AN ACT
RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES; ENACTING A
DESCRIPTION OF AND REQUIREMENTS FOR A STANDARDIZED SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATE;
PROVIDING FOR A STANDARDIZED SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATE WITH A LOGO FOR RETIRED
NEW MEXICO STATE POLICE OFFICERS; IMPOSING A FEE; MAKING AN APPROPRIATION.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF
THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
Section 1. A new section of the Motor Vehicle Code,
Section 66-3-424 NMSA 1978, is enacted to read:
"66-3-424. STANDARDIZED SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATES WITH
LOGOS.--
A. Standardized special registration plates with
logos may be authorized by statute to show state support for worthy public
purposes. The authorizing statute shall
provide for collection of fees that, at a minimum, will cover the costs to the
division of development, manufacture and issuance of the special registration
plates and logos.
B. Standardized special registration plates, on
the standardized areas, shall:
(1) display the colors of the state flag, red
lettering on a yellow background;
(2) display the phrases "New Mexico
USA" and "Land of Enchantment";
(3) provide a space for applying the special
registration logo, centered at the left edge of the plate, between the
attachment holes, beginning one-fourth inch in from the edge of the plate and
having the following dimensions: four
and one-eighth inches in height and three and one-eighth inches in width; and
(4) provide a vehicle registration number, to be
assigned by the division, that consists of five alphanumeric characters
displayed to the right of the special logo area.
C. Special registration logos, except for the
standard dimension specified in Paragraph (3) of Subsection B of this section,
shall be left to the design discretion of the division, in consultation with
the public purpose interest group that requests the special registration plate.
D. Standardized special registration plates with
logos, when authorized by statute for a particular public purpose interest
group, shall meet the requirements specified in this subsection prior to plate
issuance by the division. The public
purpose interest group, no later than the effective date of the authorizing
statute:
(1) shall provide evidence acceptable to the
division that it will generate a minimum number of prepaid applications as
determined by the division for the special registration plate with logo;
(2) shall provide a prepayment to the division in
an amount sufficient to cover the plate and logo cost of the initial order;
(3) shall provide a sample of the requested
artwork design in a format specified by the plate manufacturer for the
specialized logo; and
(4) in cases where the authorizing statute includes
revenue-sharing with distribution directed to a particular group or fund, shall
show that the recipient is a governmental entity or a fund authorized for the
use of a governmental entity.
E. The division may promulgate rules for
implementation of the provisions of this section."
Section 2. A new section of the Motor Vehicle Code,
Section 66-3-424.1 NMSA 1978, is enacted to read:
"66-3-424.1. STANDARDIZED SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATE FOR
RETIRED NEW MEXICO STATE POLICE OFFICERS.--
A. The division shall issue a standardized
special registration plate with a logo specified in Section 66-3-424 NMSA 1978
indicating that the recipient is a person who is a retired New Mexico state
police officer upon submission by the person of proof satisfactory to the division
that the person is a retired New Mexico state police officer. The proof shall include the submission of a
retirement commission from the New Mexico state police.
B. A person shall not represent himself to be a
retired New Mexico state police officer if that person is not in fact a retired
New Mexico state police officer. The
secretary shall determine what constitutes satisfactory proof that a person is
a retired New Mexico state police officer.
C. A person who violates the provisions of
Subsection B of this section is guilty of a petty misdemeanor and shall be
sentenced pursuant to Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978.
D. A fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00), which
is in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fee, shall be
collected by the division for the original issuance of the special registration
plate for retired New Mexico state police officers.
E. Ten dollars ($10.00) of the fee collected
pursuant to Subsection D of this section shall be retained by the division and
shall be appropriated to the division to defray the cost of making and issuing
special registration plates for retired New Mexico state police officers. The remaining fifteen dollars ($15.00) shall
be deposited in the motor vehicle suspense fund for distribution pursuant to
Section 66-6-23 NMSA 1978.
F. The secretary shall approve the final logo
design for the special registration plates for retired New Mexico state police
officers. The secretary shall approve
and issue a separate and distinctive logo clearly marked as "retired New
Mexico state police" for issuance to retired New Mexico state police
officers."
Section 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.--Except for Section 1 of this
act, the effective date of the provisions of this act is January 1, 2004. The effective date of the provisions of
Section 1 of this act is July 1, 2003.
HTC/HB 464 &
SB 210
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