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2023 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 66-3-424.11 - Special registration plates for active duty uniform service members.

A. The department shall issue a standardized special registration plate with a logo specified in Section 66-3-424 NMSA 1978 indicating that the recipient is an active duty uniform service member.
B. For a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00), which shall be in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fees, a motor vehicle owner who is an active duty uniform service member may apply for the issuance of a special registration plate as defined in Subsection A of this section. No two owners shall be issued identically lettered or numbered plates.
C. The twenty-five dollar ($25.00) fee provided in Subsection B of this section shall be waived for each registration period in which a validating sticker is issued under the provisions of Section 66-3-17 NMSA 1978, in lieu of the issuance of a special active duty uniform service member plate.
D. The revenue from the special active duty uniform service member registration plate fee imposed by Subsection B of this section shall be distributed as follows:
(1) ten dollars ($10.00) of the fee collected for each registration plate shall be retained by the department and is appropriated to the department for the manufacture and issuance of the registration plates; and
(2) fifteen dollars ($15.00) of the fee collected for each registration plate 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.
History:
1978 Comp., § 66-3-424.1, enacted by Laws 2003, ch. 198, § 2.
ANNOTATIONS
Compiler's notes.
— This section was originally enacted as 66-3-424.1 NMSA 1978, but was renumbered as 66-3-424.11 NMSA 1978 by the compiler to accommodate a similarly numbered section enacted by an earlier 2003 act.
Effective dates.
— Laws 2003, ch. 198, § 4 made this section effective on January 1, 2004.
2023 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 66-3-424.12 - Special registration plates for search and rescue members.

A. The department shall issue a standardized special registration plate with a logo specified in Section 66-3-424 NMSA 1978 indicating that the recipient is a search and rescue member.
B. For a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00), which shall be in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fees, a motor vehicle owner who is a search and rescue member may apply for the issuance of a special registration plate as defined in Subsection A of this section. No two owners shall be issued identically lettered or numbered plates.
C. The twenty-five dollars ($25.00) fee provided in Subsection B of this section shall be waived for each registration period in which a validating sticker is issued under the provisions of Section 66-3-17 NMSA 1978, in lieu of the issuance of a special search and rescue member plate.
D. The revenue from the special search and rescue member registration plate fee imposed by Subsection B of this section shall be distributed as follows:
(1) ten dollars ($10.00) of the fee collected for each registration plate shall be retained by the department and is appropriated to the department for the manufacture and issuance of the registration plates; and
(2) fifteen dollars ($15.00) of the fee collected for each registration plate 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.
History:
1978 Comp., § 66-3-424.1, enacted by Laws 2003, ch. 201, § 2.
ANNOTATIONS
Compiler's notes.
— This section was originally enacted as 66-3-424.1 NMSA 1978, but was renumbered as 66-3-424.12 NMSA 1978 by the compiler to accommodate a similarly numbered section enacted by an earlier 2003 act.
Effective dates.
— Laws 2003, ch. 201, § 4 made this section effective on January 1, 2004.
2023 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 66-3-424.13 - Standardized special registration plates; retired New Mexico state police officers.

A. The department shall issue a standardized special registration plate with a logo specified in Section 66-3-424 NMSA 1978 indicating that the recipient is a person who is a retired New Mexico state police officer upon submission by the person of proof satisfactory to the department that the person is a retired New Mexico state police officer. The proof shall include the submission of a retirement commission from the New Mexico state police.
B. A person shall not falsely represent that the person is a retired New Mexico state police officer if that person is, in fact, not a retired New Mexico state police officer. The secretary shall determine what constitutes satisfactory proof that a person is a retired New Mexico state police officer.
C. A person who violates the provisions of Subsection B of this section is guilty of a penalty assessment misdemeanor.
D. A fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00), which is in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fee, shall be collected by the department for the original issuance of the special registration plate for retired New Mexico state police officers.
E. Ten dollars ($10.00) of the fee collected pursuant to Subsection D of this section shall be retained by the department and is appropriated to the department to defray the cost of making and issuing special registration plates for retired New Mexico state police officers. The remaining fifteen dollars ($15.00) shall be deposited in the motor vehicle suspense fund for distribution pursuant to Section 66-6-23 NMSA 1978.
F. The secretary shall approve the final logo design for the special registration plate for retired New Mexico state police officers. The logo shall be clearly marked as "retired New Mexico state police" for issuance to retired New Mexico state police officers.
History:
1978 Comp., § 66-3-424.1, enacted by Laws 2003, ch. 211, § 2; 2018, ch. 74, § 23.
ANNOTATIONS
Compiler's notes.
— This section was originally enacted as 66-3-424.1 NMSA 1978, but was renumbered as 66-3-424.13 NMSA 1978 by the compiler to accommodate a similarly numbered section enacted by an earlier 2003 act.
The 2018 amendment,
effective July 1, 2018, reduced the penalty for falsely representing oneself as a retired New Mexico state police officer to a penalty assessment misdemeanor, and made technical changes; replaced "division" with "department" throughout the section; in Subsection C, after "guilty of a", deleted "petty" and added "penalty assessment", and after "misdemeanor", deleted "and shall be sentenced pursuant to Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978"; and in Subsection F, after "'retired New Mexico state police'", added "for issuance to retired New Mexico state police officers".
2023 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 66-3-424.14 - Special registration plates; New Mexico high school rodeo association.

A. The division shall issue a standardized special registration plate with a logo specified in Section 66-3-424 NMSA 1978 indicating support for the New Mexico high school rodeo association.
B. The owner of a motor vehicle may apply for the issuance of a standardized special New Mexico high school rodeo association registration plate with a logo pursuant to the procedures of the division. The owner shall pay a fee of thirty-five dollars ($35.00) for initial issuance and the same fee for each subsequent year in which he wishes to retain and renew his special plate. The fee is in addition to regular applicable motor vehicle registration fees.
C. The revenue from issuance of special New Mexico high school rodeo association 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 and is appropriated to the division for the manufacture and issuance of the registration plates; and
(2) twenty-five dollars ($25.00) of the fee collected for each registration plate shall be distributed to the New Mexico high school rodeo association to be used in its scholarship program.
History:
1978 Comp., § 66-3-424.1, enacted by Laws 2003, ch. 212, § 2.
ANNOTATIONS
Compiler's notes.
— This section was originally enacted as 66-3-424.1 NMSA 1978, but was renumbered as 66-3-424.14 NMSA 1978 by the compiler to accommodate a similarly numbered section enacted by an earlier 2003 act.
Effective dates.
— Laws 2003, ch. 212, § 3 made this section effective on January 1, 2004.
2023 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 66-3-424.15 - Special organ donation awareness registration plate; procedures; fee.

A. The division shall establish and issue special registration plates pursuant to Section 66-3-424 NMSA 1978 with a logo promoting awareness about the urgent need for organ and tissue donation in New Mexico and shall adopt procedures for application for and issuance of the special organ donation awareness registration plates.
B. The division shall determine the design of the logo for the organ donation awareness registration plate in consultation with New Mexico donor services and other organizations with the purpose of promoting organ and tissue donation and education.
C. For a one-time fee of ten dollars ($10.00), which shall be in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fees, an owner of a motor vehicle may apply for the issuance of a special organ donation awareness registration plate. Thereafter, the owner of the motor vehicle shall pay the regular motor vehicle registration fees each year to retain and renew the special organ donation awareness registration plate.
D. Of the revenue from the special organ donation awareness registration plates, the ten-dollar ($10.00) fee collected for each registration plate shall be retained by the division and is appropriated to the division for the manufacture and issuance of the registration plates.
History:
Laws 2005, ch. 112, § 1.
ANNOTATIONS
Effective dates.
— Laws 2005, ch. 112 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.
2023 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 66-3-424.16 - Special registration plates; emergency medical technicians.

A. The department shall issue a standardized special registration plate with a logo specified in Section 66-3-424 NMSA 1978 indicating that the recipient is an emergency medical technician.
B. A person shall not falsely represent that the person is an emergency medical technician if the person is, in fact, not an emergency medical technician licensed in New Mexico. The secretary shall determine what constitutes satisfactory proof.
C. A person who violates the provisions of Subsection B of this section is guilty of a penalty assessment misdemeanor.
D. A fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00), which shall be in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fee, shall be collected by the department for the original issuance of the special registration plate for an emergency medical technician.
E. Ten dollars ($10.00) of the fee collected pursuant to Subsection D of this section shall be retained by the department and is appropriated to the department to defray the cost of making and issuing a special registration plate for emergency medical technicians.
F. The amount of the fee collected pursuant to this section less any amount distributed pursuant to Subsection E of this section shall be deposited in the motor vehicle suspense fund for distribution in accordance with Section 66-6-23 NMSA 1978.
G. The secretary shall approve the final logo design for the special registration plate for emergency medical technicians.
H. When a person holding a special registration plate ceases to be an emergency medical technician, the person shall immediately remove the plate from the vehicle and return it to the department, at which time it shall be exchanged for a regular registration plate. A person who fails to remove and return a plate as required in this subsection is guilty of a penalty assessment misdemeanor.
History:
Laws 2005, ch. 344, § 1; 2018, ch. 74, § 24.
ANNOTATIONS
The 2018 amendment,
effective July 1, 2018, reduced the penalty for falsely representing oneself as an emergency medical technician to a penalty assessment misdemeanor, made it unlawful to fail to remove and return a special registration plate as required in this section, provided a penalty, and made technical changes; in Subsection C, after "guilty of a", deleted "petty" and added "penalty assessment", and after "misdemeanor", deleted "and shall be sentenced pursuant to Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978"; and in Subsection H, added "A person who fails to remove and return a plate as required in this subsection is guilty of a penalty assessment misdemeanor.".
2023 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 66-3-424.17 - Special patriot registration plate.

A. The department shall issue a standardized special patriot registration plate with a logo specified in Section 66-3-424 NMSA 1978 indicating that the recipient is a patriot.
B. For a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00), which shall be in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fees, a motor vehicle owner who is a patriot may apply for the issuance of a special registration plate as provided in Subsection A of this section. No two owners shall be issued identically lettered or numbered registration plates.
C. The twenty-five-dollar ($25.00) fee provided in Subsection B of this section shall be waived for each registration period in which a validating sticker is issued under the provisions of Section 66-3-17 NMSA 1978, in lieu of the issuance of a special patriot registration plate.
D. The revenue from the special patriot registration plate fee imposed by Subsection B of this section shall be distributed as follows:
(1) ten dollars ($10.00) of the fee collected for each registration plate shall be retained by the department and is appropriated to the department for the manufacture and issuance of the registration plates;
(2) seven dollars ($7.00) of the fee collected for each registration plate 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
(3) eight dollars ($8.00) of the fee collected for each registration plate shall be paid to the state treasurer for credit to the armed forces veterans license fund for distribution pursuant to Section 66-3-419 NMSA 1978.
History:
Laws 2006, ch. 76, § 1.
ANNOTATIONS
Effective dates.
— Laws 2006, ch. 76 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective May 17, 2006, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.
2023 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 66-3-424.18 - Special registration plates for adoption awareness.

A. The department shall establish and issue a special registration plate pursuant to Section 66-3-424 NMSA 1978 with a logo promoting awareness of the need for adoption of children in New Mexico.
B. The department shall determine the design of the logo for the child adoption awareness special registration plate in consultation with the children, youth and families department and child adoption interest groups with the purpose of promoting child adoption.
C. A person may apply for the original issuance of a child adoption awareness special registration plate for a motor vehicle the person owns for a fee of ten dollars ($10.00) in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fee. A person may renew a child adoption awareness special registration plate by paying only the regular motor vehicle annual registration fee.
D. The ten-dollar ($10.00) original issuance fee for a child adoption awareness special registration plate shall be retained by the department and is appropriated to the department to defray the costs of making and issuing the child adoption awareness special registration plate.
History:
Laws 2007, ch. 87, § 1.
ANNOTATIONS
Effective dates.
— Laws 2007, ch. 87, § 2 made this section effective July 1, 2008.
2023 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 66-3-424.19 - Cumbres and Toltec scenic railroad special registration plate; procedures; fee.

A. The division shall establish and issue a standardized special registration plate with a logo specified in Section 66-3-424 NMSA 1978, featuring artwork related to the Cumbres and Toltec scenic railroad. The division shall adopt procedures for application for and issuance of the special Cumbres and Toltec scenic railroad registration plate with a logo.
B. The division, in consultation with the Cumbres and Toltec scenic railroad commission, shall determine the color and design of the special Cumbres and Toltec scenic railroad registration logo, and the division shall 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 Cumbres and Toltec scenic railroad registration plate. The owner of a motor vehicle shall apply and pay a fee each year that the owner wishes to retain and renew the Cumbres and Toltec scenic railroad registration plate.
D. The revenue from the special Cumbres and Toltec scenic railroad registration plates shall be distributed as follows:
(1) fifteen dollars ($15.00) of the fee collected the first year a special Cumbres and Toltec scenic railroad registration plate is issued shall be retained by the division 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 Cumbres and Toltec scenic railroad commission.
History:
Laws 2007, ch. 136, § 1.
ANNOTATIONS
Effective dates.
— Laws 2007, ch. 136, § 3 makes the section effective July 1, 2008.
2023 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 66-3-424.20 - Special registration plates for women armed forces veterans.

A. The department shall issue the distinctive registration plate, "Women Veterans Serve Proudly", indicating that the recipient is a woman veteran of the armed forces of the United States, as defined in Section 9-22-3 NMSA 1978, or is retired from the national guard or military reserves, if that person submits proof satisfactory to the department of honorable discharge from the armed forces or of retirement from the national guard or military reserves.
B. For a fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00), which shall be in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fees, any motor vehicle owner who is a woman veteran of the armed forces of the United States or is retired from the national guard or military reserves may apply for the issuance of a special registration plate as defined in Subsection A of this section. No two owners shall be issued identically lettered or numbered plates.
C. The fifteen-dollar ($15.00) fee provided in Subsection B of this section shall be waived for each registration period in which a validating sticker is issued under the provisions of Section 66-3-17 NMSA 1978, in lieu of the issuance of a special woman armed forces veteran plate.
D. The revenue from the special registration plates for the women armed forces veteran fee imposed by Subsection B of this section shall be distributed as follows:
(1) seven dollars ($7.00) of the fee collected for each registration plate shall be retained by the department and is appropriated to the department for the manufacture and issuance of the registration plates; and
(2) eight dollars ($8.00) of the fee collected for each registration plate shall be transferred to the state treasurer for credit to the armed forces veterans license fund.
History:
Laws 2007, ch. 48, § 1.
ANNOTATIONS
Effective dates.
— Laws 2007, ch. 48, § 3, made this section effective July 1, 2008.
2023 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 66-3-424.21 - Special motorcycle registration plates for women armed forces veterans.

A. The department shall issue distinctive motorcycle registration plates indicating that the recipient is a woman veteran of the armed forces of the United States, as defined in Section 9-22-3 NMSA 1978, or is retired from the national guard or military reserves, if that person submits proof satisfactory to the department of honorable discharge from the armed forces or of retirement from the national guard or military reserves.
B. For a fee of seven dollars ($7.00), which shall be in addition to the regular motorcycle registration fees, any motorcycle owner who is a woman veteran of the armed forces of the United States or is retired from the national guard or military reserves may apply for the issuance of a special motorcycle registration plate as defined in Subsection A of this section. No two owners shall be issued identically lettered or numbered plates.
C. An owner shall make a new application and pay a new fee for each year the owner desires to obtain a special motorcycle registration plate. The owner will have first priority on that plate for each subsequent year that the owner makes a timely and appropriate application.
History:
Laws 2007, ch. 48, § 2.
ANNOTATIONS
Effective dates.
— Laws 2007, ch. 48, § 3, made this section effective July 1, 2008.
2023 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 66-3-424.22 - Special breast cancer awareness registration plate.

A. The division shall issue a standardized special registration plate with a logo as specified in Section 66-3-424 NMSA 1978 commemorating breast cancer awareness.
B. For a fee of thirty-five dollars ($35.00), which is in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fees, the owner of a vehicle may apply for issuance of a special breast cancer awareness registration plate. The owner shall apply for and pay the fee each year to retain and renew the special breast cancer awareness registration plate.
C. Revenue from the additional fee for a special breast cancer awareness registration plate shall be distributed as follows:
(1) ten dollars ($10.00) of the additional fee collected shall be retained by and is appropriated to the department to defray the cost of making and issuing the special registration plate with a breast cancer awareness logo; and
(2) twenty-five dollars ($25.00) of the additional fee shall be distributed to and is appropriated to the department of health for the purpose of funding breast cancer screening, outreach and education.
History:
Laws 2008, ch. 34, § 1.
ANNOTATIONS
Effective dates.
— Laws 2008, ch. 34 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, is effective May 14, 2008, 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature.
2023 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 66-3-424.23 - Special city of Las Cruces registration plate; procedures; fee; appropriation.

A. The department shall issue standardized special "City of Las Cruces" registration plates with a logo pursuant to Section 66-3-424 NMSA 1978 indicating that the recipient is a resident of the city of Las Cruces and shall adopt procedures for application for and issuance of the special City of Las Cruces registration plate. The secretary shall approve the final logo design for the special City of Las Cruces registration plate.
B. The owner of a motor vehicle who is a resident of the city of Las Cruces may apply for the issuance of a special registration plate as provided in Subsection A of this section. The owner shall pay a fee of thirty-five dollars ($35.00) for the initial issuance of a special City of Las Cruces registration plate and the same fee for each subsequent year in which the owner wishes to retain and renew the special City of Las Cruces registration plate. The fee specified in this section is in addition to regular applicable motor vehicle registration fees. No two owners shall be issued identically lettered or numbered plates.
C. The revenue from the special City of Las Cruces registration plate fee imposed by Subsection B of this section shall be distributed as follows:
(1) ten dollars ($10.00) of the fee collected for each registration plate shall be retained by the department and is appropriated to the department for the manufacture and issuance of the registration plates; and
(2) twenty-five dollars ($25.00) of the fee collected for each registration plate shall be paid to the state treasurer and is appropriated to the city of Las Cruces recreation fund 2130.
D. When a person holding a special City of Las Cruces registration plate ceases to reside in Las Cruces, that person shall immediately remove the special City of Las Cruces registration plate from the vehicle and return it to the department, at which time it shall be exchanged for a regular registration plate.
History:
Laws 2008, ch. 85, § 1.
ANNOTATIONS
Effective dates.
— Laws 2008, ch. 85 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective May 14, 2008, 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature.
2023 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 66-3-424.25 - Special commemorative scouting registration plate; procedures; fee.

A. The division shall develop, establish and issue a special commemorative scouting registration plate celebrating the centennial of the boy scouts of America in consultation with the boy scouts of America and in accordance with the provisions of this section and shall adopt and promulgate rules and procedures for application for and issuance of the special commemorative scouting registration plate.
B. For a fee of ten dollars ($10.00), 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 commemorative scouting registration plate. The owner of a motor vehicle shall apply and pay a fee for a special commemorative scouting registration plate each year that the owner wishes to retain and renew the plate.
C. The revenue from the special commemorative scouting registration plates shall be distributed so that ten dollars ($10.00) of the fee collected for each registration plate shall be retained by and is appropriated to the division for the manufacture and issuance of the special commemorative scouting registration plate.
History:
Laws 2009, ch. 89, § 1.
ANNOTATIONS
Effective dates.
— Laws 2009, ch. 89 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 19, 2009, 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature.
2023 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 66-3-424.26 - Special Santa Fe four hundredth anniversary registration plate.

A. Except as provided in Subsection E of this section, the department shall issue a special registration plate commemorating the four hundredth anniversary of the city of Santa Fe.
B. For a fee of thirty-five dollars ($35.00), which is in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fee, the owner of a vehicle may apply for issuance of a special Santa Fe four hundredth anniversary registration plate. Until July 1, 2012, the owner shall apply for and pay the fee each year to retain and renew the special Santa Fe four hundredth anniversary registration plate. After June 30, 2012, a person may renew a special Santa Fe four hundredth anniversary registration plate by paying only the regular motor vehicle registration fee.
C. The revenue from the additional fee for the special Santa Fe four hundredth anniversary registration plate shall be distributed as follows:
(1) ten dollars ($10.00) of the additional fee shall be retained by and is appropriated to the department to defray the cost of making and issuing the special Santa Fe four hundredth anniversary registration plate; and
(2) twenty-five dollars ($25.00) of the additional fee collected is appropriated to the local government division of the department of finance and administration to be distributed to the city of Santa Fe to commemorate the four hundredth anniversary of the city of Santa Fe.
D. The design of the special Santa Fe four hundredth anniversary registration plate shall be left to the discretion of the department in consultation with the public purpose interest group requesting the plate.
E. The department shall only issue special Santa Fe four hundredth anniversary registration plates for applications received on or before June 30, 2012.
History:
Laws 2009, ch. 120, § 1.
ANNOTATIONS
Effective dates.
— Laws 2009, ch. 120 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 19, 2009, 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature.
2023 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 66-3-424.27 - Special bass fishing registration plates; procedures; fee.

A. The department shall establish and issue a standardized special registration plate with a logo specified in Section 66-3-424 NMSA 1978 featuring bass fishing for any private motor vehicle except a motorcycle. The department shall adopt procedures for application for and issuance of the special bass fishing registration plates.
B. The director of the department of game and fish shall designate a "bass fishing" logo design committee that includes a bass fishing federation representative and that shall determine the design of the special wildlife artwork logo. No personalized or vanity design variation of the special bass fishing registration plates shall be issued.
C. For a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00), which shall be in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fees, an owner of a motor vehicle may apply for the issuance of a special bass fishing registration plate. The owner of a motor vehicle shall apply for the plate and pay the twenty-five-dollar ($25.00) fee for the first year and ten dollars ($10.00) for each subsequent year if the owner wishes to retain and renew the special bass fishing registration plate.
D. The revenue from the additional fee for a special bass fishing registration plate shall be distributed as follows:
(1) ten dollars ($10.00) of the initial fee collected shall be retained by the division and is appropriated to the division to defray the cost of making and issuing special registration plates for bass fishing; and
(2) fifteen dollars ($15.00) of the initial fee and the entire renewal fee collected shall be distributed to the bass habitat management program of the game protection fund.
History:
Laws 2009, ch. 85, § 1.
ANNOTATIONS
Effective dates.
— Laws 2009, ch. 85, § 2 made Laws 2009, ch. 85, § 1 effective July 1, 2010.
2023 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 66-3-424.28 - Standardized special registration plates; retired New Mexico law enforcement officers.

A. The department shall issue a standardized special registration plate with a logo specified in Section 66-3-424 NMSA 1978 indicating that the recipient is a person who is a retired New Mexico law enforcement officer upon submission by the person of proof satisfactory to the department that the person is a retired New Mexico law enforcement officer. The proof shall include the submission of a retirement commission from a New Mexico law enforcement agency.
B. A person shall not falsely represent that the person is a retired New Mexico law enforcement officer if that person is, in fact, not a retired New Mexico law enforcement officer. The secretary shall determine what constitutes satisfactory proof that a person is a retired New Mexico law enforcement officer.
C. A person who violates the provisions of Subsection B of this section is guilty of a penalty assessment misdemeanor.
D. A fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00), which is in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fee, shall be collected by the department for the original issuance of the special registration plate for retired New Mexico law enforcement officers.
E. Ten dollars ($10.00) of the fee collected pursuant to Subsection D of this section shall be retained by the department and is appropriated to the department to defray the cost of making and issuing special registration plates for retired New Mexico law enforcement officers. The remaining fifteen dollars ($15.00) shall be deposited in the motor vehicle suspense fund for distribution pursuant to Section 66-6-23 NMSA 1978.
F. The secretary shall approve the final logo design for the special registration plate for retired New Mexico law enforcement officers. The logo shall be clearly marked as "retired New Mexico law enforcement officer" for issuance to retired New Mexico law enforcement officers.
History:
Laws 2009, ch. 86, § 1; 2018, ch. 74, § 25.
ANNOTATIONS
The 2018 amendment,
effective July 1, 2018, reduced the penalty for falsely representing oneself as a retired New Mexico law enforcement officer to a penalty assessment misdemeanor, and made technical changes; replaced "division" with "department" throughout the section; and in Subsection C, after "guilty of a", deleted "petty" and added "penalty assessment", and after "misdemeanor", deleted "and shall be sentenced pursuant to Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978".
2023 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 66-3-424.29 - Special New Mexico state 4-H registration plate.

A. The division shall issue a standardized special registration plate with a logo specified in Section 66-3-424 NMSA 1978 indicating support for 4-H.
B. For a fee of thirty-five dollars ($35.00), which shall be in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fees, the owner of a vehicle may apply for issuance of a special 4-H registration plate. The owner shall apply and pay the fee each year to retain and renew the special 4-H registration plate.
C. Revenue from the additional fee for a special 4-H registration plate shall be distributed as follows:
(1) ten dollars ($10.00) of the additional fee collected shall be retained by and is appropriated to the department to defray the cost of making and issuing the special registration plate with the 4-H logo; and
(2) twenty-five dollars ($25.00) of the additional fee shall be distributed to and is appropriated to the board of regents of New Mexico state university for the New Mexico state 4-H office and for 4-H youth programs in the state.
D. The 4-H logo shall be in accordance with federal laws or regulations of the United States department of agriculture.
History:
Laws 2009, ch. 87, § 1.
ANNOTATIONS
Effective dates.
— Laws 2009, ch. 87, § 2 made Laws 2009, ch. 87, § 1 effective July 1, 2010.
2023 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 66-3-424.30 - Special farm and ranch community registration plate.

A. The department shall issue a standardized special registration plate with a logo as specified in Section 66-3-424 NMSA 1978 indicating support for the New Mexico farm and ranch community.
B. For a fee of thirty-five dollars ($35.00), which is in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fees, the owner of a vehicle may apply for issuance of a special farm and ranch community registration plate. The owner shall apply for and pay the fee each year to retain and renew the special farm and ranch community registration plate.
C. The revenue from the additional fee for the special farm and ranch community registration plate shall be distributed as follows:
(1) ten dollars ($10.00) of the additional fee shall be retained by and is appropriated to the department to defray the cost of making and issuing the special farm and ranch community registration plate; and
(2) twenty-five dollars ($25.00) of the additional fee collected shall be distributed to and is appropriated to the farm and ranch heritage museum for educational programs.
History:
Laws 2009, ch. 90, § 1.
ANNOTATIONS
Effective dates.
— Laws 2009, ch. 90, § 2 made Laws 2009, ch. 90, § 1 effective July 1, 2010.
2023 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 66-3-424.31 - Special blood donor recognition registration plate.

A. The department shall issue a standardized special registration plate with a logo as specified in Section 66-3-424 NMSA 1978 recognizing blood donors.
B. For a fee of thirty-five dollars ($35.00), which is in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fees, the owner of a vehicle may apply for issuance of a special blood donor recognition registration plate. The owner shall apply for and pay the fee each year to retain and renew the special blood donor recognition plate.
C. The revenue from the additional fee for the special blood donor recognition registration plate shall be distributed as follows:
(1) ten dollars ($10.00) of the additional fee collected shall be retained by and is appropriated to the department to defray the cost of making and issuing the special blood donor recognition registration plate; and
(2) twenty-five dollars ($25.00) of the additional fee collected shall be distributed to and is appropriated to the department of health for the purpose of funding blood donation outreach and education.
History:
Laws 2011, ch. 7, § 1.
ANNOTATIONS
Effective dates.
— Laws 2011, ch. 7, § 2 made Laws 2011, ch. 7, § 1 effective July 1, 2011.
2023 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 66-3-424.32 - Special New Mexico Amigos registration plate.

A. The division shall issue a standardized special registration plate with a logo designed in accordance with Subsection C of Section 66-3-424 NMSA 1978 that indicates that the owner of a vehicle is a member of New Mexico Amigos.
B. The division shall issue the special registration plate designed pursuant to this section to a person who submits proof satisfactory to the division that the person is currently a member of New Mexico Amigos. Such proof shall include the submission of a signed consent form from the president of New Mexico Amigos.
C. No person shall falsely claim to be a member of New Mexico Amigos so as to be eligible to be issued a special registration plate pursuant to this section.
D. The division may revoke the special license plate of any person who violates the provision of Subsection C of this section.
E. A fee of ten dollars ($10.00), which is in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fee, shall be collected by the division for the original issuance of the special registration plate for members of New Mexico Amigos. The fee shall be retained by the division and is appropriated to the division to defray the cost of making and issuing special registration plates pursuant to this section.
F. When a person holding a special New Mexico Amigos registration plate ceases to be a member of New Mexico Amigos, that person shall immediately remove the special registration plate from the person's vehicle and return it to the department; at which time, it shall be exchanged for a regular registration plate.
History:
Laws 2015, ch. 4, § 1.
ANNOTATIONS
Effective dates.
— Laws 2015, ch. 4 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 19, 2015, 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature.
2023 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 66-3-424.33 - Special autism awareness registration plate.

A. The division shall issue a standardized special registration plate with a logo as specified in Section 66-3-424 NMSA 1978 commemorating autism awareness.
B. For a fee of thirty-five dollars ($35.00), which is in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fees, the owner of a vehicle may apply for issuance of a special autism awareness registration plate. The owner shall apply for and pay the fee each year to retain and renew the special autism awareness registration plate.
C. Revenue from the additional fee for a special autism awareness registration plate shall be distributed as follows:
(1) ten dollars ($10.00) of the additional fee collected shall be retained by and is appropriated to the department to defray the cost of making and issuing the special registration plate with an autism awareness logo; and
(2) twenty-five dollars ($25.00) of the additional fee shall be distributed to and is appropriated to the department of health for the purpose of funding autism research, outreach and education.
History:
Laws 2015, ch. 55, § 1.
ANNOTATIONS
Effective dates.
— Laws 2015, ch. 55 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 19, 2015, 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature.
2023 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 66-3-424.34 - Special New Mexico junior college registration plate.

A. The division shall issue a standardized special registration plate with a logo as specified in Section 66-3-424 NMSA 1978 commemorating New Mexico junior college.
B. For a fee of thirty-five dollars ($35.00), which is in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fees, the owner of a vehicle may apply for issuance of a special New Mexico junior college registration plate. The owner shall apply for and pay the fee each year to retain and renew the special New Mexico junior college registration plate.
C. Revenue from the additional fee for a special New Mexico junior college registration plate shall be distributed as follows:
(1) ten dollars ($10.00) of the additional fee collected shall be retained by and is appropriated to the department to defray the cost of making and issuing the special registration plate with the New Mexico junior college logo; and
(2) twenty-five dollars ($25.00) of the additional fee shall be distributed to and is appropriated to the higher education department to support education and instruction programs at New Mexico junior college.
History:
Laws 2015, ch. 154, § 1.
ANNOTATIONS
Effective dates.
— Laws 2015, ch. 154, § 2 made Laws 2015, ch. 154, § 1 effective July 1, 2015.
2023 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 66-3-424.35 - Honoring fallen officers special registration plate.

A. The division shall issue a standardized special registration plate with a logo designed in accordance with Subsection C of Section 66-3-424 NMSA 1978 to commemorate police officers who have died in the line of duty. The plate shall include the words "Honoring Fallen Officers".
B. A fee of ten dollars ($10.00), which is in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fee, shall be collected by the division for the original issuance of the "Honoring Fallen Officers" special registration plate. The fee shall be retained by the division and is appropriated to the division to defray the cost of making and issuing special registration plates pursuant to this section.
History:
Laws 2017, ch. 23, § 1.
ANNOTATIONS
Effective dates.
— Laws 2017, ch. 23 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 16, 2017, 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature.