A. The director and officers of the division designated by him shall have authority to summon witnesses to give testimony under oath or to give written deposition upon any matter under the jurisdiction of the division. Such summons may require the production of relevant books, papers or records. B. Every such summons shall be served […]
Whenever the department or the administrative hearings office is authorized or required to give any notice under the Motor Vehicle Code or any other law regulating the operation of vehicles, unless a different method of giving notice is otherwise expressly prescribed, notice shall be given either by personal delivery to the person to be notified […]
A. The director and such officers, deputies and inspectors of the division as he shall designate by the issuance of credentials shall have the powers: (1) of peace officers for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of the Motor Vehicle Code [66-1-1 NMSA 1978]; (2) to make arrests upon view and without warrant for any […]
It is the duty of the attorney general to render to the director such legal services as he requires in the discharge of his duties under the Motor Vehicle Code [66-1-1 NMSA 1978]. History: 1953 Comp., § 64-2-13, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 17.
A. Whenever the secretary deems it necessary for the purpose of effecting economy in carrying out the functions of the department and for the purpose of providing necessary service to the people of this state, the secretary may appoint agents to receive applications for registration, to collect fees and revenues, to issue all licenses or […]
A. Any class A county or municipality within a class A county that has adopted an ordinance for a vehicle emission inspection and maintenance program pursuant to Subsection C of Section 74-2-4 NMSA 1978 may be designated by the department as an agent for the registration and re-registration of motor vehicles whose registered owner’s address, […]
Agents or department employees shall remit all money received by them in the carrying out of the duty imposed upon them by the Motor Vehicle Code [66-1-1 NMSA 1978], including administrative fees. The agents’ reports are subject to audit and acceptance by the department. Before undertaking a duty on behalf of the director, the agents […]
A. The department and its agents shall collect an administrative fee to defray the department’s costs of operation and of rendering service to the public. The fee shall be two dollars ($2.00) for each transaction performed by an agent or the department and shall be collected in addition to all other fees and taxes imposed. […]
The vehicle registration form in use as of January 1, 2013 shall include a check-off option for a driver who wishes to contribute to the veterans’ enterprise fund for a one-dollar ($1.00) or a five-dollar ($5.00) fee in addition to the registration fees required by the division. All fees collected from the check-off option shall […]
A. Unless a more specific provision for review exists, any person may dispute the denial of, or failure to either allow or deny, any license, permit, placard or registration provided for under the Motor Vehicle Code by filing with the secretary a written protest against the action or inaction by the department. Every protest shall […]
ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 1991, ch. 160, § 22 repealed 66-2-1 and 66-2-2 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 35, §§ 5 and 6, relating to powers and duties and director of the motor vehicle division, effective July 1, 1991. For provisions of former sections, see the 1990 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.
A. The department is vested with the power and is charged with the duty of observing, administering and enforcing the Motor Vehicle Code [66-1-1 NMSA 1978] in cooperation with state and local agencies as provided by law and the provisions of law now existing or hereinafter enacted. B. The secretary may seek an injunction in […]
ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 1995, ch. 31, § 7 repealed 66-2-3.1 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1991, ch. 160, § 6, relating to issuance of administrative regulations, rulings, instructions and orders by the secretary, effective July 1, 1995. For provisions of former section, see the 1994 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com. For present comparable provisions, […]
ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 1991, ch. 160, § 22 repealed 66-2-4 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 8, relating to office of division, effective July 1, 1991. For provisions of former section, see the 1990 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.
A. The director shall prescribe and provide suitable forms of applications, certificates of title, evidences of registration, driver’s licenses and all other forms requisite or deemed necessary to carry out the provisions of the Motor Vehicle Code and any other laws, the enforcement and administration of which are vested in the division. B. The director […]
Officers and employees of the department designated by the secretary or secretary’s delegate are, for the purpose of administering the motor vehicle laws, authorized to administer oaths and acknowledge signatures. History: 1953 Comp., § 64-2-6, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 10; 1999, ch. 49, § 1. ANNOTATIONS The 1999 amendment, effective July 1, […]
A. All records of the department relating to the administration and enforcement of the Motor Vehicle Code [66-1-1 NMSA 1978] and any other law relating to motor vehicles, the administration and enforcement of which is charged to the department, other than those declared by law to be confidential for the use of the department, shall […]
A. It is unlawful for any department or bureau employee or contractor or for any former department or bureau employee or contractor to disclose to any person other than another employee of the department or bureau any personal information about an individual obtained by the department or bureau in connection with a driver’s license or […]
The department shall remit royalties and other consideration paid by commercial users of databases of motor vehicle-related records of the department pursuant to Subsection C of Section 14-3-15.1 NMSA 1978 to the motor vehicle suspense fund to be distributed in accordance with Section 66-6-23 NMSA 1978 and Subsection F of Section 66-6-13 NMSA 1978. Royalties […]
The division shall examine and determine the genuineness, regularity and legality of every application for registration of a vehicle, for a certificate of title therefor and for a driver’s license, and of any other application lawfully made to the division. The division in all cases may make investigation as may be deemed necessary, may require […]
