Section 64-4-14 – Disposition of fees.
A. Except as provided in Subsection B of this section, all fees collected under the provisions of the Aircraft Registration Act shall be remitted to the state treasurer by the division for credit to the state aviation fund. B. Eighty percent of registration fees collected with respect to aircraft registered pursuant to Subsection B of […]
Section 64-4-15 – Exemptions.
The provisions of this act [64-4-1 to 64-4-15 NMSA 1978] shall not apply to the following: A. Public aircraft. Any aircraft owned by the state or any political subdivision thereof, or any aircraft of the United States government. B. Nonresident aircraft. Any aircraft having a habitual situs or permanent base in another state, provided the […]
Section 64-5-1 – Abandonment of crashed aircraft.
Any aircraft which has crashed and which has not been removed from the site of the crash is conclusively presumed to be abandoned by the owner if: A. one year has elapsed from the time that the aircraft was released to the owner by the federal agency responsible for investigating the crash; and B. the […]
Section 64-5-2 – Issuance of salvage permits.
A. The aviation division of the transportation department [department of transportation] may issue a salvage permit for the salvaging and removal of any crashed aircraft which it finds to be abandoned. The permit shall be issued pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated by the aviation division; provided that: (1) no permit shall be issued if […]
Section 64-4-3 – Definitions.
As used in the Aircraft Registration Act: A. “division” means the aviation division of the state highway and transportation department; B. “director” means the executive head of the division; C. “maximum gross weight” means the manufacturer’s gross weight according to the operating limitations placard of the aircraft, furnished by the federal aviation administration; and D. […]
Section 64-4-4 – Aircraft registration.
A. All aircraft based or hangared within this state shall be registered annually with the division, and a registration fee shall be paid as approved in the Aircraft Registration Act. B. Aircraft that are within the state for maintenance, overhaul, storage or repair, but that are habitually or permanently based in another state, may be […]
Section 64-4-5 – Time of registration; penalty.
A. The owner or lessee of an aircraft, whichever is in possession, shall register the aircraft prior to March 1 of each year. B. Any person who purchases, leases or otherwise acquires an aircraft or brings one into the state after March 1 shall register the aircraft within fifteen days after purchase, lease, acquisition or […]
Section 64-4-5.1 – Unpaid registration fees; lien; hearing; seizure.
A. The registration fee and any penalties that have accrued under the Aircraft Registration Act constitute a lien on the aircraft from the date the registration fee was due. The division shall notify the registered owner of any aircraft required to be registered under that act by mailing a notice of intent to file a […]
Section 64-4-6 – Action on application.
Upon receipt of an application for registration of any aircraft and payment of the required fee, the division shall file the application, assign to the application and the aircraft to be registered a distinct number and register the application and the number in an index to be kept for that purpose. A number plate and […]
Section 64-4-7 – Division duties.
The division shall prepare the applications for registration certificate [certificates] and registration numbers to provide for a uniform, statewide registration of aircraft and shall keep in the office of the division in Santa Fe a current index of aircraft registration. History: 1953 Comp., § 44-5-7, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 122, § 7; 1970, ch. […]