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 MEMBERS
OF THE CIVIL AIR PATROL, NEW MEXICO WING; 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. REGISTRATION PLATES FOR MEMBERS OF THE CIVIL
AIR PATROL, NEW MEXICO WING.--
A. The department shall issue a standardized
special registration plate with a logo specified in
Section 66-3-424 NMSA 1978 indicating
that the recipient is a member of the civil air patrol, New Mexico wing upon
the submission by the person of proof satisfactory to the department that he is
a member of the civil air patrol, New Mexico wing. Such proof shall include the submission of a
signed consent form from the civil air patrol, New Mexico wing.
B. A person shall not represent himself to be a
member of the civil air patrol, New Mexico wing if that person is, in fact, not
a member of the civil air patrol, New Mexico wing. The secretary shall determine what
constitutes satisfactory proof that a person is a member of the civil air
patrol, New Mexico wing.
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
shall be in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fee, shall be
collected by the department for the original issuance of the special
registration plate for a member of the civil air patrol, New Mexico wing.
E. Ten dollars ($10.00) of the fee collected
pursuant to Subsection D of this section shall be retained by the department
and is appropriated to the department to defray the cost of making and issuing
special registration plates for members
of the civil air patrol, New Mexico wing.
The remaining fifteen dollars ($15.00) shall be deposited in the motor
vehicle suspense fund for distribution in accordance with Section 66-6-23 NMSA
1978.
F. The secretary shall approve the final logo
design for the special registration plates for members of the civil air patrol,
New Mexico wing in accordance with New Mexico law. The secretary shall approve and issue a
separate and distinctive logo clearly marked as "civil air patrol"
for issuance to members of the civil air patrol, New Mexico wing."
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.
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