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NM Stat § 66-3-403 (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 5 - SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATES|Section 66-3-403 - Expiration of dealer plates.

Every dealer plate issued pursuant to Section 66-3-402 NMSA 1978 expires at midnight on December 31 of each year. Upon payment of the proper fee, the person to whom the dealer plate was issued may apply to the department for a new plate or validating sticker for the ensuing year. Renewal of all dealer plates shall be on or before December 31. A person who operates a vehicle with a dealer plate that has expired is guilty of a penalty assessment misdemeanor. History: 1953 Comp., § 64-3-403, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 82; 1998, ch. 48, § 11; 2007, ch. 319, § 31; 2018, ch. 74, § 10. ANNOTATIONSThe 2018 amendment, effective July 1, 2018, reduced the penalty for operating a vehicle with an expired dealer plate to a penalty assessment misdemeanor; in the last sentence, deleted "It is" and added "A person who operates a vehicle with a dealer plate that has expired is guilty of a penalty assessment", and after "misdemeanor", deleted "pursuant to the Motor Vehicle Code to operate a vehicle with a dealer plate that has expired." The 2007 amendment, effective June 15, 2007, eliminated references to special dealer plates. The 1998 amendment, effective July 1, 1998, rewrote this section to the extent that a detailed comparison is impracticable.
NM Stat § 66-3-404 (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 5 - SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATES|Section 66-3-404 - Dealer plates not transferable.

A. Dealer plates are not transferable between dealers. B. Whenever a dealer ceases operation for any reason, the dealer shall surrender to the division any dealer plates issued to the dealer. History: 1953 Comp., § 64-3-404, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 83; 1989, ch. 318, § 11; 2005, ch. 324, § 11; 2007, ch. 319, § 32. ANNOTATIONSThe 2007 amendment, effective June 15, 2007, provided that dealer plates are not transferable between dealers and that when a dealer ceases operation, the dealer shall surrender to the division the dealer plates issued to the dealer. The 2005 amendment, effective January 1, 2006, changed "wrecker of vehicles" to "auto recycler". The 1989 amendment, effective July 1, 1989, deleted "refund upon surrender" at the end of the catchline, and in Subsection B deleted "theretofore" preceding "issued" and also deleted the former second sentence which read: "A refund covering the fees paid for the unexpired period of such plates prorated on a quarterly basis shall thereupon be made by the division."
NM Stat § 66-3-405 (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 5 - SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATES|Section 66-3-405 - Special plates for members of congress.

A. Upon compliance with all laws of this state relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles, and upon application, any delegate from New Mexico to the congress of the United States shall be furnished with license plates for such passenger cars as are required to be registered in this state. Upon each plate, in lieu of the registration number of the vehicle owner, shall be the name of the house of the United States congress in which he serves, followed by the number which indicates his seniority as compared with the other member, or members, of the same house of congress from New Mexico. B. At the time of delivery of a special plate, the applicant shall surrender the current license plate issued for such motor vehicle, if any have been issued. C. When the ownership of the motor vehicle for which a special plate has been furnished by the director changes from one person to another, or the owner ceases to be a member of congress, the special license plate herein authorized shall be promptly removed from the vehicle by the holder of the special plate and returned to the director, at which time the person so removing the special plate is entitled to receive a regular license plate for such motor vehicle. D. The holder of a special plate is entitled to transfer such a special plate from one automobile to another during the year in which the plate is valid, upon application to the director for the transfer. In the event such a transfer is made, the owner of the vehicle from which the special plate is removed is not entitled to receive a regular license plate except upon payment of the fees established by law. History: 1953 Comp., § 64-3-405, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 84.
NM Stat § 66-3-407 (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 5 - SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATES|Section 66-3-407 - Special plates for private vehicles used in public service.

A. Upon compliance with all laws relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles, and upon application to the division, and the payment of necessary fees, special registration plates shall be furnished for motor vehicles owned by members of an organized group, committed under its charter or bylaws to perform such services as are reasonably related to the public safety or welfare. B. Special license plates furnished under this section shall identify the members as belonging to the particular unit and shall be of such design and cost such additional fee of not less than fifteen dollars ($15.00) as the division, in its discretion, may provide. C. At the time of delivery of the special plate, the member shall surrender his current registration plate issued for the motor vehicle, if any has been issued. D. Each member shall only be entitled to one special plate, and when the ownership of the motor vehicle, for which the plate has been furnished by the division changes, or the owner ceases to be a member of the organization, the special plate shall immediately be removed from the vehicle by the holder of the special plate and returned to the director, at which time it shall be exchanged for a regular registration plate. E. The holder of a special plate may transfer his special plate from one vehicle to another during the year in which the plate is valid upon application to the director for transfer. If such a transfer is made, the owner of the vehicle from which the plate is removed may not receive a regular registration plate except upon payment of the fees established by law. History: 1953 Comp., § 64-3-407, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 86. ANNOTATIONSAm. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 60 C.J.S. Motor Vehicles § 80.
NM Stat § 66-3-407.1 (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 5 - SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATES|Section 66-3-407.1 - Special registration plates.

Any person who is entitled to a special registration plate, as provided for in Sections 66-3-405 through 66-3-407 NMSA 1978, and subsequently fails to qualify for such a special registration plate shall remove the special registration plate no later than January 1 of the year following the year in which the person failed to qualify for the special registration plate. History: Laws 1989, ch. 87, § 1.
NM Stat § 66-3-408 (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 5 - SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATES|Section 66-3-408 - Special registration plates for recreational vehicles.

All recreational vehicles registered in New Mexico shall carry a special registration plate, including any armed forces veteran plate, disabled veteran plate, purple heart plate, medal of honor plate, ex-prisoner of war plate, Pearl Harbor survivor plate or patriot plate. The color and design of the plates shall be at the discretion of the director. History: 1953 Comp., § 64-3-408, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 87; 2007, ch. 319, § 33. ANNOTATIONSThe 2007 amendment, effective June 15, 2007, added the list of examples of special registration plates.
NM Stat § 66-3-409 (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 5 - SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATES|Section 66-3-409 - Special registration plates; medal of honor recipients.

A. The department shall issue distinctive pale blue, white and gold registration plates to any person who has been awarded the medal of honor and who so requests and submits proof satisfactory to the department that the person has been awarded that medal. The plates shall each bear the inscription "Medal of Honor Recipient". No fee, including the regular registration fee applicable to the passenger motor vehicle, if any, shall be collected for the issuance of a special registration plate pursuant to this section. B. No person shall falsely make any representation that the person is a medal of honor recipient in order to be eligible to be issued special registration plates pursuant to this section when the person is in fact not such a recipient. A person who violates the provisions of this subsection is guilty of a penalty assessment misdemeanor. History: 1953 Comp., § 64-3-12.4, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 199, § 1; 1988, ch. 10, § 1; 1993, ch. 180, § 2; 1995, ch. 8, § 1; 2018, ch. 74, § 11. ANNOTATIONSThe 2018 amendment, effective July 1, 2018, reduced the penalty for falsely representing oneself as a medal of honor recipient in order to be eligible to be issued a special medal of honor registration plate, and made technical changes; in Subsection A, replaced each occurrence of "division" with "department"; and in Subsection B, after "No person shall falsely", deleted "represent himself to be" and added "make any representation that the person is". The 1995 amendment, effective June 16, 1995, deleted former Subsection C which barred issuance of special registration plates under this section after July 1, 1995. The 1993 amendment, effective July 1, 1993, substituted "recipients" for "winners" in the catchline; inserted "including the regular registration fee applicable to the passenger motor vehicle, if any" in the third sentence of Subsection A; and added Subsection C. The 1988 amendment, effective May 18, 1988, in Subsection A, substituted "division" for "department" twice and made a minor stylistic change in the first sentence, and, in the third sentence, deleted "in addition to the regular registration fee, applicable to the passenger motor vehicle if any" following "No fee"; and, in Subsection B, inserted "registration" in the first sentence.
NM Stat § 66-3-410 (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 5 - SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATES|Section 66-3-410 - Repealed.

ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Laws 1985, ch. 148, § 2 repealed 66-3-410 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 197, § 2, relating to the authorization of motorcycle prestige plates, effective July 1, 1985. For present comparable provisions, see 66-3-15 NMSA 1978.
NM Stat § 66-3-411 (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 5 - SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATES|Section 66-3-411 - Special registration plates; prisoners of war and surviving spouses; submission of proof; penalty.

A. The division shall issue distinctive registration plates to any person, or to the surviving spouse of any deceased person, who was held as a prisoner of war by an enemy of the United States during any armed conflict, upon the submission by the person or surviving spouse of proof satisfactory to the division that he was held as a prisoner of war by an enemy of the United States during a period of armed conflict or that he is the surviving spouse of such a person. No fee, including the regular registration fee applicable to the passenger motor vehicle, if any, shall be collected for issuance of a special registration plate pursuant to this section. B. No person shall falsely represent himself to have been held as a prisoner of war or to be the surviving spouse of a prisoner of war so as to be eligible to be issued special registration plates pursuant to this section when he in fact was not held as a prisoner of war or when he in fact is not the surviving spouse of a prisoner of war. C. Any person who violates the provisions of Subsection B of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor. History: 1978 Comp., § 66-3-411, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 99, § 2; 1979, ch. 375, § 1; 1987, ch. 268, § 21; 1989, ch. 282, § 1; 1993, ch. 180, § 3; 1995, ch. 8, § 2. ANNOTATIONSThe 1995 amendment, effective June 16, 1995, deleted former Subsection D which barred issuance of special registration plates under this section after July 1, 1995. The 1993 amendment, effective July 1, 1993, substituted "or to the surviving spouse of any deceased person" for "and the surviving spouse of any person" and "he" for "she" before "is the surviving spouse" and inserted "or surviving spouse" in the first sentence of Subsection A; inserted "including the regular registration fee applicable to the passenger motor vehicle, if any" in the second sentence of Subsection A; deleted "herself" after "prisoner of war or" and substituted "he" for "she" before "in fact" in Subsection B; and added Subsection D. The 1989 amendment, effective June 16, 1989, inserted "and surviving spouses" in the catchline; in Subsection A, inserted "and the surviving spouse of any person" and "or that she is the surviving spouse of such a person"; and, in Subsection B, inserted "or herself to be the surviving spouse of a prisoner of war" and "or when she in fact is not the surviving spouse of a prisoner of war".
NM Stat § 66-3-413 (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 5 - SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATES|Section 66-3-413 - Special registration plates; national guard members.

A. The department shall issue distinctive registration plates to any person who is a member of the New Mexico national guard, upon the submission by the person of proof satisfactory to the department that the person is currently a member of the guard. No fee, including the regular registration fee applicable to passenger motor vehicles, shall be collected for issuance of a special registration plate pursuant to this section. B. A person shall not falsely represent that the person is an active member of the New Mexico national guard so as to be eligible to be issued special registration plates pursuant to this section when the person in fact is not a current member of the New Mexico national guard. C. A person who violates the provisions of Subsection B of this section is guilty of a penalty assessment misdemeanor. History: Laws 1980, ch. 45, § 1; 1987, ch. 268, § 23; 2007, ch. 176, § 1; 2018, ch. 74, § 13. ANNOTATIONSThe 2018 amendment, effective July 1, 2018, reduced the penalty for misrepresenting oneself as an active member of the New Mexico national guard so as to be eligible to be issued a special national guard registration plate, and made technical changes throughout the section; in the catchline, added "national guard members"; in Subsection A, replaced "division" with "department" throughout the subsection; and in Subsection C, after "guilty of a", added "penalty assessment". The 2007 amendment, effective June 15, 2007, provided that the regular registration fee applicable to passenger motor vehicles shall not be collected from members of the national guard who are issued distinctive registration plates.
NM Stat § 66-3-416 (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 5 - SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATES|Section 66-3-416 - Special collegiate registration plate; procedures; fee.

A. The division shall establish and issue special collegiate registration plates in accordance with the provisions of this section and shall adopt and promulgate procedures for application for and issuance of such special collegiate registration plates. B. Any state-supported higher educational institution in New Mexico may request that the division issue a special collegiate registration plate for that institution. Upon that request, the division, with the advice and consultation of the higher educational institution, shall determine the color and design of the registration plate and provide for its issuance. C. For a fee of thirty-five dollars ($35.00), 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 collegiate registration plate. The owner of a motor vehicle shall apply and pay a fee each year that he wishes to retain and renew his special collegiate registration plate. D. The revenue from the special collegiate registration plates shall be distributed as follows: (1) ten dollars ($10.00) of the fee collected for each registration plate shall be retained by the division in the seventy-eighth and seventy-ninth fiscal years and is appropriated to the division for the manufacture and issuance of the registration plates. Thereafter, that amount of each fee shall be paid to the state treasurer for credit to the motor vehicle suspense fund for distribution in accordance with Section 66-6-23 NMSA 1978; and (2) twenty-five dollars ($25.00) of the fee collected for each registration plate shall be distributed to the higher educational institution for which the registration plate is issued. E. Revenues received by each higher educational institution from special collegiate registration plate fees are appropriated to the higher educational institutions to carry out any purpose of that institution. History: Laws 1989, ch. 360, § 1.
NM Stat § 66-3-418 (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 5 - SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATES|Section 66-3-418 - Purpose.

The purpose of providing special registration plates for veterans of the armed forces is to allow veterans to be publicly recognized and to enable veterans to support the activities of the veterans' services department by annually purchasing such license plates in addition to paying the regular motor vehicle registration fees. History: Laws 1990, ch. 46, § 1; 2004, ch. 19, § 28. ANNOTATIONSThe 2004 amendment, effective May 19, 2004, amended this section to change "veterans' service commission" to "veterans' services department".
NM Stat § 66-3-420 (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 5 - SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATES|Section 66-3-420 - Special children's artwork registration plate; procedures; fee.

A. The division shall establish and issue special registration plates featuring artwork of the children of New Mexico in accordance with the provisions of this section and shall adopt procedures for application for and issuance of the special children's artwork registration plates. B. The children's trust fund board of trustees shall determine the color and design of the special children's artwork registration plate and shall request that the division provide for its issuance. C. For a fee of forty dollars ($40.00), which 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 children's artwork registration plate. The owner of a motor vehicle shall apply and pay a fee each year that he wishes to retain and renew his special children's artwork registration plate. D. The revenue from the special children's artwork registration plates shall be distributed as follows: (1) fifteen dollars ($15.00) of the fee collected for each registration plate shall be retained by the division in the eighty-second and eighty-third fiscal years and is appropriated to the division for the manufacture and issuance of the registration plates. Thereafter, that amount of each fee shall be paid to the state treasurer for credit to the motor vehicle suspense fund for distribution in accordance with Section 66-6-23 NMSA 1978; and (2) twenty-five dollars ($25.00) of the fee collected for each registration plate shall be distributed to the children's trust fund, for use in accordance with the provisions of Section 24-19-2 NMSA 1978. History: Laws 1993, ch. 80, § 1.
NM Stat § 66-3-420.1 (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 5 - SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATES|Section 66-3-420.1 - Motorcycle registration plates to benefit the children's trust fund; procedures; fee.

A. The division shall establish and issue special motorcycle registration plates featuring artwork of the children of New Mexico and shall adopt procedures for application for and issuance of the special children's artwork motorcycle registration plates. B. The children's trust fund board of trustees shall determine the color and design of the special children's artwork motorcycle registration plate and shall request that the division provide for its issuance. C. For a fee of twenty dollars ($20.00), which shall be in addition to the regular motorcycle registration fees, an owner of a motorcycle may apply for the issuance of a special children's artwork motorcycle registration plate. The owner of a motorcycle shall apply and pay a fee each year to retain and renew a special children's artwork registration plate. D. The revenue from the special children's artwork registration plates shall be distributed as follows: (1) five dollars ($5.00) of the fee collected for each special children's artwork motorcycle registration plate shall be retained by the division in the first year of the issuance of each special children's artwork motorcycle registration plate and is appropriated to the division for the manufacture and issuance of the special children's artwork motorcycle registration plate. Thereafter, that amount of each fee shall be paid to the state treasurer for credit to the motor vehicle suspense fund for distribution in accordance with Section 66-6-23 NMSA 1978; and (2) fifteen dollars ($15.00) of the fee collected for each special children's artwork motorcycle registration plate shall be distributed to the children's trust fund for use in accordance with the provisions of Section 24-19-2 NMSA 1978. History: Laws 2005, ch. 123, § 1. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2005, ch. 123 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 17, 2005, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.