N.M. Stat. § 66-3-802
When lighted lamps are required.
A. Every vehicle upon a highway within this state at any time from a half-hour after
sunset to a half-hour before sunrise and at any other time when there is not sufficient
light to render clearly discernible persons and vehicles on the highway at a distance of
five hundred feet ahead shall display lighted lamps and illuminating devices as
respectively required in Sections 66-3-801 through 66-3-887 NMSA 1978 for different
classes of vehicles, subject to exceptions with respect to parked vehicles as stated in
Section 66-3-825 NMSA 1978.
B. A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a penalty
assessment misdemeanor.