Upon receipt of an application for registration of any aircraft and payment of the required fee, the division shall file the application, assign to the application and the aircraft to be registered a distinct number and register the application and the number in an index to be kept for that purpose. A number plate and certificate of registration bearing the same number assigned to the application shall be delivered to the owner or lessee of the aircraft without further expense to such applicant. The certificate of registration shall be carried in the aircraft at all times and the registration number shall be conspicuously displayed on the aircraft as may be required by appropriate rule of the director.
History: 1953 Comp., § 44-5-6, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 122, § 6; 1970, ch. 50, § 4; 1977, ch. 250, § 25.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 8A Am. Jur. 2d Aviation §§ 31, 32.
2A C.J.S. Aeronautics and Aerospace §§ 197 to 200.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Article 4 - Registration of Aircraft
Section 64-4-2 - Purpose of act.
Section 64-4-4 - Aircraft registration.
Section 64-4-5 - Time of registration; penalty.
Section 64-4-5.1 - Unpaid registration fees; lien; hearing; seizure.
Section 64-4-6 - Action on application.
Section 64-4-7 - Division duties.
Section 64-4-8 - Rules and regulations.
Section 64-4-9 - Duplicate certificates.
Section 64-4-10 - Transfer of registration.
Section 64-4-11 - Registration fees.
Section 64-4-12 - Aircraft dealer's and specialized-use license.
Section 64-4-13 - Fraudulent applications.