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Home » US Law » 2021 New Mexico Statutes » Chapter 66 - Motor Vehicles » Article 8 - Crimes, Penalties and Procedure » Part 1 - OFFENSES RELATING TO REGISTRATION » Section 66-8-10 – Duplicate or replacement registration plate; citation; failure to comply.

Any motor vehicle owner who has been issued a citation for an illegible registration plate and who fails to comply with the terms of the citation requiring the acquisition of a duplicate or replacement plate within thirty days of the date of the citation is guilty of a misdemeanor.

History: 1953 Comp., § 64-8-10, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 508.

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Cross references. — For authority of officer to issue citation for illegible registration plate, see 66-3-17 NMSA 1978.