Reporting an Accident
The operator of a vessel involved in an accident must:
- Report the accident immediately to the local law enforcement agency and...
- File a New Mexico Boating Accident Report with the State Parks Division within 48 hours of the accident if it caused:
- Death or personal injury that required more than standard first aid or...
- Disappearance of any person under circumstances that indicate the possibility of death or injury or...
- Damage to the vessel(s) or other property exceeding $100.
Accident report forms must be sent to the following address. The forms are available from this same address or from the office of any state park with a lake.
New Mexico State Parks Division
1220 South Saint Francis Drive
Santa Fe, NM 87505
1-888-667-2757
If an official accident report form is not immediately available, the list of required operator reporting information is available under “New Mexico Boating Accident Reporting.”
