What is the law in New Mexico regarding seat belt use?
New Mexico Safety Belt Use Act: 66-7-372 (Effective July 15, 2001) Each occupant of a motor vehicle, having a gross vehicle weight of ten thousand pounds or less and manufactured with safety belts, shall have a safety belt properly fastened about his/her body at all times when the vehicle is in motion on any street or highway. The fine for violating the New Mexico Safety Belt Use Act is $25.00, two points on the offender’s driver’s license, and additional fees, depending on jurisdiction. For more information, please visit the following web site: http://www.conwaygreene.com/nmsu/lpext.dll?f=templates&fn=main-hit-h.htm&2.
