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Section 65-1-43 - Director and other officers; powers and duties.

65-1-43. Director and other officers; powers and duties.

The director and other officers shall be:  

A.     peace officers in the performance of their duties with full power to apprehend, arrest and bring before the proper court law violators within the state and authority to enforce the Motor Carrier Act [65-2A-1 NMSA 1978], the Motor Transportation Act [65-1-1 NMSA 1978], the Motor Vehicle Code [66-1-1 NMSA 1978] and the Criminal Code [30-1-1 NMSA 1978]; and  

B.     ex-officio deputies and agents of the officers of the taxation and revenue department and of the officers and departments within the state charged with registration of motor vehicles and the issuance of licenses to operators of motor vehicles.