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NM Stat § 66-3-15 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 66 - Motor Vehicles|Article 3 - Registration Laws; Security Interests; Anti-Theft Provisions; Bicycles; Equipment; Unsafe Vehicles; Off-Highway Motor Vehicles; Other Vehicles|Part 1 - REGISTRATION, CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND REGISTRATION PLATES GENERALLY|Section 66-3-15 - Special registration plates; procedures; fee.

A. The division shall establish and issue special registration plates, including motorcycle prestige registration plates and shall establish and promulgate procedures for applications for and issuance of special registration plates. B. For a fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00), which fee shall be in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fees, any owner of a motor vehicle may apply for the issuance of a special registration plate as defined in Subsection A of this section. No two owners will be issued identically lettered or numbered plates. C. An owner must make a new application and pay a new fee each year he desires to obtain a special registration plate; however, he will have first priority on that plate for each subsequent year that he makes timely and appropriate application. D. All fees collected shall be paid to the state treasurer to the credit of the motor vehicle suspense fund with distribution in accordance with Section 66-6-23 NMSA 1978. History: 1953 Comp., § 64-3-15, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 35; 1985, ch. 148, § 1; 1986, ch. 45, § 1. ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For special plates, see 66-3-401 NMSA 1978 et seq. "Lieutenant-governor's aide" or "advisor" cannot be put on plate. — The department of motor vehicles (now motor vehicle division) may not issue a license plate having on it "lieutenant-governor's aide" or "lieutenant-governor's advisor." 1967 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 67-114.
NM Stat § 66-3-15.1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 66 - Motor Vehicles|Article 3 - Registration Laws; Security Interests; Anti-Theft Provisions; Bicycles; Equipment; Unsafe Vehicles; Off-Highway Motor Vehicles; Other Vehicles|Part 1 - REGISTRATION, CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND REGISTRATION PLATES GENERALLY|Section 66-3-15.1 - Repealed.

History: Laws 2001, ch. 180, § 1; repealed by Laws 2007, ch. 319, § 67.ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Laws 2007, ch. 319, § 67 repealed 66-3-15.1 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 2001, ch. 180, § 1, relating to special motorcycle registration plates for disabled persons, effective June 15, 2007. For provisions of former section, see the 2006 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.
NM Stat § 66-3-16.1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 66 - Motor Vehicles|Article 3 - Registration Laws; Security Interests; Anti-Theft Provisions; Bicycles; Equipment; Unsafe Vehicles; Off-Highway Motor Vehicles; Other Vehicles|Part 1 - REGISTRATION, CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND REGISTRATION PLATES GENERALLY|Section 66-3-16.1 - Prohibited acts; penalties.

A. Any person who provides false information in order to acquire, or who assists an unqualified person to acquire, a special registration plate or parking placard as provided in Section 66-3-16 NMSA 1978 is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978. B. Any person, other than the person to whom a special registration plate or a parking placard was issued, who in the absence of the holder of the plate or placard, parks in a designated accessible parking space for persons with significant mobility limitation while displaying the plate or placard, is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978. C. A special registration plate or parking placard displayed on a vehicle parked in a designated accessible parking space for persons with significant mobility limitation in the absence of the holder of that plate or placard is subject to immediate seizure by a law enforcement official and if seized shall be delivered to the division within seventy-two hours. Failure to surrender the parking placard on demand of a law enforcement officer is a petty misdemeanor and punishable by a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100). History: 1978 Comp., § 66-3-16.1, enacted by Laws 1995, ch. 129, § 2; 1999, ch. 297, § 8; 2007, ch. 319, § 19. ANNOTATIONSThe 2007 amendment, effective June 15, 2007, changed "disabled parking space" to "accessible parking space for persons with significant mobility limitation". The 1999 amendment, effective June 18, 1999, substituted the section heading for "Providing false information; penalty", designated the previously undesignated paragraph as Subsection A, and in that subsection substituted "to acquire, a special registration plate or parking placard" for "in acquiring, a special registration plate or special placard", and added Subsections B and C.
NM Stat § 66-3-17 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 66 - Motor Vehicles|Article 3 - Registration Laws; Security Interests; Anti-Theft Provisions; Bicycles; Equipment; Unsafe Vehicles; Off-Highway Motor Vehicles; Other Vehicles|Part 1 - REGISTRATION, CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND REGISTRATION PLATES GENERALLY|Section 66-3-17 - Registration plate; replacement of plate.

A. Succeeding registration renewals of the registration plate issued under Section 66-3-14 NMSA 1978 shall cause the division to issue a validating sticker only, except as provided in Subsections B and C of this section. B. The person to whom the plate is issued may, at any time, apply for the issuance of a duplicate or replacement plate, and upon the surrender of the registration plate he then has, along with the payment of a reasonable fee set by the director that will cover the cost of the production and distribution of the plate, the applicant shall be issued a duplicate or replacement plate. C. Any peace officer may, upon discovering that the registration plate of any vehicle is illegible because of wear or damage or other cause, issue a citation to the owner or operator of the vehicle. The citation shall provide that the owner shall, within thirty days from the date of the citation, apply for and obtain a duplicate or replacement plate from the division. History: 1953 Comp., § 64-3-17, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 37; 1981, ch. 361, § 7; 1995, ch. 44, § 1. ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For penalty for failure to obtain replacement plate, see 66-8-10 NMSA 1978. The 1995 amendment, effective July 1, 1995, deleted "annual" following "Succeeding" at the beginning of Subsection A and made minor stylistic changes.
NM Stat § 66-3-20 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 66 - Motor Vehicles|Article 3 - Registration Laws; Security Interests; Anti-Theft Provisions; Bicycles; Equipment; Unsafe Vehicles; Off-Highway Motor Vehicles; Other Vehicles|Part 1 - REGISTRATION, CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND REGISTRATION PLATES GENERALLY|Section 66-3-20 - Renewal of registration; vehicles registered by declared gross weight.

All motor vehicles registered by declared gross weight, including vehicles subject to the international registration plan or registration under reciprocal agreement with another state, shall be registered with the department on a staggered basis and that registration shall expire at the end of the twelve-month registration period. History: 1953 Comp., § 64-3-20, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 40; 1993, ch. 328, § 2; 2015, ch. 9, § 14. ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For definition of "declared gross weight", see 66-1-4.4 NMSA 1978. For registration by declared gross weight, see 66-3-3 NMSA 1978. The 2015 amendment, effective July 1, 2015, provided a new process for the renewal of registrations for motor vehicles registered by declared weight, including vehicles subject to the international registration plan; after "including vehicles subject to", deleted "proportional registration" and added "the international registration plan", after "shall", deleted "register" and added "be registered", and after "the department on a", deleted the remainder of the section and added "staggered basis and that registration shall expire at the end of the twelve-month registration period". The 1993 amendment, effective July 1, 1993, rewrote this section to the extent that a detailed comparison would be impracticable.
NM Stat § 66-3-20.1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 66 - Motor Vehicles|Article 3 - Registration Laws; Security Interests; Anti-Theft Provisions; Bicycles; Equipment; Unsafe Vehicles; Off-Highway Motor Vehicles; Other Vehicles|Part 1 - REGISTRATION, CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND REGISTRATION PLATES GENERALLY|Section 66-3-20.1 - Providing for extended registration periods for certain motor vehicles; credit for unexpired portion of fee.

A. All vehicles, motorcycles or trucks with a declared gross weight of twenty-six thousand pounds or less may be registered for a period of two years; provided the two-year registration period shall begin on the first day of any month and expire on the last day of any month. B. The fee for a two-year registration shall be twice the fee for a one-year registration. C. If the owner of a vehicle that is registered for two years sells, transfers or assigns title to or interest in the vehicle within the first year of registration and applies to have the registration number assigned to another vehicle pursuant to Section 66-3-101 NMSA 1978, upon assignment, the person may apply for a refund of one-half of the two-year registration fee. History: Laws 1988, ch. 94, § 1; 1995, ch. 44, § 3; 2001, ch. 141, § 1; 2004, ch. 59, § 7; 2007, ch. 319, § 21. ANNOTATIONSThe 2007 amendment, effective June 15, 2007, provided for a two-year registration; eliminates extended registration; prescribed the fee for a two-year registration; provided for a refund of the fee if the vehicle is sold within the first year of registration. The 2004 amendment, effective March 4, 2004, deleted the language in Subsection C providing for no refund of a registration fee and inserted in its place "A refund shall not be permitted for the first year of registration. A refund shall be permitted during the second year of registration for a quarter during which a person applying for the refund did not own the vehicle for which the refund is requested". The 2001 amendment, effective June 15, 2001, inserted "credit for unexpired portion of fee" in the section heading; and added Subsection D. The 1995 amendment, effective July 1, 1995, rewrote the section heading which read "Establishment and implementation of a system providing for registration of certain motor vehicles for a two-year period"; in Subsection A, deleted "On or after July 1, 1989, all" at the beginning, inserted "up to", preceding "two years" and added the proviso; deleted former Subsection B, relating to the method for implementing the biennial registration system; redesignated former Subsection C as Subsection B and rewrote the subsection which read "The fee for a biennial registration shall be twice the fee for a registration for one year"; and added Subsection C.
NM Stat § 66-3-21 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 66 - Motor Vehicles|Article 3 - Registration Laws; Security Interests; Anti-Theft Provisions; Bicycles; Equipment; Unsafe Vehicles; Off-Highway Motor Vehicles; Other Vehicles|Part 1 - REGISTRATION, CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND REGISTRATION PLATES GENERALLY|Section 66-3-21 - Vehicle exceeding declared gross weight.

A. Except as otherwise provided by law, a vehicle or combination shall not be operated upon the public highways of this state when the gross vehicle weight or gross combination vehicle weight exceeds the declared gross weight. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be: (1) assessed a penalty for the lapsed portion of the registration period in an amount equal to the difference between the fee for the declared gross weight and the fee for the gross vehicle weight or gross combination vehicle weight at which the vehicle or combination was weighed; and (2) required to register the vehicle or combination at the higher declared gross weight in accordance with the weight at the time of the violation for the remainder of the registration period and to pay that fee. B. Such registration shall not be construed to authorize the movement of loads in violation of the state's size and weight laws. History: 1953 Comp., § 64-3-21, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 41; 2007, ch. 319, § 22. ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For weight and size limitations, see 66-7-401 to 66-7-416 NMSA 1978. The 2007 amendment, effective June 15, 2007, changed "combination gross vehicle weight" to "gross combination vehicle weight".
NM Stat § 66-3-22 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 66 - Motor Vehicles|Article 3 - Registration Laws; Security Interests; Anti-Theft Provisions; Bicycles; Equipment; Unsafe Vehicles; Off-Highway Motor Vehicles; Other Vehicles|Part 1 - REGISTRATION, CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND REGISTRATION PLATES GENERALLY|Section 66-3-22 - Re-registration; change in declared gross weight.

A. Any vehicle or combination registered at a declared gross weight may be re-registered at a higher weight upon payment of the difference between the paid registration fee and the new registration fee. The amount shall be prorated on a quarterly basis, with any fraction of a quarter-year to be considered a full quarter. In no event shall the amount be less than five dollars ($5.00). B. When a vehicle or combination has been altered, or from which equipment has been removed to meet legal requirements, and thus will not operate at the current declared gross weight, the registrant may apply for a lowering of the declared gross weight. Upon approval, the registrant shall be refunded a sum equal to the difference between the fee paid for the current registration period and the revised registration fee for the same period, multiplied by the fraction of the whole period remaining, calculated on the basis of the number of complete quarter-years remaining after the date of the application for changed registration. History: 1953 Comp., § 64-3-22, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 42.
NM Stat § 66-3-23 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 66 - Motor Vehicles|Article 3 - Registration Laws; Security Interests; Anti-Theft Provisions; Bicycles; Equipment; Unsafe Vehicles; Off-Highway Motor Vehicles; Other Vehicles|Part 1 - REGISTRATION, CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND REGISTRATION PLATES GENERALLY|Section 66-3-23 - Notice of change of address or name.

A. Whenever any person after making application for or obtaining the registration of a vehicle or a certificate of title moves from the address named in the application or shown upon a registration card or certificate of title, he shall, within ten days thereafter, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, notify the division in writing of his old and new addresses or by electronic media pursuant to department regulations. B. Whenever the name of any person who has made application for or obtained the registration of a vehicle or a certificate of title is changed by marriage or otherwise, the person shall, within ten days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, make application for a new certificate of title and registration to the division. The division may require such evidence as it deems satisfactory regarding the change of name. History: 1953 Comp., § 64-3-23, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 43; 2004, ch. 59, § 8. ANNOTATIONSThe 2004 amendment, effective March 4, 2004, added "or by electronic media pursuant to department regulations" at the end of Subsection A and made grammar changes. Right to foreclosure notice not forfeited by failure to file address change known to lien claimant. — Failure to file a change of address in compliance with this section did not forfeit right to lien foreclosure notice under 48-3-13 NMSA 1978 when lien claimant knew of the more recent address. Phoenix, Inc. v. Galio, 1984-NMCA-008, 100 N.M. 752, 676 P.2d 829. Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 7A Am. Jur. 2d Automobiles and Highway Traffic §§ 85 to 89. 60 C.J.S. Motor Vehicles § 101.
NM Stat § 66-3-25 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 66 - Motor Vehicles|Article 3 - Registration Laws; Security Interests; Anti-Theft Provisions; Bicycles; Equipment; Unsafe Vehicles; Off-Highway Motor Vehicles; Other Vehicles|Part 1 - REGISTRATION, CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND REGISTRATION PLATES GENERALLY|Section 66-3-25 - Division may assign new identifying number.

The division is authorized to assign a "distinguishing number" to a vehicle, required to be registered under the provisions of the Motor Vehicle Code [66-1-1 NMSA 1978], whenever the identifying number thereon is destroyed or obliterated. The distinguishing number shall be affixed to the vehicle in a position to be determined by the director. Such vehicle shall be registered under such distinguishing number in lieu of the former identifying number. History: 1953 Comp., § 64-3-25, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 45.
NM Stat § 66-3-26 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 66 - Motor Vehicles|Article 3 - Registration Laws; Security Interests; Anti-Theft Provisions; Bicycles; Equipment; Unsafe Vehicles; Off-Highway Motor Vehicles; Other Vehicles|Part 1 - REGISTRATION, CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND REGISTRATION PLATES GENERALLY|Section 66-3-26 - Repealed.

ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Laws 1989, ch. 318, § 37 repealed 66-3-26 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 46, relating to regulations governing change of engines, effective July 1, 1989.
NM Stat § 66-3-27 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 66 - Motor Vehicles|Article 3 - Registration Laws; Security Interests; Anti-Theft Provisions; Bicycles; Equipment; Unsafe Vehicles; Off-Highway Motor Vehicles; Other Vehicles|Part 1 - REGISTRATION, CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND REGISTRATION PLATES GENERALLY|Section 66-3-27 - Horseless carriage registration.

A. A motor vehicle at least thirty-five years old owned as a collector's item and used solely for exhibition and educational purposes is a "horseless carriage". On application to the secretary, the owner of the horseless carriage may receive a certificate of title and permanent registration upon: (1) payment of a fee of ten dollars ($10.00); and (2) submission of a witnessed bill of sale on the horseless carriage or an affidavit that the vehicle was assembled by the owner from parts of automobiles at least thirty-five years old. B. Upon approval of the application, the secretary shall issue one five-year registration plate with registration numbers and the words "Horseless Carriage", "Land of Enchantment" and "New Mexico". The plate, bearing no date, shall be attached to the rear of the vehicle. C. Upon transfer of ownership of a horseless carriage, the new owner shall apply to the secretary for a transfer of title as provided in and subject to the penalties contained in Section 66-3-103 NMSA 1978. The registration plates shall remain with the transferred vehicle. D. Beginning in 1968 and each five-year period thereafter, every plate shall be revalidated upon application approved by the secretary, accompanied by a fee of five dollars ($5.00). Upon loss of the original registration plate, a duplicate plate may be obtained by the owner upon payment of a fee of ten dollars ($10.00). E. A person who violates this section is guilty of a penalty assessment misdemeanor. History: 1953 Comp., § 64-3-27, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 47; 2018, ch. 74, § 8. ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For another definition of "horseless carriage", see 66-1-4.8 NMSA 1978. For the penalty for misdemeanors, see 66-8-7 NMSA 1978. For provisions relating to vehicles of historic and special significance, see 66-11-1 to 66-11-5 NMSA 1978. The 2018 amendment, effective July 1, 2018, changed all references of "director" to the secretary of taxation and revenue, revised a statutory reference, and reduced the penalty to a penalty assessment misdemeanor any violation of the provisions of this section; replaced each occurrence of "director" of motor vehicles with "secretary" throughout the section; and in Subsection E, after "guilty of a", added "penalty assessment".
NM Stat § 66-3-28 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 66 - Motor Vehicles|Article 3 - Registration Laws; Security Interests; Anti-Theft Provisions; Bicycles; Equipment; Unsafe Vehicles; Off-Highway Motor Vehicles; Other Vehicles|Part 1 - REGISTRATION, CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND REGISTRATION PLATES GENERALLY|Section 66-3-28 - State government registration plates; issuance approved.

State government registration plates shall be provided to a state agency by the transportation services division of the general services department. As used in this section, "state agency" means a state department, agency, board or commission, including the legislative and judicial branches, but not including public schools and institutions of higher education. History: Laws 1994, ch. 119, § 14; 1995, ch. 161, § 8; 2007, ch. 29, § 9. ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For the Transportation Services Act, see 15-8-1 NMSA 1978 et seq. The 2007 amendment, effective July 1, 2007, deleted the prohibition that state government registration plates not be provided unless approved by the transportation services division, provided that state government registration plates shall be provided by the transportation service division, and deleted the exclusion of the legislative and judicial branches from the definition of a "state agency". The 1995 amendment, effective June 1, 1995, substituted "transportation services" for "motor pool" in the first sentence.
NM Stat § 66-3-29 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 66 - Motor Vehicles|Article 3 - Registration Laws; Security Interests; Anti-Theft Provisions; Bicycles; Equipment; Unsafe Vehicles; Off-Highway Motor Vehicles; Other Vehicles|Part 1 - REGISTRATION, CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND REGISTRATION PLATES GENERALLY|Section 66-3-29 - Intrastate livestock haulers.

Intrastate livestock haulers shall be subject to all provisions of Chapter 65 NMSA 1978, except for the provisions relating to certificates of convenience and necessity in Sections 65-2-84 through 65-2-86 NMSA 1978 and those relating to rate regulation in Section 65-2-96 NMSA 1978. History: 1978 Comp., § 65-1-25.2, enacted by Laws 1979, ch. 283, § 1; 1992, ch. 106, § 8; recompiled as 1978 Comp., § 66-3-29 by Laws 1998 (1st S.S.), ch. 10, § 10. ANNOTATIONSRecompilations. — Laws 1998 (1st S.S.), ch. 10, § 10, recompiled former 65-1-25.2 NMSA 1978, relating to intrastate livestock haulers, as 66-3-29 NMSA 1978, effective July 1, 1998. The 1992 amendment, effective July 1, 1992, deleted "exempt" at the end of the section catchline; and substituted "Sections 65-2-84 through 65-2-86" for "Section 65-2-7" and "Section 65-2-96" for "Section 65-2-6".