No person shall employ as a driver of a motor vehicle any person not licensed as provided in this article. History: 1953 Comp., § 64-5-42, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 264. ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For offenses by persons owning or controlling vehicles, see 66-8-121 NMSA 1978. Duty to the motoring public. — This section expresses the public policy that an employer has a duty to the motoring public to use due care in the hiring and retention of employees who operate vehicles in the scope of their employment. Lessard v. Coronado Paint & Decorating Ctr., Inc., 2007-NMCA-122, 142 N.M. 583, 168 P.3d 155, cert. granted, 2007-NMCERT-009, 142 N.M. 715, 169 P.3d 408.
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