N.M. Code R. § 20.11.100.2 Scope
Library | New Mexico Administrative Code |
Edition | 2023 |
Currency | Current through Register Vol. 34, No. 24, December 19, 2023 |
Citation | N.M. Code R. § 20.11.100.2 |
Year | 2023 |
A. Applicability (vehicles to be inspected):
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(1) Motor
vehicles. All motor vehicles, as defined in 20.11.100.7 NMAC, shall be
inspected for compliance with the requirements of 20.11.100 NMAC unless
otherwise exempted. A vehicle shall not be registered or re-registered until
the vehicle has passed the applicable on-board diagnostics (OBDII) inspection
exhaust emissions inspection, tampering inspection, pressurized gas cap test
and visible emissions inspection prescribed by 20.11.100.17 NMAC or the program
has issued a time extension for repairs of the vehicle, unavailability for
testing, or reciprocity for a test from another state.
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(2) Commuter vehicles: All motor vehicles
that are more than four years old and are driven into, operated, or are
otherwise present in Bernalillo county for 60 or more days per year but are
registered in another county or state shall comply with 20.11.100
NMAC.
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(3) Federal installations
Vehicles that are operated on federal installations located in Bernalillo
county, shall comply with 20.11.100 NMAC, whether or not the vehicles are
registered in New Mexico or Bernalillo county. The inspection requirement
applies to all employee owned or leased vehicles as well as agency operated
vehicles. The inspection requirements for federal installations are mandated by
40 CFR Part 51.356(a)(4).
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(4) Fleet
vehicles: Fleet vehicles that are registered outside of Bernalillo county but
are primarily operated in Bernalillo county shall comply with 20.11.100 NMAC
The inspection requirements for fleet vehicles are mandated by 40 CFR Part
51.356(a)(2).
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(5) Municipalities
and counties: If the program enters into a joint powers agreement with a
municipality or county to extend the enforcement of 20.11.100 NMAC, all
vehicles registered in that municipality or county shall comply with 20.11.100
NMAC.
B. Exempt vehicles:
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(1) all new motor vehicles for four
years following initial registration from the date of the manufacturer's
certificate of origin (MCO);
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(2)
vehicles that are fueled by a mixture of gasoline and oil for purposes of
lubrication;
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(3) motor vehicles
that are used for legally sanctioned competition and not...
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