A. The department shall issue special registration plates to any person who is a New Mexico ranger or a member of the New Mexico mounted patrol upon the submission by the person of proof satisfactory to the department that the person is currently a New Mexico ranger or a member of the New Mexico mounted patrol. No fee, including the regular registration fee applicable to the passenger motor vehicle, if any, shall be collected for the issuance of the special registration plates pursuant to this section.
B. A person shall not falsely represent that the person is a New Mexico ranger or a member of the New Mexico mounted patrol so as to be eligible to be issued special registration plates pursuant to this section when the person in fact is not a New Mexico ranger or a member of the New Mexico mounted patrol.
C. A person eligible for a special registration plate provided for in this section shall only be eligible for one such plate.
D. A person who violates the provisions of Subsection B of this section is guilty of a penalty assessment misdemeanor.
History: Laws 1993, ch. 180, § 8; 2018, ch. 74, § 17.
The 2018 amendment, effective July 1, 2018, reduced the penalty for falsely representing oneself as a New Mexico ranger or a member of the New Mexico mounted patrol so as to be eligible to be issued a special registration plate pursuant to this section, and made technical changes; in Subsection A, replaced "division" with "department" throughout the subsection; and in Subsection D, after "guilty of a", added "penalty assessment".
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Part 5 - SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATES
Section 66-3-401 - Operation of vehicles under dealer plates.
Section 66-3-401.1 - Use of vehicles with dealer plates by coaches and athletic directors.
Section 66-3-402 - Application for dealer plates.
Section 66-3-403 - Expiration of dealer plates.
Section 66-3-404 - Dealer plates not transferable.
Section 66-3-405 - Special plates for members of congress.
Section 66-3-406 - Special registration plates for private vehicles.
Section 66-3-407 - Special plates for private vehicles used in public service.
Section 66-3-407.1 - Special registration plates.
Section 66-3-408 - Special registration plates for recreational vehicles.
Section 66-3-409 - Special registration plates; medal of honor recipients.
Section 66-3-412.1 - Special motorcycle registration plates for armed forces veterans.
Section 66-3-413 - Special registration plates; national guard members.
Section 66-3-414 - Special registration plates for purple heart veterans.
Section 66-3-415 - Special registration plates; Pearl Harbor survivors.
Section 66-3-416 - Special collegiate registration plate; procedures; fee.
Section 66-3-417 - Radio station licensees; special registration plates; fee.
Section 66-3-419 - Special registration plates; armed forces veterans.
Section 66-3-420 - Special children's artwork registration plate; procedures; fee.
Section 66-3-422 - Special registration plates; firefighters and volunteer firefighters.
Section 66-3-423 - Year-of-manufacture license plates; procedures; fees.
Section 66-3-424 - Standardized special registration plates with logos.
Section 66-3-424.1 - Special registration plates for retired New Mexico letter carriers.
Section 66-3-424.2 - Repealed.
Section 66-3-424.3 - Special pet care registration plates.
Section 66-3-424.6 - Special wildlife artwork registration plates; procedures; fee.
Section 66-3-424.7 - Registration plates; members of the civil air patrol, New Mexico wing.
Section 66-3-424.8 - Special route 66 commemorative registration plate.
Section 66-3-424.9 - Standardized special registration plates; retired firefighters.
Section 66-3-424.10 - Special registration plates for armed forces retirees.
Section 66-3-424.11 - Special registration plates for active duty uniform service members.
Section 66-3-424.12 - Special registration plates for search and rescue members.
Section 66-3-424.14 - Special registration plates; New Mexico high school rodeo association.
Section 66-3-424.15 - Special organ donation awareness registration plate; procedures; fee.
Section 66-3-424.16 - Special registration plates; emergency medical technicians.
Section 66-3-424.17 - Special patriot registration plate.
Section 66-3-424.18 - Special registration plates for adoption awareness.
Section 66-3-424.20 - Special registration plates for women armed forces veterans.
Section 66-3-424.21 - Special motorcycle registration plates for women armed forces veterans.
Section 66-3-424.22 - Special breast cancer awareness registration plate.
Section 66-3-424.23 - Special city of Las Cruces registration plate; procedures; fee; appropriation.
Section 66-3-424.24 - Registration plates; gold star families; submission of proof; penalty.
Section 66-3-424.25 - Special commemorative scouting registration plate; procedures; fee.
Section 66-3-424.26 - Special Santa Fe four hundredth anniversary registration plate.
Section 66-3-424.27 - Special bass fishing registration plates; procedures; fee.
Section 66-3-424.29 - Special New Mexico state 4-H registration plate.
Section 66-3-424.30 - Special farm and ranch community registration plate.
Section 66-3-424.31 - Special blood donor recognition registration plate.
Section 66-3-424.32 - Special New Mexico Amigos registration plate.
Section 66-3-424.33 - Special autism awareness registration plate.
Section 66-3-424.34 - Special New Mexico junior college registration plate.
Section 66-3-424.35 - Honoring fallen officers special registration plate.
Section 66-3-424.36 - Off-highway motor vehicle paved road use vehicle plate.
Section 66-3-424.37 - Special support of pollinator protection registration plate.
Section 66-3-424.38 - Childhood cancer family support special registration plate.