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Section 66-3-26 – Repealed.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 — Laws 1989, ch. 318, § 37 repealed 66-3-26 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 46, relating to regulations governing change of engines, effective July 1, 1989.
Section 66-3-18 – Display of registration plates and temporary registration permits; displays prohibited and allowed.
A. The registration plate shall be attached to the rear of the vehicle for which it is issued; however, the registration plate shall be attached to the front of a road tractor or truck tractor. The plate shall be securely fastened at all times in a fixed horizontal position at a height of not less […]
Section 66-3-11 – Director may authorize issuance of nonnegotiable certificates of title.
Any owner of a vehicle required to be registered under the provisions of Section 66-3-1 NMSA 1978, who is unable to comply with the registration requirements of Section 66-3-4 NMSA 1978 for the reason that the vehicle is registered and titled in another state, territory or possession of the United States, subject to a lien, […]
Section 66-3-12 – Evidential value of certificate.
A certificate of title issued by the division shall be received in evidence as prima facie evidence of the ownership of the vehicle named in the certificate and as prima facie evidence of all liens and encumbrances against said vehicle appearing on the certificate. History: 1953 Comp., § 64-3-12, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 35, […]
Section 66-3-13 – Evidence of registration to be signed and exhibited on demand.
A. Every owner, upon receipt of registration evidence, shall write that owner’s signature thereon in a space provided. Every such registration evidence or duplicate of registration evidence validated by the division shall be exhibited upon demand of any police officer. B. A person charged with violating the provisions of this section shall not be convicted […]
Section 66-3-14 – Registration plates or validating stickers to be furnished by department; reflective material.
A. The department upon registering a vehicle shall issue a registration plate or a validating sticker to the owner of the vehicle. The validating sticker may be designed and required to be placed on the registration plate or elsewhere on the vehicle as prescribed by the department. B. Each registration plate shall have a background […]
Section 66-3-14.1 – County name stickers.
The department shall make available, upon request, county name stickers or decals for purchase at a reasonable charge to be set by the secretary. The stickers or decals shall be designed and prescribed by the department to fit on a registration plate without obscuring the registration number or validating sticker. History: Laws 2005, ch. 13, […]
Section 66-3-15 – Special registration plates; procedures; fee.
A. The division shall establish and issue special registration plates, including motorcycle prestige registration plates and shall establish and promulgate procedures for applications for and issuance of special registration plates. B. For a fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00), which fee shall be in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fees, any owner of a […]