N.M. Stat. § 65-2A-41 — NM Code / Chapter 65 / Article 2A / Section 65-2A-41
§ 65-2A-41. Transition
Status: in_force

A. Except as provided in this section, certificates, permits and warrants issued to a motor carrier by the commission prior to July 1, 2013 shall remain in effect, subject to the provisions of the Motor Carrier Act, the Ambulance Standards Act and the commission's rules.

B. Certificates for limousine service and for tour and sightseeing service issued prior to July 1, 2013 shall, on and after that date, become certificates for specialized passenger service endorsed for the same territory and with the same additional terms of service as in the preexisting certificate, and for nature of service as provided by commission rule. The commission may require holders of such certificates to exchange their certificates for newly issued certificates.

C. Each certificate for terminal shuttle service, shared-ride service and bingo bus service issued prior to July 1, 2013 shall, on and after that date, become a certificate for shuttle service endorsed for the same territory and with the same additional terms of service as in the preexisting certificate, and for nature of service as general shuttle service. The commission may require holders of such certificates to exchange their certificates for newly issued certificates.

D. Each certificate for taxicab service issued prior to July 1, 2013 shall become void on and after that date and shall be replaced by a certificate for taxicab service endorsed for the same territory and with the same additional terms of service as in the preexisting certificate, but endorsed also for nature of service as a municipal taxicab service or a general taxicab service or both, depending on the actual nature of service provided by the holder within the certificated territory directly or under lease of the certificate continuously for the immediately prior twelve-month period. The commission may provide for reasonable procedures regarding replacement of certificates and shall issue new certificates effective on July 1, 2013.

E. Each certificate for shuttle service issued prior to July 1, 2013 shall become void on and after that date and shall be replaced by a certificate for shuttle service endorsed for the same terminals or terminal areas and with the same additional terms of service as in the preexisting certificate, but endorsed also for nature of service as a scheduled shuttle service or a general shuttle service or both, depending on the actual nature of service provided by the holder directly or under lease of the certificate continuously for the immediately prior twelve-month period. The commission may provide by order for reasonable procedures regarding replacement of certificates and shall issue new certificates effective on July 1, 2013.

F. The common tariff of the New Mexico movers and warehousemen's association shall, on July 1, 2013, become the individual tariff of each of the individual member carriers of the New Mexico movers and warehousemen's association using that common tariff on June 30, 2013.

G. The commission shall not deny the application of a person applying for a new household goods service certificate during the period from July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2015 solely on the grounds that the applicant has provided household goods service without an appropriate operating authority. The commission may consider the nature of the applicant's unauthorized operations or the applicant's response to prior notices or efforts of the commission directed to the applicant, as well as any matters of public safety, financial liability and consumer issues involved in the applicant's unauthorized transportation service, in determining the applicant's fitness for the grant of a certificate.