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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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, […]
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, § […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
A. Except for a vehicle owned by a carrier that is from a jurisdiction that is not a participant in the International Fuel Tax Agreement, that is authorized by the United States government or an agency of the United States government to conduct cross-border operations beyond the commercial border zone pursuant to the provisions of […]
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, […]
