§ 38-298. Fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer.

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(a)

No driver of a motor vehicle shall willfully fail or refuse to bring his vehicle to a stop, or otherwise flee or attempt to elude a pursuing police vehicle, when given visual or audible signal to bring the vehicle to a stop.

(b)

The signal given by the police officer may be by hand, voice, emergency light or siren.

(c)

The officer giving the signal shall be in uniform, prominently displaying his badge of office, and his vehicle shall be appropriately marked showing it to be an official police vehicle.

(Ord. No. 85-218, § 2, 1995; Code 1985, § 10.06.058; Ord. No. 02-236, § 23, 12-17-2013)

State law reference

Similar provisions, NMSA 1978, § 30-22-1.

                    
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