A. The owner of each motorboat requiring numbering and inspection by this state shall file an application for number with the division on forms approved by it. The application shall be signed by the owner of the motorboat and shall be accompanied by a three year registration fee as required in Section 66-12-5.1 NMSA 1978. […]
The division shall establish and impose reasonable registration fees for the purposes of the Boat Act. History: Laws 1983, ch. 41, § 2; 1987, ch. 245, § 3. ANNOTATIONS The 1987 amendment, effective June 19, 1987, substituted the present provisions for the former provisions which specified fees based on boat size and whether or not […]
A. Except as provided in Subsection C of this section, every owner of a boat subject to titling under the provisions of the Boat Act shall apply to the division for issuance of a certificate of title for the boat within thirty days after acquisition. The application shall be on forms the division prescribes and […]
A. It is unlawful for any person to take, receive or transfer a vessel without the consent of the owner. B. It is unlawful for any person to damage, tamper with, alter or change hull identification numbers or serial numbers. History: Laws 1987, ch. 245, § 4. ANNOTATIONS Compiler’s notes. — This section was enacted […]
A. A dealer or manufacturer that demonstrates motorboats on the public waters of this state shall file an application for a dealer or manufacturer number. The number shall be in lieu of a certificate of number for each motorboat intended or offered for sale. B. Application for a dealer or manufacturer number shall be in […]
A. An excise tax is imposed upon the sale of every boat required to be registered in the state. To prevent evasion of the excise tax imposed by this section and the duty to collect it, it is presumed that the issuance of every original and subsequent certificate of title, other than a duplicate, for […]
A. A security interest in a boat required to be titled and registered in New Mexico is not valid against attaching creditors, subsequent transferees or lienholders unless perfected as provided by this section. This provision does not apply to liens dependent upon possession. B. All title applications shall be accompanied by the certificate of title […]
A. The filing of an application with the division and the issuance of a new certificate of title by the division as provided in Section 66-12-5.2 NMSA 1978 constitutes constructive notice of all security interests in the boat described in the application. If the application is received by the division within ten days after the […]
A. The division shall prescribe and provide suitable forms of applications, certificate of title and all other forms necessary to carry out the provisions of this act. B. The division may make necessary investigations to procure information required to carry out the provisions of the Boat Act. History: Laws 1987, ch. 247, § 12. ANNOTATIONS
A dealer or manufacturer shall not display a dealer or manufacturer number on a motorboat that is not being operated for test or demonstration purposes. History: Laws 2003, ch. 410, § 4. ANNOTATIONS Effective dates. — Laws 2003, ch. 410 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was […]
A. A person shall not engage in business as a dealer or manufacturer without obtaining a valid dealer license from the motor vehicle division of the taxation and revenue department, unless the person has a valid motor vehicle dealer license. A dealer or manufacturer shall annually file an application with the motor vehicle division for […]
The motor vehicle division of the taxation and revenue department may deny, suspend or revoke a dealer license for: A. a material misrepresentation communicated by a dealer to the motor vehicle division; B. a lack of fitness as proscribed by rule of the motor vehicle division; or C. a willful violation of a federal or […]
A person licensed as a dealer pursuant to the Boat Act shall file with the state parks division a bond in the amount of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) unless there is a bond on file with the motor vehicle division of the taxation and revenue department for a motor vehicle dealer’s license and such proof […]
A. Every vessel shall have aboard: (1) one life preserver, buoyant vest, ring buoy or buoyant cushion bearing the mark of approval of the United States coast guard and in serviceable condition for each person on board; (2) one oar or paddle; (3) one bailing bucket with a capacity of at least one gallon, or […]
The operator of a vessel being used for recreational purposes shall require a child age twelve or under who is aboard the vessel to wear a personal flotation device approved by the United States coast guard while the vessel is underway, unless the child is below deck or in an enclosed cabin. History: Laws 2006, […]
A motorboat shall not be required to be numbered under the Boat Act if it is: A. already covered by a number in force which has been awarded to it pursuant to federal law or a federally approved numbering system of another state; provided that the boat shall not have been within this state for […]
A. The owner of a boat livery shall cause to be kept a record of the name and address of the person or persons hiring any vessel which is designed or permitted by him to be operated as a motorboat, the identification number thereof, and the departure date and time, and the expected time of […]
