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NM Stat § 66-1-4.20 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 66 - Motor Vehicles|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 66-1-4.20 - Definitions.

As used in the Motor Vehicle Code: A. "wholesaler" means any person, except a person making a casual sale of the person's own vehicle, who sells or offers for sale vehicles of a type subject to registration in this state, to a vehicle dealer who is licensed under the Motor Vehicle Code or who is franchised by a manufacturer, distributor or vehicle dealer; provided, however, that if any person except a person making a casual sale of the person's own vehicle also sells a vehicle at retail, that person shall be deemed to be a dealer and is subject to the dealer-licensing provisions of the Motor Vehicle Code; and B. "written clearance from a law enforcement agency" means any written statement signed by a full-time, salaried law enforcement officer stating that a check has been made of the law enforcement agency's records and the computerized records of the national crime information center and that the check of records indicates that the vehicle or motor vehicle in question has not been reported stolen. History: 1978 Comp., § 66-1-4.20, enacted by Laws 1990, ch. 120, § 21; 2005, ch. 324, § 6. ANNOTATIONSThe 2005 amendment, effective January 1, 2006, deleted former Subsection B which defined "wrecker of vehicles" to mean a person who acquires vehicles that are required to be registered for the purpose of dismantling the vehicles as scrap material or for resale of parts.
NM Stat § 66-1-4.21 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 66 - Motor Vehicles|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 66-1-4.21 - Additional definitions.

As used in the Motor Vehicle Code: A. "evidence of registration" means any documentation issued by the department identifying a motor carrier vehicle as being registered with New Mexico or documentation issued by another state pursuant to the terms of a multistate agreement on registration of vehicles to which this state is a party identifying a motor carrier vehicle as being registered with that state; provided that evidence of payment of the weight distance tax and permits obtained under either the Special Fuels Supplier Tax Act [Chapter 7, Article 16A NMSA 1978] or Trip Tax Act [Chapter 7, Article 15 NMSA 1978] are not "evidence of registration"; B. "fleet" means one or more motor carrier vehicles, either commercial or noncommercial but not mixed, that are operated in this and at least one other jurisdiction; C. "motor carrier" means any person or firm that owns, controls, operates or manages any motor vehicle with gross vehicle weight of twelve thousand pounds or more that is used to transport persons or property on the public highways of this state; D. "one-way rental fleet" means two or more vehicles each having a gross vehicle weight of under twenty-six thousand one pounds and rented to the public without a driver; E. "preceding year" means a period of twelve consecutive months fixed by the department, which period is within the sixteen months immediately preceding the commencement of the registration or license year for which proportional registration is sought. The department, in fixing that period, shall make it conform to the terms, conditions and requirements of any applicable agreement or arrangement for the proportional registration of vehicles; F. "properly registered" means bearing the lawfully issued and currently valid evidence of registration of this or another jurisdiction, regardless of the owner's residence, except in those cases where the evidence has been procured by misrepresentation or fraud; and G. "public highway" means every way or place generally open to the use of the public as a matter of right for the purpose of vehicular travel, even though it may be temporarily closed or restricted for the purpose of construction, maintenance, repair or reconstruction. History: 1978 Comp., § 66-1-4.21, enacted by Laws 1998 (1st S.S.), ch. 10, § 9.
NM Stat § 66-1-5 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 66 - Motor Vehicles|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 66-1-5 - Measurements.

Whenever any provision of the Motor Vehicle Code or regulations promulgated thereunder refers to weight, height, length, width or speed in English units of measurement, it also refers to the metric equivalent of those units or, when adopted, to the metric substitutes for those units adopted by the state highway and transportation department. History: 1978 Comp., § 66-1-5, enacted by Laws 1995, ch. 135, § 2; 1996, ch. 81, § 1. ANNOTATIONSThe 1996 amendment, effective May 15, 1996, added "or, when adopted, to the metric substitutes for those units adopted by the state highway and transportation department" at the end of the section.
NM Stat § 66-2-2 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 66 - Motor Vehicles|Article 2 - Motor Vehicle Division of Taxation and Revenue Department|Section 66-2-2 - Repealed.

ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Laws 1991, ch. 160, § 22 repealed 66-2-1 and 66-2-2 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 35, §§ 5 and 6, relating to powers and duties and director of the motor vehicle division, effective July 1, 1991. For provisions of former sections, see the 1990 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.
NM Stat § 66-2-3 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 66 - Motor Vehicles|Article 2 - Motor Vehicle Division of Taxation and Revenue Department|Section 66-2-3 - Powers and duties of department.

A. The department is vested with the power and is charged with the duty of observing, administering and enforcing the Motor Vehicle Code [66-1-1 NMSA 1978] in cooperation with state and local agencies as provided by law and the provisions of law now existing or hereinafter enacted. B. The secretary may seek an injunction in any district court to require compliance with or prohibit violation of the Motor Vehicle Code. C. A person authorized to carry out the duties imposed on the department by law is authorized to copy a record or document, including a birth certificate, necessary to establish that an applicant has met the requirements for issuance of a document issued by the department. History: 1953 Comp., § 64-2-3, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 7; 1991, ch. 160, § 5; 1995, ch. 31, § 6; 2007, ch. 319, § 10. ANNOTATIONSThe 2007 amendment, effective June 15, 2007, added Subsection C, providing for the copying of records or documents by persons authorized to carry out the duties of the department. The 1995 amendment, effective July 1, 1995, deleted former Subsection B relating to adoption of an official seal by the secretary, and redesignated former Subsection C as Subsection B. The 1991 amendment, effective July 1, 1991, substituted "department" for "director" in the catchline and in Subsection A; deleted former Subsection B, relating to the authority of the director to adopt and enforce rules and regulations; redesignated former Subsections C and D as present Subsections B and C; substituted "secretary" for "director" in Subsections B and C; substituted "department or any of its divisions" for "division" at the end of Subsection B; substituted "under the Motor Vehicle Code" for "herein" at the end of Subsection C; and made stylistic changes in Subsection A. Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 7A Am. Jur. 2d Automobiles and Highway Traffic § 18.
NM Stat § 66-2-3.1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 66 - Motor Vehicles|Article 2 - Motor Vehicle Division of Taxation and Revenue Department|Section 66-2-3.1 - Repealed.

ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Laws 1995, ch. 31, § 7 repealed 66-2-3.1 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1991, ch. 160, § 6, relating to issuance of administrative regulations, rulings, instructions and orders by the secretary, effective July 1, 1995. For provisions of former section, see the 1994 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com. For present comparable provisions, see 9-11-6.2 NMSA 1978.
NM Stat § 66-2-4 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 66 - Motor Vehicles|Article 2 - Motor Vehicle Division of Taxation and Revenue Department|Section 66-2-4 - Repealed.

ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Laws 1991, ch. 160, § 22 repealed 66-2-4 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 8, relating to office of division, effective July 1, 1991. For provisions of former section, see the 1990 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.
NM Stat § 66-2-5 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 66 - Motor Vehicles|Article 2 - Motor Vehicle Division of Taxation and Revenue Department|Section 66-2-5 - Director to prescribe forms.

A. The director shall prescribe and provide suitable forms of applications, certificates of title, evidences of registration, driver's licenses and all other forms requisite or deemed necessary to carry out the provisions of the Motor Vehicle Code and any other laws, the enforcement and administration of which are vested in the division. B. The director shall make available to the public electronic versions of all forms requisite or deemed necessary to carry out the provisions of the Motor Vehicle Code and any other laws, the enforcement and administration of which are vested in the division. History: 1953 Comp., § 64-2-5, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 9; 2018, ch. 75, § 2. ANNOTATIONSThe 2018 amendment, effective January 1, 2019, required the secretary of taxation and revenue to make available to the public electronic versions of all forms requisite or deemed necessary to carry out the provisions of the Motor Vehicle Code; added new subsection designation "A."; and added Subsection B.
NM Stat § 66-2-6 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 66 - Motor Vehicles|Article 2 - Motor Vehicle Division of Taxation and Revenue Department|Section 66-2-6 - Authority to administer oaths.

Officers and employees of the department designated by the secretary or secretary's delegate are, for the purpose of administering the motor vehicle laws, authorized to administer oaths and acknowledge signatures. History: 1953 Comp., § 64-2-6, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 10; 1999, ch. 49, § 1. ANNOTATIONSThe 1999 amendment, effective July 1, 1999, deleted "and certify copies of records" from the catchline, deleted the Subsection A designation, substituted "department" for "division" and "secretary or secretary's delegate" for "director", and deleted Subsection B, which read, "The director and such officers of the division as he may designate are authorized to prepare under the seal of the division, and deliver upon request, a certified copy of any record of the division, charging a fee for each document so authenticated, and every such certified copy shall be admissible in any proceeding in any court in like manner as the original thereof".
NM Stat § 66-2-7.2 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 66 - Motor Vehicles|Article 2 - Motor Vehicle Division of Taxation and Revenue Department|Section 66-2-7.2 - Royalties; commercial users of motor vehicle-related databases; distribution to motor vehicle suspense fund.

The department shall remit royalties and other consideration paid by commercial users of databases of motor vehicle-related records of the department pursuant to Subsection C of Section 14-3-15.1 NMSA 1978 to the motor vehicle suspense fund to be distributed in accordance with Section 66-6-23 NMSA 1978 and Subsection F of Section 66-6-13 NMSA 1978. Royalties and other consideration paid to the department pursuant to this section are appropriated to the department for expenditure in fiscal year 2010 and subsequent fiscal years pursuant to this section. Unexpended and unencumbered balances of the amounts received pursuant to Subsection C of Section 14-3-15.1 NMSA 1978 shall not revert to the general fund at the end of any fiscal year. History: Laws 2005, ch. 20, § 2; 2009, ch. 156, § 1. ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For the motor vehicle suspense fund, see 66-6-22.1 NMSA 1978. The 2009 amendment, effective July 1, 2009, after "Section 66-6-23 NMSA 1978", added the remainder to the sentence, and added the second and third sentences.
NM Stat § 66-2-8 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 66 - Motor Vehicles|Article 2 - Motor Vehicle Division of Taxation and Revenue Department|Section 66-2-8 - Authority to grant or refuse applications.

The division shall examine and determine the genuineness, regularity and legality of every application for registration of a vehicle, for a certificate of title therefor and for a driver's license, and of any other application lawfully made to the division. The division in all cases may make investigation as may be deemed necessary, may require additional information and shall reject any such application if not satisifed [satisfied] of the genuineness, regularity or legality thereof, or the truth of any statement contained therein, or for any other reason, when authorized by law. History: 1953 Comp., § 64-2-8, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 12. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material in this section was inserted by the compiler and it is not part of the law.
NM Stat § 66-2-9 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 66 - Motor Vehicles|Article 2 - Motor Vehicle Division of Taxation and Revenue Department|Section 66-2-9 - Seizure of documents and plates.

A. The division may take possession of any documents issued by it, including but not limited to any certificate of title, evidence of registration, permit, license or registration plate, upon expiration, revocation, cancellation or suspension thereof or that is fictitious or that has been unlawfully or erroneously issued. B. If the division determines that any documents purporting to be of a type described in Subsection A of this section are fictitious, the division shall turn them over to the proper law enforcement agency for use in prosecution. C. The division may retrieve a registration plate from a motor carrier that is prohibited from operating a motor vehicle by order of a state or federal agency. History: 1953 Comp., § 64-2-9, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 13; 1989, ch. 318, § 2; 2004, ch. 59, § 4. ANNOTATIONSThe 2004 amendment, effective March 4, 2004, added Subsection C and made other grammar amendments. The 1989 amendment, effective July 1, 1989, designated the formerly undesignated provisions as Subsection A, inserting therein "documents issued by it including but not limited to any" and deleting "issued by it" following "plate", and added Subsection B.
NM Stat § 66-2-10 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 66 - Motor Vehicles|Article 2 - Motor Vehicle Division of Taxation and Revenue Department|Section 66-2-10 - Division may summon witnesses and take testimony.

A. The director and officers of the division designated by him shall have authority to summon witnesses to give testimony under oath or to give written deposition upon any matter under the jurisdiction of the division. Such summons may require the production of relevant books, papers or records. B. Every such summons shall be served at least five days before the return date, either by personal service made by any person over eighteen years of age or by registered mail, but return acknowledgement is required to prove such letter service. Failure to obey such a summons so served shall constitute a misdemeanor. The fees for the attendance and travel of witnesses shall be the same as for witnesses before the district court. C. The district court shall have jurisdiction, upon application by the director, to enforce all lawful orders of the director under this section. History: 1953 Comp., § 64-2-10, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 14. ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For penalty for a misdemeanor violation of the Motor Vehicle Code, see 66-8-7 NMSA 1978. For the sentencing authority with respect to misdemeanors generally, see 31-19-1 NMSA 1978.
NM Stat § 66-2-11 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 66 - Motor Vehicles|Article 2 - Motor Vehicle Division of Taxation and Revenue Department|Section 66-2-11 - Giving of notice.

Whenever the department or the administrative hearings office is authorized or required to give any notice under the Motor Vehicle Code or any other law regulating the operation of vehicles, unless a different method of giving notice is otherwise expressly prescribed, notice shall be given either by personal delivery to the person to be notified or by deposit in the United States mail of the notice in an envelope with postage prepaid, addressed to the person at the person's address as shown by the records of the department. The giving of notice by mail is complete upon the expiration of seven days after deposit of the notice. Proof of the giving of notice in either manner may be made by the certificate of any officer or employee of the department or affidavit of any person over eighteen years of age, naming the person to whom the notice was given and specifying the time, place and manner of the giving of the notice. Notice is given when a person refuses to accept notice. History: 1953 Comp., § 64-2-11, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 15; 1995, ch. 135, § 5; 2015, ch. 73, § 27. ANNOTATIONSThe 2015 amendment, effective July 1, 2015, provided the procedures for giving notice when the administrative hearings office is required to give notice under the Motor Vehicle Code; and after "department", added "or the administrative hearings office", and after "addressed to the person at", deleted "his" and added "the person's". The 1995 amendment, effective June 16, 1995, added the last sentence, substituted "department" for "division", and made numerous stylistic changes throughout the section. This section specifies the minimal due process notice which is required before the state may revoke a driver's license in an administrative proceeding. State v. Herrera, 1991-NMCA-005, 111 N.M. 560, 807 P.2d 744, cert. denied, 111 N.M. 529, 807 P.2d 227. Evidentiary effect of proof of mailing. — This section should not be read as creating a presumption of notice to a licensee merely upon proof of mailing, without more. City of Albuquerque v. Juarez, 1979-NMCA-084, 93 N.M. 188, 598 P.2d 650, overruled on other grounds by State v. Herrera, 1991-NMCA-005, 111 N.M. 560, 807 P.2d 744, cert. denied, 111 N.M. 529, 807 P.2d 227. Sufficiency of evidence of notice. — Record supported a finding that defendant was aware that he was driving with a revoked license, where two separate notices of revocation were sent by certified mail to his home address after defendant received separate convictions of driving while under the influence of alcohol, and both notices were unreturned. State v. Herrera, 1991-NMCA-005, 111 N.M. 560, 807 P.2d 744, cert. denied, 111 N.M. 529, 807 P.2d 227.
NM Stat § 66-2-13 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 66 - Motor Vehicles|Article 2 - Motor Vehicle Division of Taxation and Revenue Department|Section 66-2-13 - Legal services rendered director.

It is the duty of the attorney general to render to the director such legal services as he requires in the discharge of his duties under the Motor Vehicle Code [66-1-1 NMSA 1978]. History: 1953 Comp., § 64-2-13, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 17.
NM Stat § 66-2-15 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 66 - Motor Vehicles|Article 2 - Motor Vehicle Division of Taxation and Revenue Department|Section 66-2-15 - Agents or department employees to remit money received; bonds for agents or department employees.

Agents or department employees shall remit all money received by them in the carrying out of the duty imposed upon them by the Motor Vehicle Code [66-1-1 NMSA 1978], including administrative fees. The agents' reports are subject to audit and acceptance by the department. Before undertaking a duty on behalf of the director, the agents shall execute a surety bond, in an amount required by the director and in the form required of public officials by law. The department shall designate those employees required to be covered by a bond. History: 1953 Comp., § 64-2-15, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 19; 1990, ch. 120, § 22; 2007, ch. 319, § 11. ANNOTATIONSCompiler's notes. — Section 10-2-15 NMSA 1978 prohibits state agencies from purchasing any employee surety bond except pursuant to the Surety Bond Act, 10-2-13 NMSA 1978. The 2007 amendment, effective June 15, 2007, changed "agents' administrative fees" to "administrative fees". The 1990 amendment, effective July 1, 1990, substituted "department employees" for "assigned division employees" in two places in the catchline and in one place in the first sentence, deleted "designated by the director to act for him" following "employees" and substituted "the Motor Vehicle Code" for "their appointment or assignment to the director" in the first sentence, deleted the former second sentence which read "Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 64-6-23 NMSA 1953, the agents' administrative service fees, after audit and acceptance of the agents' reports by the director, shall be remitted to the agents", added the present second sentence, substituted "requires" for "shall require" in the third sentence, and, in the last sentence, substituted "department" for "director" in two places and "such employees" for "all assigned employees". All fees must be remitted to director. — Plan to have agent receive fees while working in a regular office violated Section 64-2-18, 1953 Comp. (similar to this Section 66-2-14 NMSA 1978), and also Section 64-2-19, 1953 Comp. (similar to this section), where the money was remitted to the division and not to the commissioner (now secretary). 1967 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 67-98. Existing bonds met former provision's requirements. — Presently existing bonds of city officials of a city designated distributor of license plates are sufficient to meet the requirements of Laws 1959, ch. 6, § 2 (Section 64-2-19, 1953 Comp., similar to this section), if these bonds are approved by the commissioner (now secretary) as to amount and are amended to provide for these officials' added responsibility. 1959 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 59-84.
NM Stat § 66-2-16.1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 66 - Motor Vehicles|Article 2 - Motor Vehicle Division of Taxation and Revenue Department|Section 66-2-16.1 - Veterans' enterprise fund option.

The vehicle registration form in use as of January 1, 2013 shall include a check-off option for a driver who wishes to contribute to the veterans' enterprise fund for a one-dollar ($1.00) or a five-dollar ($5.00) fee in addition to the registration fees required by the division. All fees collected from the check-off option shall be paid to the state treasurer to the credit of the veterans' enterprise fund within two months of receipt. History: Laws 2012, ch. 8, § 1. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2012, ch. 8, § 2 made Laws 2012, ch. 8, § 1 effective January 1, 2013.