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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 1 - REGISTRATION, CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND REGISTRATION PLATES GENERALLY › Section 66-3-2.6 - Preservation of international registration plan records; audit.

Any owner whose application for registration under the international registration plan has been accepted shall preserve the records on which the application is based either for a period of four years following the year or period upon which the application is based or for any other period required by the state that is considered to be the base state of the vehicle under the terms of a multistate agreement on registration of vehicles to which this state is a party. Upon request of the division, the owner shall make the records available to the division at the owner's office for audit as to accuracy of computation and payments. If the owner maintains and keeps the owner's records, books or papers at any place outside of the state, the director or the director's authorized agent may examine them at the place where they are kept. The division may make arrangements with agencies of other jurisdictions administering motor vehicle laws for joint audits of any such owners.
History:
1953 Comp., § 64-34-14.6, enacted by Laws 1972, ch. 7, § 38; 1977, ch. 250, § 114; 1988, ch. 24, § 5; 1989, ch. 148, § 2; 1978 Comp., § 65-1-18, recompiled as 1978 Comp., § 66-3-2.6 by Laws 1998 (1st S.S.), ch. 10, § 10; 2015, ch. 9, § 9.
ANNOTATIONS
Recompilations.
— Laws 1998 (1st S.S.), ch. 10, § 10, recompiled former 65-1-18 NMSA 1978, relating to preservation of proportional registration records and audit, as 66-3-2.6 NMSA 1978, effective July 1, 1998.
The 2015 amendment,
effective July 1, 2015, provided for the preservation of records related to the international registration plan and removed the reference to proportional registration records; in the catchline, after "Preservation of", deleted "proportional registration" and added "international registration plan"; in the first sentence of the section, after "application for", deleted "proportional", after "registration", added "under the international registration plan"; and in the third sentence, after "the owner maintains and keeps", deleted "his" and added "the owner's", and after "the director or", deleted "his" and added "the director's".
The 1989 amendment,
effective July 1, 1990, deleted "and the owner shall pay all necessary traveling expenses and subsistence incurred" at the end of the next-to-last sentence.
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 1 - REGISTRATION, CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND REGISTRATION PLATES GENERALLY › Section 66-3-2.7 - New registrant; estimated mileage.

When a registrant's fleet is considered new under the international registration plan, fees shall be calculated using New Mexico's average per vehicle distance chart. A new registrant shall be registered in all international registration plan jurisdictions.
History:
1953 Comp., § 64-34-14.7, enacted by Laws 1972, ch. 7, § 39; 1977, ch. 250, § 115; 1978 Comp., § 65-1-19, recompiled as 1978 Comp., § 66-3-2.7 by Laws 1998 (1st S.S.), ch. 10, § 10; 2015, ch. 9, § 10.
ANNOTATIONS
Recompilations.
— Laws 1998 (1st S.S.), ch. 10, § 10, recompiled former 65-1-19 NMSA 1978, relating to estimated mileage for new fleets, as 66-3-2.7 NMSA 1978, effective July 1, 1998.
The 2015 amendment,
effective July 1, 2015, changed the method of calculation of fees when a registrant's fleet is considered new under the international registration plan; in the catchline, after "New", deleted "fleet" and added "registrant"; deleted the language in the section in its entirety and added the present language relating to the new method of calculating fees when a registrant's fleet is considered new under the international registration plan.
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 1 - REGISTRATION, CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND REGISTRATION PLATES GENERALLY › Section 66-3-2.8 - Fleet registration; denial.

The division may refuse to accept full reciprocity registration applications for the registration of vehicles based in another jurisdiction if the division finds that the other jurisdiction does not grant similar registration privileges to fleet vehicles based in or owned by residents of this state.
History:
1953 Comp., § 64-34-14.8, enacted by Laws 1972, ch. 7, § 40; 1977, ch. 250, § 116; 1978 Comp., § 65-1-20, recompiled as 1978 Comp., § 66-3-2.8 by Laws 1998 (1st S.S.), ch. 10, § 10; 2015, ch. 9, § 11.
ANNOTATIONS
Recompilations.
— Laws 1998 (1st S.S.), ch. 10, § 10, recompiled former 65-1-20 NMSA 1978, relating to denial of fleet registration, as 66-3-2.8 NMSA 1978, effective July 1, 1998.
The 2015 amendment,
effective July 1, 2015, provided the authority to deny full reciprocity registration applications for the registration of vehicles based in other jurisdictions if the other jurisdiction does not grant similar registration privileges; after "refuse to accept", deleted "proportional" and added "full reciprocity", after the second occurrence of "division", deleted "shall find" and added "finds", and after "that", deleted "such" and added "the".
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 1 - REGISTRATION, CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND REGISTRATION PLATES GENERALLY › Section 66-3-2.9 - Relationship to other state laws.

The provisions of Sections 66-3-2.1 through 66-3-2.10 NMSA 1978 constitute complete authority for the registration of fleet vehicles without reference to or application of any other statutes of this state except as expressly provided in the Motor Transportation Act [Chapter 65, Articles 1, 3 and 5 NMSA 1978].
History:
1953 Comp., § 64-34-14.9, enacted by Laws 1972, ch. 7, § 41; 1978 Comp., § 65-1-21, recompiled as 1978 Comp., § 66-3-2.9 by Laws 1998 (1st S.S.), ch. 10, § 10; 2015, ch. 9, § 12.
ANNOTATIONS
Recompilations.
— Laws 1998 (1st S.S.), ch. 10, § 10, recompiled former 65-1-21 NMSA 1978, relating to relationship to other state laws, as 66-3-2.9 NMSA 1978, effective July 1, 1998.
The 2015 amendment,
effective July 1, 2015, referenced the sections of law in the NMSA 1978 that provide the authority for registration of fleet vehicles; after "Sections", deleted "65-1-13 through 65-1-23 NMSA 1978 shall" and added "66-3-2.1 through 66-3-2.10 NMSA 1978", and after "fleet vehicles", deleted "upon a proportional registration basis".
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 1 - REGISTRATION, CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND REGISTRATION PLATES GENERALLY › Section 66-3-2.10 - Registration under the international registration plan not exclusive.

Nothing contained in the Motor Transportation Act [Chapter 65, Articles 1, 3 and 5 NMSA 1978] relating to the full reciprocity registration of fleet vehicles shall be construed as requiring any vehicle to be registered pursuant to the international registration plan if it is otherwise registered in this state for the operation in which it is engaged, including, but not by way of limitation, registration, temporary registration permit or trip permit.
History:
1953 Comp., § 64-34-14.10, enacted by Laws 1972, ch. 7, § 42; 1978 Comp., § 65-1-22, recompiled as 1978 Comp., § 66-3-2.10 by Laws 1998 (1st S.S.), ch. 10, § 10; 2007, ch. 319, § 15; 2015, ch. 9, § 13.
ANNOTATIONS
Recompilations.
— Laws 1998 (1st S.S.), ch. 10, § 10, recompiled former 65-1-22 NMSA 1978, relating to nonexclusivity of proportional registration, as 66-3-2.10 NMSA 1978, effective July 1, 1998.
The 2015 amendment,
effective July 1, 2015, clarified that registration under the international registration plan is not required of fleet vehicles if such vehicles are otherwise registered for operation in this state; in the catchline, deleted "Proportional" preceding "registration", and after "registration", added "under the international registration plan"; in the first sentence of the section, after "relating to the", deleted "proportional" and added "full reciprocity", after "any vehicle to be", deleted "proportionally", and after "registered", added "pursuant to the international registration plan".
The 2007 amendment,
effective June 15, 2007, changed "regular registration" to "registration" and "temporary registration" to "temporary registration permit".
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 1 - REGISTRATION, CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND REGISTRATION PLATES GENERALLY › Section 66-3-2.11 - Allocation registration; one-way rental fleet vehicles; allocation of vehicles; fee; identification.

A. Any owner of a one-way rental fleet may, in lieu of registration under Sections 66-6-3 and 66-6-4 NMSA 1978, register each fleet for operation in this state by filing with the division an application which contains total fleet miles, in-state miles, a description of each motor vehicle as required in Subsection A of Section 65-1-13 NMSA 1978 and any other information pertinent to vehicle registration as the division may require.
B. The owner of the one-way rental fleet shall designate those vehicles which are to be allocated for registration in New Mexico. The number of vehicles must be equal to or larger than the result of multiplying the total number of vehicles by the ratio of in-state miles to total fleet miles.
C. The fee for one-way rental fleet registration shall be the amount necessary to register each of the vehicles allocated for registration in New Mexico under Sections 66-6-3 and 66-6-4 NMSA 1978.
D. A registration plate and registration card shall be issued by the division for each vehicle allocated for registration in New Mexico. The plate shall be displayed upon the vehicle and the registration card shall be in the vehicle at all times.
E. All vehicles of the one-way rental fleet listed on the application, whether allocated for registration in New Mexico or not, shall be deemed registered for any type of movement or operation, provided that all other state requirements have been met.
F. The provisions of Section 65-1-18 NMSA 1978 pertaining to records and audits shall apply to any owner of a one-way rental fleet who has chosen to allocate vehicles in New Mexico.
History:
1953 Comp., § 64-34-14.12, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 75, § 1; 1988, ch. 24, § 7; 1978 Comp., § 65-1-24, recompiled as § 66-3-2.11 by Laws 1998 (1st S.S.), ch. 10, § 10.
ANNOTATIONS
Repeals and reenactments.
— Laws 1978, ch. 75, § 1, repealed 64-34-14.12, 1953 Comp. (former 65-1-24 NMSA 1978), relating to allocation registration, one-way rental fleet vehicles, allocation of vehicles, fee and identification, and enacted a new 65-1-24 NMSA 1978.
Recompilations.
— Laws 1998 (1st S.S.), ch. 10, § 10, recompiled former 65-1-24 NMSA 1978, relating to allocation registration, one-way rental fleet vehicles, allocation of vehicles, fee, and identification, as 66-3-2.11 NMSA 1978, effective July 1, 1998.
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 1 - REGISTRATION, CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND REGISTRATION PLATES GENERALLY › Section 66-3-3 - Registration card; special plate or sticker; declared gross weight.

A. Each registration card issued for a truck, truck tractor, road tractor or bus shall show the declared gross weight of the vehicle.
B. A special plate or sticker may be issued displaying the declared gross weight. When issued, the special plate or sticker shall be attached to the motive power unit and shall remain attached in such place and manner as is specified by the department.
History:
1953 Comp., § 64-3-3, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 23; 1995, ch. 135, § 8.
ANNOTATIONS
The 1995 amendment,
effective June 16, 1995, substituted "department" for "motor vehicle and motor transportation divisions" at the end of Subsection B.
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 1 - REGISTRATION, CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND REGISTRATION PLATES GENERALLY › Section 66-3-3.1 - Tax identification permit.

The department shall implement a system for identifying motor carriers subject to the weight distance tax and special fuel user permit requirements, including an identifying number for each motor carrier covered by the system. Annually, the department shall issue one or more original tax identification permits sufficient for the number of vehicles specified by each motor carrier who applies for a tax identification permit; provided that the motor carrier continues to be subject to and in compliance with the weight distance tax and special fuel user permit requirements. The tax identification permit shall contain the department's identifying number for the motor carrier and other information that the department deems necessary. A tax identification permit shall be issued within fourteen days of the date on the form of payment for the permit, including cashier's checks and money orders, submitted with the application for the permit.
History:
1978 Comp., § 65-1-12.1, enacted by Laws 1992, ch. 106, § 7; recompiled as 1978 Comp., § 66-3-3.1 by Laws 1998 (1st S.S.), ch. 10, § 10; 2003 (1st S.S.), ch. 3, § 10; 2007, ch. 209, § 5.
ANNOTATIONS
Recompilations.
— Laws 1998 (1st S.S.), ch. 10, § 10, recompiled former 65-1-12.1 NMSA 1978, relating to tax identification cards, as 66-3-3.1 NMSA 1978, effective July 1, 1998.
The 2007 amendment,
effective July 1, 2007, changed "card" to "permit" and required a tax identification permit to be issued within fourteen days after the date on the form of payment for the permit.
The 2003 (1st S.S.) amendment,
effective July 1, 2004, substituted "one or more original" for "a" and "cards sufficient for the number of vehicles specified by" for "card in one or more copies to," deleted "the card shall be renewed automatically each year so long as" following "provided that," and inserted "and in compliance with" in the second sentence, and substituted "other information that" for "such other information as" in the last sentence.
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 1 - REGISTRATION, CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND REGISTRATION PLATES GENERALLY › Section 66-3-5 - Application for specially constructed, reconstructed or foreign vehicles.

A. In the event the vehicle to be registered is a specially constructed, reconstructed or foreign vehicle, such fact shall be stated in the application and, with reference to every foreign vehicle which has been registered heretofore outside of this state, the owner shall surrender to the division all registration cards and certificates of title, or other evidence of such foreign registration as may be in his possession or under his control, except as provided in Subsection B of this section.
B. Where in the course of interstate operation of a vehicle registered in another state it is desirable to retain registration of said vehicle in such other state, such applicant need not surrender but shall submit for inspection evidence of such foreign registration and the division, upon a proper showing, shall register said vehicle in this state but shall not issue a certificate of title for such vehicle.
History:
1953 Comp., § 64-3-5, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 25.
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 1 - REGISTRATION, CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND REGISTRATION PLATES GENERALLY › Section 66-3-7.1 - Registration if vehicle emission inspection test required; requiring a certificate; registration in class A counties.

A. No vehicle required by county or municipal ordinance to pass a vehicle emission inspection test shall be registered with the division until such time as a valid vehicle emission inspection certificate is presented, unless the ordinance of the municipality or county specifically excludes enforcement by the division. The provisions of this section shall apply to a class A county or municipality within a class A county that has a vehicle emission inspection program, and the provisions of this section may apply to a municipality in an adjoining or contiguous county to a class A county that adopts a vehicle emission inspection program. Any municipality may adopt a voluntary or mandatory vehicle emission inspection program by ordinance. The ordinance may exempt or exclude certain categories or classifications of vehicles and may exempt or exclude a vehicle because of age or type of vehicle.
B. It shall be a misdemeanor for any person to register a vehicle in a county or municipality which does not conduct a vehicle emission testing program if the registered owner of that vehicle resides in a county or municipality conducting a vehicle emissions inspection program and the person registering the vehicle does so for the purpose of evading a vehicle emissions inspection program.
History:
Laws 1988, ch. 103, § 1; 1995, ch. 127, § 2.
ANNOTATIONS
The 1995 amendment,
effective June 16, 1995, substituted the current section heading for "Registration in class A counties; requiring a certificate"; designated the subsections; in Subsection A, in the first sentence, deleted "motor vehicle" preceding "division", deleted "of the taxation and revenue department" preceding "until", inserted ", unless the ordinance of the municipality or county specifically excludes enforcement by the division", and added the second through fourth sentences.
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 1 - REGISTRATION, CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND REGISTRATION PLATES GENERALLY › Section 66-3-8 - Examination of registration records and index of stolen and recovered vehicles.

The department, upon receiving application for original registration of a vehicle or a certificate of title, except a title issued on a manufactured home, shall first check the engine or other standard identification number provided by the manufacturer of the vehicle shown in the application against its own records, the records of the national crime information center and other records as appropriate.
History:
1953 Comp., § 64-3-8, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 28; 1995, ch. 135, § 9; 2004, ch. 59, § 6.
ANNOTATIONS
The 2004 amendment,
effective March 4, 2004, added "except a title issued on a manufactured home" after "certificate of title".
The 1995 amendment,
effective June 16, 1995, substituted "department" for "division" at the beginning, substituted the language beginning "its own records" at the end for references to two indexes required by the Motor Vehicle Code, and made a minor stylistic change.
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 1 - REGISTRATION, CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND REGISTRATION PLATES GENERALLY › Section 66-3-9 - Registration indexes.

The department shall file each application received for registration of a vehicle. When satisfied as to the genuineness and regularity of the application and that the applicant is entitled to register the vehicle and to the issuance of a certificate of title, the department shall register the vehicle described and keep a suitable record thereof.
History:
1953 Comp., § 64-3-9, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 29; 1995, ch. 135, § 10.
ANNOTATIONS
The 1995 amendment,
effective June 16, 1995, deleted former Subsections A through D providing the ways to keep a suitable record, and rewrote the remainder of the section.
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 1 - REGISTRATION, CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND REGISTRATION PLATES GENERALLY › Section 66-3-10.1 - Salvage vehicles; nonrepairable vehicles; certificate of title; transfer of ownership.

A. It is unlawful for a person to sell or otherwise convey ownership of a salvage or nonrepairable vehicle unless the certificate of title or ownership is branded or a comparable title, certificate or ownership document has been issued by another state or jurisdiction.
B. An owner of a nonrepairable vehicle shall sell or otherwise convey that vehicle only to a licensed wrecker of vehicles or a person licensed by a jurisdiction outside of this state to process vehicles by dismantling, wrecking, shredding, crushing or selling motor vehicle parts or scrap material or otherwise disposing of motor vehicles.
C. A nonrepairable vehicle shall not be repaired, reconstructed or restored for operation on the roads or highways of this state.
D. This section does not apply to:
(1) a person whose motor vehicle has been stolen or taken without that person's consent unless, if the motor vehicle is recovered, it is a salvage or nonrepairable vehicle; or
(2) a person conveying ownership of a motor vehicle to an insurance company as a result of a total loss insurance settlement. For the purpose of this paragraph, "total loss insurance settlement" means the transfer of ownership of a motor vehicle by a person to an insurance company as a result of a settlement in which the motor vehicle is determined to be salvage or nonrepairable.
History:
1978 Comp., § 66-3-10.1, enacted by Laws 1990, ch. 120, § 24; 2005, ch. 324, § 8.
ANNOTATIONS
Repeal and reenactments.
— Laws 2005, ch. 324, § 8, effective January 1, 2006, repealed former 66-3-10.1 NMSA 1978 as enacted by Laws 1990, ch. 120, § 24, and enacted the section set forth above.
Pursuant to 12-2A-14 NMSA 1978, it has been considered a continuation of the former section relating to salvage vehicle certificates of title.
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 1 - REGISTRATION, CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND REGISTRATION PLATES GENERALLY › Section 66-3-11 - Director may authorize issuance of nonnegotiable certificates of title.

Any owner of a vehicle required to be registered under the provisions of Section 66-3-1 NMSA 1978, who is unable to comply with the registration requirements of Section 66-3-4 NMSA 1978 for the reason that the vehicle is registered and titled in another state, territory or possession of the United States, subject to a lien, and the original title thereof cannot be obtained from the lien holder, shall make application to the division for the registration and issuance of a nonnegotiable certificate of title. Application for a nonnegotiable certificate of title shall be made upon written forms prescribed by the director and upon the approval of the director a nonnegotiable certificate of title shall be issued by the division with the words
"NONNEGOTIABLE AND NONTRANSFERABLE"
clearly marked in bold letters on its face.
History:
1953 Comp., § 64-3-11, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 31.
ANNOTATIONS
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references.
— Liability of state, in issuing automobile certificate of title, for failure to discover title defect, 28 A.L.R.4th 184.
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 1 - REGISTRATION, CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND REGISTRATION PLATES GENERALLY › Section 66-3-14.1 - County name stickers.

The department shall make available, upon request, county name stickers or decals for purchase at a reasonable charge to be set by the secretary. The stickers or decals shall be designed and prescribed by the department to fit on a registration plate without obscuring the registration number or validating sticker.
History:
Laws 2005, ch. 13, § 1.
ANNOTATIONS
Effective dates.
— Laws 2005, ch. 13 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 1 - REGISTRATION, CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND REGISTRATION PLATES GENERALLY › Section 66-3-15 - Special registration plates; procedures; fee.

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

History:
Laws 2001, ch. 180, § 1; repealed by Laws 2007, ch. 319, § 67.
ANNOTATIONS
Repeals.
— Laws 2007, ch. 319, § 67 repealed 66-3-15.1 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 2001, ch. 180, § 1, relating to special motorcycle registration plates for disabled persons, effective June 15, 2007. For provisions of former section,
see
the 2006 NMSA 1978 on
NMOneSource.com.
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 1 - REGISTRATION, CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND REGISTRATION PLATES GENERALLY › Section 66-3-16.1 - Prohibited acts; penalties.

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

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

All motor vehicles registered by declared gross weight, including vehicles subject to the international registration plan or registration under reciprocal agreement with another state, shall be registered with the department on a staggered basis and that registration shall expire at the end of the twelve-month registration period.
History:
1953 Comp., § 64-3-20, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 40; 1993, ch. 328, § 2; 2015, ch. 9, § 14.
ANNOTATIONS
Cross references.
— For definition of "declared gross weight",
see
66-1-4.4 NMSA 1978.
For registration by declared gross weight,
see
66-3-3 NMSA 1978.
The 2015 amendment,
effective July 1, 2015, provided a new process for the renewal of registrations for motor vehicles registered by declared weight, including vehicles subject to the international registration plan; after "including vehicles subject to", deleted "proportional registration" and added "the international registration plan", after "shall", deleted "register" and added "be registered", and after "the department on a", deleted the remainder of the section and added "staggered basis and that registration shall expire at the end of the twelve-month registration period".
The 1993 amendment,
effective July 1, 1993, rewrote this section to the extent that a detailed comparison would be impracticable.
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 1 - REGISTRATION, CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND REGISTRATION PLATES GENERALLY › Section 66-3-20.1 - Providing for extended registration periods for certain motor vehicles; credit for unexpired portion of fee.

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

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

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

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

The division is authorized to assign a "distinguishing number" to a vehicle, required to be registered under the provisions of the Motor Vehicle Code [66-1-1 NMSA 1978], whenever the identifying number thereon is destroyed or obliterated. The distinguishing number shall be affixed to the vehicle in a position to be determined by the director. Such vehicle shall be registered under such distinguishing number in lieu of the former identifying number.
History:
1953 Comp., § 64-3-25, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 45.
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 1 - REGISTRATION, CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND REGISTRATION PLATES GENERALLY › Section 66-3-26 - Repealed.

ANNOTATIONS
Repeals.
— Laws 1989, ch. 318, § 37 repealed 66-3-26 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 46, relating to regulations governing change of engines, effective July 1, 1989.
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 1 - REGISTRATION, CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND REGISTRATION PLATES GENERALLY › Section 66-3-27 - Horseless carriage registration.

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

State government registration plates shall be provided to a state agency by the transportation services division of the general services department. As used in this section, "state agency" means a state department, agency, board or commission, including the legislative and judicial branches, but not including public schools and institutions of higher education.
History:
Laws 1994, ch. 119, § 14; 1995, ch. 161, § 8; 2007, ch. 29, § 9.
ANNOTATIONS
Cross references.
— For the Transportation Services Act,
see
15-8-1 NMSA 1978 et seq.
The 2007 amendment,
effective July 1, 2007, deleted the prohibition that state government registration plates not be provided unless approved by the transportation services division, provided that state government registration plates shall be provided by the transportation service division, and deleted the exclusion of the legislative and judicial branches from the definition of a "state agency".
The 1995 amendment,
effective June 1, 1995, substituted "transportation services" for "motor pool" in the first sentence.
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 1 - REGISTRATION, CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND REGISTRATION PLATES GENERALLY › Section 66-3-29 - Intrastate livestock haulers.

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