HOUSE BILL 378

46th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2003

INTRODUCED BY

Pauline J. Ponce







AN ACT

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES; PROVIDING FOR SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATES FOR RETIRED NEW MEXICO LETTER CARRIERS; 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 is enacted to read:

"[NEW MATERIAL] REGISTRATION PLATES FOR RETIRED NEW MEXICO LETTER CARRIERS.--

A. The department shall issue special registration plates to a person who is a retired letter carrier from the United States postal service upon the submission by the person of proof satisfactory to the department that he is a retired letter carrier. Such proof shall include the submission of a signed consent form from a postmaster.

B. A person shall not represent himself to be a retired letter carrier if that person is, in fact, not a retired letter carrier. The secretary shall determine what constitutes satisfactory proof that a person is a retired letter carrier from the United States postal service.

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 retired letter carriers.

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 retired letter carriers. 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 plate design for the special registration plates for retired letter carriers in accordance with New Mexico law. The secretary shall approve and issue a separate and distinctive plate clearly marked as "retired letter carrier" for issuance to retired letter carriers."

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