SENATE BILL 114

53rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - second session, 2018

INTRODUCED BY

Richard C. Martinez

AN ACT

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES; PROVIDING FOR A SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATE FOR SUPPORTERS OF THE ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION NEW MEXICO CHAPTER; 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 ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION NEW MEXICO CHAPTER SUPPORT REGISTRATION PLATE.--

          A. The department shall issue a standardized special Alzheimer's association New Mexico chapter support registration plate with a logo specified in Section 66-3-424 NMSA 1978 indicating that the recipient supports the Alzheimer's association New Mexico chapter.

          B. For a fee of ten dollars ($10.00), which shall be in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fees, a motor vehicle owner who supports the Alzheimer's association New Mexico chapter may apply for the issuance of a special registration plate as provided in Subsection A of this section. No two owners shall be issued identically lettered or numbered registration plates.

          C. The ten-dollar ($10.00) fee provided in Subsection B of this section shall be waived for each registration period in which a validating sticker is issued under the provisions of Section 66-3-17 NMSA 1978 in lieu of the issuance of a special Alzheimer's association New Mexico chapter support registration plate.

          D. The revenue from the special Alzheimer's association New Mexico chapter support registration plate fee imposed by Subsection B of this section shall be retained by the department and is appropriated to the department for the manufacture and issuance of the registration plates."

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