HOUSE BILL 266

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

INTRODUCED BY

Terry H. McMillan

AN ACT

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES; DESIGNATING A SPECIAL FREEMASON REGISTRATION PLATE; ESTABLISHING 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] SPECIAL FREEMASON REGISTRATION PLATE-- ESTABLISHING A FEE.--

          A. The department shall issue a standardized special registration plate with a logo as specified in Section 66-3-424 NMSA 1978 indicating support for freemasons.

          B. As used in this section, "freemason" means a member of the free and accepted masons, an international fraternal and charitable organization.

          C. For a fee of ten dollars ($10.00), which fee shall be in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fees, any owner of a motor vehicle may apply for the issuance of a special freemason registration plate. The owner of a motor vehicle shall apply and pay a fee for a special freemason registration plate each year that the owner wishes to retain and renew the plate.

          D. The revenue from the special freemason registration plates shall be distributed so that ten dollars ($10.00) of the fee collected for each registration plate shall be retained by and is appropriated to the division for the manufacture and issuance of the special freemason registration plate."

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

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