N.M. Stat. § 66-7-336
School crossings.
A. Crosswalks may be established over highways abutting a school or the grounds
adjacent to a school, and all children crossing the highways shall be required to do so
within the marked crosswalks. The state transportation commission, with respect to
state highways, and local authorities, with respect to streets under their jurisdiction, with
advice of the local superintendent of schools, shall establish and mark or cause to be
marked these highway crossings.
B. Crosswalks over highways not abutting school grounds may be established by
the state transportation commission, with respect to state highways, and by local
authorities, with respect to streets under their jurisdiction, with advice of the local
superintendent of schools and after adequate assurance has been given that proper
safety precautions will be maintained pursuant to regulations of the state transportation
commission and of the local authorities. Responsibility for maintaining the crossing will
be with the appropriate county or municipality wherein the school is located.
C. At all school crossings except as provided in this section, appropriate signs shall
be provided as prescribed by the state transportation commission or local authorities
within their respective jurisdictions, indicating the crossings and regulating traffic
movement within the school zones.
D. School crossings are not required to be specially posted when they are located
at:
(1)
a signalized intersection;
(2)
an intersection where traffic is controlled by a stop sign; or
(3)
a point where a pedestrian tunnel or overhead crossing is provided.