New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 18 - TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS › Chapter 19 - MOTOR VEHICLE PROCEDURES, LICENSES, PERMITS › Part 5 - DRIVER'S LICENSE › Section 18.19.5.15 - STANDARD DRIVER'S LICENSE OR STANDARD IDENTIFICATION CARD THAT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE FOR FEDERAL PURPOSES

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
A.
				Applicants for a New Mexico standard license or standard identification card
				that is not acceptable for federal purposes must provide documentary proof of
				their identity, indication of sex, age and New Mexico residency.
B.
Proof of identity and age:
To
				establish identity and age, applicants can use one of the following documents
				if it contains the applicant's name and date of birth, to provide documentary
				proof of their identity and age. If the document does not contain the
				applicant's name and date of birth, two of the following documents will be
				required:
(1) an original or certified copy of
				a birth certificate filed with a state office of vital statistics or equivalent
				agency in the individual's place of birth;
(2) a consular report of birth abroad issued
				by the U.S. department of state, form FS-240, DS-1350 or FS-545;
(3) an unexpired employment authorization
				document issued by the U.S. department of homeland security, form I-766 or form
				I-688B, verified by SAVE;
(4) an
				identification card issued by a foreign consulate, such as the consulate of
				Mexico in El Paso, Texas, or Albuquerque, New Mexico.
(5) a certified letter of enrollment issued
				by a federally recognized Indian nation, tribe or pueblo;
(6) a valid identification card issued by a
				federally recognized Indian nation, tribe or pueblo;
(7) certified copy of foreign birth
				certificate issued by the applicant's place or birth, provided that if the
				document is not in English, a certified copy of the foreign birth with a
				notarized English translation;
(8)
				affidavit of Indian birth;
(9) a
				state issued driver's license, a driver's license issued by a territory of the
				United States, or by jurisdiction of Canada, as long as it has a photograph and
				has not been expired more than one year;
(10) a state government-issued photo
				identification card, or a photo identification card issued by a territory of
				the United States, or by a jurisdiction of Canada, as long as it has a
				photograph and has not been expired more than one year;
(11) a state government-issued photo
				learner's permit, or a photo learner's permit issued by a territory of the
				United States, or by a jurisdiction of Canada, as long as it has a photograph
				and has not been expired more than one year;
(12) an American Indian or Alaskan proof of
				Indian blood, certificate of degree of Indian blood, federal Indian census card
				or tribal membership card;
(13) a
				photo identification card issued by the United States military, United States
				coast guard or New Mexico national guard;
(14) an identification document issued by the
				United States veterans administration, so long as it is accompanied by a United
				States veterans administration medical center identification card;
(15) a valid United States active
				duty/retiree/reservist military identification card (DOD ID DD-2);
(16) a United States, state, or local
				government-issued photo ID, issued based on name, social security number and
				date of birth;
(17) N560
				certificate of citizenship if verified in SAVE;
(18) N550 certificate of naturalization if
				verified in SAVE;
(19) a valid
				permanent resident card issued by the United States government if verified in
				SAVE;
(20) a valid I-551 resident
				alien card issued since 1997 if verified in SAVE;
(21) a valid New Mexico license or
				identification card;
(22) a court
				order for name change, gender change, adoption or divorce, as long as it
				includes the legal name, date of birth and court seal;
(23) a New Mexico correction department photo
				identification card, or a photo identification card issued by the federal
				bureau of prisons, that includes the name, date of birth and documentation that
				the card has not expired within the past year;
(24) a social security card;
(25) military discharge/separation papers (DD
				214);
(26) selective service
				card;
(27) an I-94 form presented
				without a passport if it contains the applicant's photo;
(28) a military dependent identification card
				that includes the applicant's photo;
(29) a medical insurance card or
				documentation of medical insurance coverage or eligibility containing an
				insurance identification number including a Medicaid or Medicare
				card;
(30) a passport or passport
				card from the applicant's country of citizenship;
(31) a passport or passport card from the
				United States if verified through systematic alien verification for
				entitlements system (SAVE);
(32)
				individual tax identification number (ITIN);
(33) a medical record less than one year old
				that is not from a visit to an emergency room or urgent care
				facility;
(34) proof of eligibility
				for and receipt of public assistance benefits, including general assistance,
				temporary assistance for needy families and the supplemental nutrition
				assistance program with a copy of the state human services department
				eligibility profile page dated with the last year.