HOUSE BILL 107

52nd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2015

INTRODUCED BY

David M. Gallegos

AN ACT

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES; ENACTING A NEW SECTION OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE CODE TO CREATE A SPECIAL NEW MEXICO JUNIOR COLLEGE LICENSE PLATE; MAKING AN APPROPRIATION.

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

     SECTION 1. A new section of Chapter 66, Article 3 NMSA

1978 is enacted to read:

     "[NEW MATERIAL] SPECIAL NEW MEXICO JUNIOR COLLEGE REGISTRATION PLATE.--

          A. The division shall issue a standardized special

registration plate with a logo as specified in Section 66-3-424

NMSA 1978 commemorating New Mexico junior college.

          B. For a fee of thirty-five dollars ($35.00), which

is in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fees,

the owner of a vehicle may apply for issuance of a special New Mexico junior college registration plate. The owner shall apply for and pay the fee each year to retain and renew the special New Mexico junior college registration plate.

          C. Revenue from the additional fee for a special

New Mexico junior college registration plate shall be distributed as follows:

                (1) ten dollars ($10.00) of the additional fee

collected shall be retained by and is appropriated to the

department to defray the cost of making and issuing the special

registration plate with the New Mexico junior college logo; and

                (2) twenty-five dollars ($25.00) of the

additional fee shall be distributed to and is appropriated to

the higher education department to support education and instruction programs at New Mexico junior college."

     SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the provisions of this act is July 1, 2015.

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