SENATE BILL 668

49th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2009

INTRODUCED BY

Nancy Rodriguez

AN ACT

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATIONS; INCREASING ELIGIBILITY FOR DISABLED VETERAN REGISTRATION PLATES.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

     Section 1. Section 66-3-412 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1979, Chapter 299, Section 2, as amended) is amended to read:

     "66-3-412. SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATES--[ONE HUNDRED PERCENT] DISABLED VETERANS--SUBMISSION OF PROOF--PENALTY.--

          A. The department shall issue distinctive registration plates for up to [two] three vehicles, including motorcycles and recreational vehicles, to a person who is a veteran of the armed forces of the United States, as defined in Section [28-13-7] 9-22-3 NMSA 1978, and was [one hundred percent] disabled while serving in the armed forces of the United States, upon the submission by the person of proof satisfactory to the department that [he] the person was [one hundred percent] disabled while serving in the armed forces of the United States. No fee, including the regular registration fee applicable to the passenger motor vehicle, [or] regular motorcycle or recreational vehicle registration fees, if any, shall be collected for issuance of a special registration plate pursuant to this section. A person eligible for a special registration plate pursuant to this section and also eligible for one or more special registration plates pursuant to Sections 66-3-406, 66-3-409, 66-3-411 and 66-3-412.1 NMSA 1978 shall be issued only one special registration plate of [his] the person's choice.

          B. No person shall falsely [represent himself to have] make any representation as having been [one hundred percent] disabled while serving in the armed forces of the United States so as to be eligible to be issued special registration plates pursuant to this section when [he] the person in fact was not [one hundred percent] disabled while serving in the armed forces of the United States.

          C. A person who violates the provisions of Subsection B of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor."

     Section 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the provisions of this act is July 1, 2009.

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