful speed. If you can't change lanes, slow down, stay alert, and be ready to stop.
• Corrects the overview's citation: the move-over law is NMSA 66-7-332, not 66-7-332.1 (which is the 'yield to an overtaking vehicle' rule). It covers emergency and recovery/repair vehicles, not a random disabled vehicle with hazards. The 4-point figure is from the N.M. point schedule (18.19.5.52).

What a violation costs

A $50 penalty assessment and 4 points (NMSA 66-7-332). It is a single-tier penalty-assessment misdemeanor; the statute writes no separate higher tier for repeat offenses.

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