0001| HOUSE BILL 1243 | 0002| 43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997 | 0003| INTRODUCED BY | 0004| EDWARD C. SANDOVAL | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| AN ACT | 0011| RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES; PROVIDING FOR SALESPERSON LICENSING | 0012| FEES; RESTRICTING CERTAIN SALES ACTIVITIES; PROVIDING LICENSING | 0013| REQUIREMENTS; AMENDING AND ENACTING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF THE | 0014| MOTOR VEHICLE CODE. | 0015| | 0016| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: | 0017| Section 1. Section 66-1-4.19 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1990, | 0018| Chapter 120, Section 20) is amended to read: | 0019| "66-1-4.19. DEFINITIONS.--As used in the Motor Vehicle | 0020| Code: | 0021| A. "validating sticker" means the tab or sticker | 0022| issued by the division to signify, upon a registration plate, | 0023| renewed registration; | 0024| B. "vehicle" means every device in, upon or by | 0025| which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn | 0001| upon a highway, including any frame, chassis or body of any | 0002| vehicle or motor vehicle, except devices moved exclusively by | 0003| human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or | 0004| tracks; [and] | 0005| C. "vehicle salesperson" means any individual who, | 0006| for any compensation, whether from a dealer or other person, | 0007| buys, sells or exchanges or negotiates or attempts to negotiate | 0008| a sale, lease or exchange of an interest in a motor vehicle | 0009| required to be registered under the Motor Vehicle Code or | 0010| induces or attempts to induce any other person to buy, lease or | 0011| exchange an interest in such a vehicle. "Vehicle salesperson" | 0012| does not include: | 0013| (1) dealers, distributors or manufacturers; | 0014| (2) receivers, trustees, administrators, | 0015| executors, guardians or other persons appointed by or acting | 0016| under judgment, decree or order of any court; | 0017| (3) public officers while performing their | 0018| duties as such officers; | 0019| (4) persons making casual sales of their own | 0020| vehicles; | 0021| (5) finance companies, banks and other lending | 0022| institutions making sales of repossessed vehicles; | 0023| (6) licensed brokers under the Manufactured | 0024| Housing Act who, for a fee, commission or other valuable | 0025| consideration, engage in brokerage activities related to the | 0001| sale, exchange or lease-purchase of pre-owned manufactured | 0002| homes on sites installed for a consumer; | 0003| (7) persons selling only motorcycles or | 0004| snowmobiles; | 0005| (8) persons arranging the lease of a vehicle | 0006| for less than one hundred eighty days; or | 0007| (9) persons whose principal duties in the | 0008| business of a dealer do not involve inducements or | 0009| solicitations to transfer an interest in a vehicle required to | 0010| be registered under the Motor Vehicle Code or holding oneself | 0011| out as assisting in such a transaction; and | 0012| [C.] D. "vehicle-business number" means the | 0013| distinctive registration number given by the division to any | 0014| manufacturer, wrecker of vehicles or dealer." | 0015| Section 2. Section 66-4-4 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1978, | 0016| Chapter 35, Section 217) is amended to read: | 0017| "66-4-4. CRIMINAL OFFENDER'S CHARACTER EVALUATION.--The | 0018| provisions of the Criminal Offender Employment Act [shall] | 0019| govern any consideration of criminal records required or | 0020| permitted by Sections [64-4-1 through 64-4-9 NMSA 1953] 66- | 0021| 4-1 through 66-4-9 NMSA 1978; provided that no license to carry | 0022| on the business of dealer shall be issued to a person or a | 0023| corporation owned or controlled by a person convicted of a | 0024| felony. The division shall have the authority to require the | 0025| submission of information necessary for the enforcement of this | 0001| section." | 0002| Section 3. A new section of the Motor Vehicle Code is | 0003| enacted to read: | 0004| "[NEW MATERIAL] VEHICLE SALESPERSON--LICENSE REQUIRED.- | 0005| - | 0006| A. No person, unless licensed to do so by the | 0007| division, shall carry on or conduct the activities of a vehicle | 0008| salesperson. | 0009| B. The applicant for a vehicle salesperson license | 0010| shall submit to the director: | 0011| (1) a completed application on a form | 0012| prescribed by the director; | 0013| (2) a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) to be paid | 0014| every two years from the date of the initial application; | 0015| (3) two complete sets of fingerprints taken | 0016| under the supervision of and certified to by an officer of the | 0017| New Mexico state police, a county sheriff or a municipal chief | 0018| of police, a consent form to undergo a federal bureau of | 0019| investigation background check and payment for the cost of the | 0020| federal bureau of investigation background check; and | 0021| (4) a written statement by a licensed dealer | 0022| by whom the applicant is or will be employed, certifying that | 0023| the applicant has been accepted by the licensed dealer for | 0024| employment as a vehicle salesperson." | 0025| Section 4. A new section of the Motor Vehicle Code is | 0001| enacted to read: | 0002| "[NEW MATERIAL] VEHICLE SALESPERSON--QUALIFICATIONS.-- | 0003| No person shall be licensed as a vehicle salesperson who: | 0004| A. does not have a valid New Mexico license to | 0005| operate a motor vehicle; | 0006| B. has had a license to operate a motor vehicle | 0007| suspended twice within the five years immediately preceding | 0008| licensure for operating a motor vehicle while under the | 0009| influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs or for failure to | 0010| submit to a test to determine the alcoholic content of his | 0011| blood for the purpose of determining whether he was so | 0012| operating a vehicle; or | 0013| C. has been convicted of a felony." | 0014| Section 5. A new section of the Motor Vehicle Code is | 0015| enacted to read: | 0016| "[NEW MATERIAL] EMPLOYMENT TERMINATION--LICENSE | 0017| REISSUANCE.-- | 0018| A. A vehicle salesperson license shall be issued to | 0019| the salesperson, but shall be kept in the physical possession | 0020| of the dealer at all times, except when requested by a | 0021| government official or a member of the public. | 0022| B. Upon termination of employment of any vehicle | 0023| salesperson, the dealer shall send notice of the termination, | 0024| together with the salesperson's license, to the division within | 0025| ten days of the termination. If the salesperson is going to | 0001| work as a salesperson for another dealer, the individual may | 0002| submit a new application, on a form prescribed by the division, | 0003| but without fingerprints and with an application fee of ten | 0004| dollars ($10.00). The division shall re-issue the new license | 0005| within ten days of receiving the application." | 0006| Section 6. A new section of the Motor Vehicle Code is | 0007| enacted to read: | 0008| "[NEW MATERIAL] TEMPORARY LICENSE.--Upon application, | 0009| the division shall issue a temporary license to any individual | 0010| applying for a permanent vehicle salesperson license, other | 0011| than a reissuance. The temporary license shall be valid until | 0012| the permanent license is issued, but in no case any longer than | 0013| sixty days from issuance." | 0014| Section 7. A new section of the Motor Vehicle Code is | 0015| enacted to read: | 0016| "[NEW MATERIAL] LICENSE SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION.-- | 0017| After notice and hearing, the division may suspend or revoke | 0018| the license of any vehicle salesperson for: | 0019| A. failure to meet the statutory requirements for | 0020| the license; or | 0021| B. violation of any statute or rule governing the | 0022| sale of motor vehicles or requiring any disclosure in | 0023| connection with the sale." | 0024| Section 8. TEMPORARY PROVISION.--Any individual who was | 0025| engaged on January 1, 1997 in activities that require a vehicle | 0001| salesperson license after the effective date of this act may | 0002| apply to the motor vehicle division of the taxation and revenue | 0003| department for a license, notwithstanding the fact that the | 0004| individual does not meet the requirements for licensure. The | 0005| division shall issue a license, and requirements for future | 0006| licensure shall be determined solely on the basis of | 0007| circumstances occurring after the issuance. | 0008|  State of New Mexico | 0009| House of Representatives | 0010| | 0011| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0012| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| March 6, 1997 | 0016| | 0017| | 0018| Mr. Speaker: | 0019| | 0020| Your BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY COMMITTEE, to whom | 0021| has been referred | 0022| | 0023| HOUSE BILL 1243 | 0024| | 0025| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0001| recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows: | 0002| | 0003| 1. On page 6, line 23, after "a" insert "dealer or"., | 0004| | 0005| and thence referred to the TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE. | 0006| | 0007| Respectfully submitted, | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| Fred Luna, Chairman | 0014| | 0015| | 0016| Adopted Not Adopted | 0017| | 0018| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0019| | 0020| Date | 0021| | 0022| The roll call vote was 9 For 0 Against | 0023| Yes: 9 | 0024| Excused: Getty, Gubbels, Kissner, Varela | 0025| Absent: None | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| | 0004| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\H1243 State of New Mexico | 0005| House of Representatives | 0006| | 0007| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0008| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| March 14, 1997 | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| Mr. Speaker: | 0015| | 0016| Your TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been | 0017| referred | 0018| | 0019| HOUSE BILL 1243, as amended | 0020| | 0021| has had it under consideration and reports same WITHOUT | 0022| RECOMMENDATION, and thence referred to the | 0023| APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE. | 0024| | 0025| Respectfully submitted, | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| Daniel P. Silva, Chairman | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| Adopted Not Adopted | 0010| | 0011| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0012| | 0013| Date | 0014| | 0015| The roll call vote was 8 For 4 Against | 0016| Yes: 8 | 0017| No: Gentry, Larranaga, Parsons, Russell | 0018| Excused: None | 0019| Absent: None | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\H1243 | 0023| State of New Mexico | 0024| House of Representatives | 0025| | 0001| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0002| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| March 14, 1997 | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| Mr. Speaker: | 0009| | 0010| Your TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been | 0011| referred | 0012| | 0013| HOUSE BILL 1243, as amended | 0014| | 0015| has had it under consideration and reports same WITHOUT | 0016| RECOMMENDATION, and thence referred to the | 0017| APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE. | 0018| | 0019| Respectfully submitted, | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| | 0025| Daniel P. Silva, Chairman | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| Adopted Not Adopted | 0004| | 0005| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0006| | 0007| Date | 0008| | 0009| The roll call vote was 8 For 4 Against | 0010| Yes: 8 | 0011| No: Gentry, Larranaga, Parsons, Russell | 0012| Excused: None | 0013| Absent: None | 0014| | 0015| | 0016| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\H1243 | 0017| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0018| FIRST SESSION | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| March 17, 1997 | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENT number ___1___ to HOUSE BILL 1243, as amended | 0025| | 0001| Amendment sponsored by Representative Edward C. Sandoval | 0002| | 0003| | 0004| 1. On page 7, line 3, before "future" insert "all". | 0005| | 0006| 2. On page 7, line 5, before "issuance" insert "first". | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| | 0016| | 0017| ___________________________ | 0018| Edward C. Sandoval | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| Adopted ___________________ Not Adopted ___________________________ | 0023| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| Date ________________ |