New Mexico car insurance statutes
Every figure on the New Mexico pages comes from a numbered section of New Mexico law or from the agency that administers it. This is the whole list — 2 laws and 11 agency pages — so you can go straight to the section you need, or check what we read before we wrote a number down.
Statutes and session laws
- NMSA 1978, § 41-3A-1read September 28, 2026
several liability (Chapter 41 — Torts, current compilation)
Used on fault system
- NMSA 1978, §§ 66-5-208 and 66-5-301 (Chapter 66read September 28, 2026
Motor Vehicles, current compilation)
Used on minimum coverage, sr-22, driving uninsured, fault system, coverage lapse, moving here, crash reporting
Agency pages and forms
Used where the law leaves a detail to the agency — a form name, a fee set by order, a deadline published rather than enacted. Where a statute and an agency page disagree, the state page says so.
- City of Albuquerqueread September 28, 2026
Vehicle Emissions Testing: which vehicles are tested and how long a pass lasts
Used on moving here
- New Mexico LFCread September 28, 2026
Fiscal Impact Report, SB 319 (2025), "Minimum Car Insurance Amounts"
Used on minimum coverage
- New Mexico MVDread September 28, 2026
Insurance
Used on minimum coverage, driving uninsured, coverage lapse
- New Mexico MVDread September 28, 2026
Driver Procedures Manual, Chapter 10: Reinstatement Requirements
Used on sr-22
- New Mexico MVDread September 28, 2026
Vehicle Procedures Manual, Chapter 11: Mandatory Insurance
Used on driving uninsured, coverage lapse
- New Mexico MVDread September 28, 2026
Vehicle Procedures Manual, Chapter 2: Title and Registration, General Information
Used on moving here
- New Mexico MVDread September 28, 2026
Apply for a New Driving Credential
Used on moving here
- New Mexico MVDread September 28, 2026
Emission Testing
Used on moving here
- New Mexico MVDread September 28, 2026
Register Your Vehicle
Used on moving here
- NMDOTread September 28, 2026
Statewide Traffic Records System
Used on crash reporting
- Scott v. Rizzo, 1981-NMSC-021, 96 N.M. 682read September 28, 2026
New Mexico adopts pure comparative negligence
Used on fault system