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.
Cross references. — For authority of officer to issue citation for illegible registration plate, see 66-3-17 NMSA 1978.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Article 8 - Crimes, Penalties and Procedure
Part 1 - OFFENSES RELATING TO REGISTRATION
Section 66-8-1 - Fraudulent applications.
Section 66-8-1.1 - Fraud related to the issuance of documents by the department; penalties.
Section 66-8-2 - Improper use of evidences of registration.
Section 66-8-3 - False evidences of title and registration.
Section 66-8-3.1 - Motor vehicle brokering; exceptions.
Section 66-8-4 - Authority of division to suspend or revoke a registration.
Section 66-8-7 - Penalty for misdemeanor.
Section 66-8-8 - Sunday actions.
Section 66-8-9 - Penalty for felony.
Section 66-8-10 - Duplicate or replacement registration plate; citation; failure to comply.