0001| HOUSE BILL 521 | 0002| 43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997 | 0003| INTRODUCED BY | 0004| R. DAVID PEDERSON | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| AN ACT | 0011| RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE RECORDS; ALLOWING CERTAIN ATTORNEYS | 0012| TO HAVE ACCESS TO MOTOR VEHICLE RECORDS. | 0013| | 0014| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: | 0015| Section 1. Section 66-2-7.1 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1995, | 0016| Chapter 135, Section 4) is amended to read: | 0017| "66-2-7.1. MOTOR VEHICLE-RELATED RECORDS--CONFIDENTIAL.-- | 0018| A. It is unlawful for any department employee or | 0019| contractor or for any former department employee or contractor | 0020| to disclose to any person other than another employee of the | 0021| department any personal information about an individual | 0022| obtained by the department in connection with a driver's | 0023| license or permit, the titling or registration of a vehicle or | 0024| an identification card issued by the department pursuant to the | 0025| Motor Vehicle Code except: | 0001| (1) to the individual or the individual's | 0002| authorized representative; | 0003| (2) for use by [any] a governmental | 0004| agency, including any court, in carrying out its functions or | 0005| by [any] a private person acting on behalf of the | 0006| government; | 0007| (3) for use in connection with matters of | 0008| motor vehicle and driver safety or theft; motor vehicle | 0009| emissions; performance monitoring of motor vehicles, motor | 0010| vehicle parts and dealers; motor vehicle market research | 0011| activities, including survey research; motor vehicle production | 0012| alterations, recalls or advisories and removal of non-owner | 0013| records from original owner records of motor vehicle | 0014| manufacturers; | 0015| (4) for use in research activities and for use | 0016| in producing statistical reports so long as the personal | 0017| information is not published, redisclosed or used to contact | 0018| individuals; | 0019| (5) for use by [any] an attorney | 0020| representing a person having a claim against another person, | 0021| insurer, [or] insurance support organization or [by a] | 0022| self-insured entity, or [its] the agents, employees or | 0023| contractors of the attorney, insurer, insurance support | 0024| organization or self-insured entity, in connection with claims | 0025| investigation activities, antifraud activities, rating or | 0001| underwriting; | 0002| (6) for providing notice to owners of towed or | 0003| impounded vehicles; | 0004| (7) for use by an employer or its agent or | 0005| insurer in obtaining or verifying information relating to a | 0006| holder of a commercial driver's license; | 0007| (8) for use by any requester if the requester | 0008| demonstrates that it has obtained the written consent of the | 0009| individual to whom the information pertains; or | 0010| (9) for any use in response to requests for | 0011| individual motor vehicle records if the department has provided | 0012| in a clear and conspicuous manner on forms for issuance or | 0013| renewal of operator's permits, titles, registrations or | 0014| identification cards notice that personal information collected | 0015| by the department may be disclosed to any person and the | 0016| department has provided in a clear and conspicuous manner on | 0017| such forms an opportunity to prohibit such disclosures. | 0018| B. Any person who violates the provisions of this | 0019| section is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction | 0020| [thereof] shall be punished in accordance with the provisions | 0021| of Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978." | 0022|  | 0023| | 0024| State of New Mexico | 0025| House of Representatives | 0001| | 0002| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0003| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| February 20, 1997 | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| Mr. Speaker: | 0010| | 0011| Your CONSUMER AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to | 0012| whom has been referred | 0013| | 0014| HOUSE BILL 521 | 0015| | 0016| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0017| recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows: | 0018| | 0019| 1. On page 1, line 11, after "ATTORNEYS" insert "AND | 0020| FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS". | 0021| | 0022| 2. On page 2, lines 17 and 18, strike the brackets and line | 0023| through "any" and delete the underscored language. | 0024| | 0025| 3. On page 2, line 20, after "contractors" strike the | 0001| remainder of the line and strike all of line 21. | 0002| | 0003| 4. On page 2, between lines 23 and 24, insert the following | 0004| new paragraphs: | 0005| | 0006| "(6) for use by attorneys in connection | 0007| with any civil, criminal, administrative or arbitration | 0008| proceeding in a federal, state or local court or agency or before | 0009| a self-regulatory body, including the service of process, | 0010| investigation in anticipation of litigation and the execution or | 0011| enforcement of judgments and orders or pursuant to an order of a | 0012| federal, state or local court; | 0013| | 0014| (7) for use by an insured state or | 0015| national bank, a state or federal savings and loan association or | 0016| savings bank or a state or federal credit union or its agents, | 0017| employees or contractors, but only: | 0018| (a) to verify the accuracy of | 0019| personal information submitted by a person to the bank, savings | 0020| and loan association, savings bank or credit union; and | 0021| | 0022| (b) if the information as | 0023| submitted is not correct or is no longer correct, to obtain the | 0024| correct information, but only for the purposes of preventing | 0025| fraud by, pursuing legal remedies against or recovering on a debt | 0001| or security interest against the person;". | 0002| | 0003| 5. Renumber the succeeding paragraphs accordingly., | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| and thence referred to the JUDICIARY COMMITTEE. | 0007| | 0008| Respectfully submitted, | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| Gary King, Chairman | 0015| | 0016| | 0017| Adopted Not Adopted | 0018| | 0019| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0020| | 0021| Date | 0022| | 0023| The roll call vote was 6 For 0 Against | 0024| Yes: 6 | 0025| Excused: Heaton, Rios, Sandel, Vigil | 0001| Absent: None | 0002| | 0003| | 0004| 117455.1 | 0005| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\H0521 State of New Mexico | 0006| House of Representatives | 0007| | 0008| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0009| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| February 28, 1997 | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| Mr. Speaker: | 0016| | 0017| Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0018| | 0019| HOUSE BILL 521, as amended | 0020| | 0021| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0022| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0023| | 0024| Respectfully submitted, | 0025| | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| Thomas P. Foy, Chairman | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| Adopted Not Adopted | 0009| | 0010| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0011| | 0012| Date | 0013| | 0014| The roll call vote was 7 For 0 Against | 0015| Yes: 7 | 0016| Excused: Alwin, King, Larranaga, Mallory, Rios, Stewart | 0017| Absent: None | 0018| | 0019| | 0020| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\H0521 | 0021| | 0022| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0023| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| March 10, 1997 | 0002| | 0003| Mr. President: | 0004| | 0005| Your PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to whom has been | 0006| referred | 0007| | 0008| HOUSE BILL 521, as amended | 0009| | 0010| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0011| recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the | 0012| JUDICIARY COMMITTEE. | 0013| | 0014| Respectfully submitted, | 0015| | 0016| | 0017| | 0018| | 0019| __________________________________ | 0020| Shannon Robinson, Chairman | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| Adopted_______________________ Not | 0025| Adopted_______________________ | 0001| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0002| | 0003| | 0004| Date ________________________ | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| The roll call vote was 5 For 0 Against | 0008| Yes: 5 | 0009| No: 0 | 0010| Excused: Feldman, Garcia, Ingle, Smith | 0011| Absent: None | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| H0521PA1 | 0015| | 0016| | 0017| | 0018| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE HB 521/a | 0019| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| March 19, 1997 | 0023| | 0024| Mr. President: | 0025| | 0001| Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0002| | 0003| HOUSE BILL 521, as amended | 0004| | 0005| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0006| recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows: | 0007| | 0008| 1. Strike Consumer and Public Affairs Committee Amendments | 0009| 4 and 5. | 0010| | 0011| 2. On page 2, between lines 23 and 24, insert the following | 0012| new paragraphs: | 0013| | 0014| "(6) for use by attorneys in connection with a | 0015| specific case in any civil, criminal, administrative or | 0016| arbitration proceeding in which the attorney represents or is | 0017| associated in the representation of an individual or entity in a | 0018| federal, state or local court or agency or before a self- | 0019| regulatory body, including the service of process, investigation | 0020| in anticipation of litigation and the execution or enforcement of | 0021| judgments and orders or pursuant to an order of a federal, state | 0022| or local court; | 0023| | 0024| (7) for use by an insured state or national bank, | 0025| a state or federal savings and loan association or savings bank | 0001| or a state or federal credit union or its agents, employees or | 0002| contractors, but only: | 0003| | 0004| (a) to verify the accuracy of personal | 0005| information submitted by a person to the bank, savings and loan | 0006| association, savings bank or credit union; and | 0007| | 0008| (b) if the information as submitted is not | 0009| correct or is no longer correct, to obtain the correct | 0010| information, but only for the purposes of preventing fraud by, | 0011| pursuing legal remedies against or recovering on a debt or | 0012| security interest against the person;". | 0013| | 0014| 3. Renumber the succeeding paragraphs accordingly. | 0015| | 0016| | 0017| Respectfully submitted, | 0018| | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| __________________________________ | 0023| Fernando R. Macias, Chairman | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| | 0002| Adopted_______________________ Not | 0003| Adopted_______________________ | 0004| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| Date ________________________ | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| The roll call vote was 6 For 0 Against | 0011| Yes: 6 | 0012| No: 0 | 0013| Excused: Sanchez, Tsosie | 0014| Absent: None | 0015| | 0016| | 0017| H0521JU1 .119190.1 | 0018| |