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AN ACT
RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES; PROVIDING FOR ALTERNATIVE WAYS TO
REGISTER OR RENEW THE REGISTRATION OF SCHOOL BUSES; SETTING
FEES.
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:
"SCHOOL BUS REGISTRATION--RENEWAL.--
A. A school district, another public entity or a
school bus contractor may register a school bus that it owns
on a permanent basis, without the requirement of renewal, at
the time the school bus is initially registered with the
department and issued a certificate of title or subsequent to
initial registration at the next registration renewal date.
The registrant shall pay the registration fee provided in
Section 66-6-12 NMSA 1978. To implement this subsection, the
department shall:
(1) promulgate a rule setting out the
information and procedures the department may require to
permanently register a school bus; and
(2) create a permanent registration
validation sticker and permanent registration certificate for
school buses registered pursuant to this subsection.
B. If a school district, another public entity or
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a school bus contractor does not register a school bus that
it owns as provided in Subsection A of this section, it may
renew the registration of two or more school buses it owns on
a common date of its choosing on an annual basis, with the
registration of those buses expiring and requiring renewal on
that date. The fee for the registration of school buses is
provided in Section 66-6-12 NMSA 1978. To implement this
subsection the department shall:
(1) promulgate a rule setting out the
information and procedures the department may require to
achieve the registration renewal of two or more school buses
on a common date; and
(2) prorate the fee for registration of
school buses as necessary to achieve the common registration
renewal date.
C. Nothing in this section shall prevent a school
district or a school bus contractor from registering a school
bus that it owns pursuant to another applicable provision of
law."
Section 2. Section 66-6-12 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1978,
Chapter 35, Section 347, as amended) is amended to read:
"66-6-12. FEES FOR SCHOOL BUSES.--
A. Registration fees for school buses used solely
for the purpose of transportation of school children and
other school activities shall be seven dollars ($7.00) a
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year, except that the fee for a school bus permanently
registered pursuant to Subsection A of Section 1 of this 2007
act is:
(1) for a school bus initially registered at
the time an original certificate of title is issued for that
school bus, a one-time fee of one hundred forty dollars
($140); or
(2) for a school bus permanently registered
subsequent to the issuance of the original certificate of
title for that school bus, a one-time fee of one hundred
dollars ($100).
B. The application for registration of a school
bus shall be accompanied by the certificate of the director
of transportation of the public education department stating
that the bus is used solely and exclusively as a school bus."
Section 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the
provisions of this act is July 1, 2007.