N.M. Stat. § 66-3-803
Visibility distance and mounted height of lamps.
A. Whenever requirement is hereinafter declared as to the distance from which
certain lamps and devices shall render objects visible or within which such lamps or
devices shall be visible, said provisions shall apply during the times stated in Section
66-3-802 NMSA 1978 in respect to a vehicle without load when upon a straight, level,
unlighted highway under normal atmospheric conditions unless a different time or
condition is expressly stated.
B. Whenever requirement is hereinafter declared as to the mounted height of lamps
or devices it shall mean from the center of such lamp or device to the level ground upon
which the vehicle stands when such vehicle is without a load.