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 […]
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, […]
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, § […]
Section 66-3-30 – School bus registration; renewal.
A. A school district, another public entity or a school bus contractor may register a school bus that it owns on a permanent basis, without the requirement of renewal, at the time the school bus is initially registered with the department and issued a certificate of title or subsequent to initial registration at the next […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Section 66-3-24 – Lost or damaged certificates, registration evidence or plates.
A. In the event any registration evidence or registration plate is lost, mutilated or becomes illegible, the owner or legal representative or successor in interest of the owner of the vehicle for which the registration evidence or registration plate was issued as shown by the records of the division shall immediately make application for and […]
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 […]
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.