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New Mexico Statutes Chapter 66. Motor Vehicles § 66-3-420. Special children's artwork registration plate; procedures; fee

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

A. The division shall establish and issue special registration plates featuring artwork of the children of New Mexico in accordance with the provisions of this section and shall adopt procedures for application for and issuance of the special children's artwork registration plates.

B. The children's trust fund board of trustees shall determine the color and design of the special children's artwork registration plate and shall request that the division provide for its issuance.

C. For a fee of forty dollars ($40.00), which 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 children's artwork registration plate. The owner of a motor vehicle shall apply and pay a fee each year that he wishes to retain and renew his special children's artwork registration plate.

D. The revenue from the special children's artwork registration plates shall be distributed as follows:

(1) fifteen dollars ($15.00) of the fee collected for each registration plate shall be retained by the division in the eighty-second and eighty-third fiscal years and is appropriated to the division for the manufacture and issuance of the registration plates. Thereafter, that amount of each fee shall be paid to the state treasurer for credit to the motor vehicle suspense fund for distribution in accordance with Section 66-6-23 NMSA 1978; and

(2) twenty-five dollars ($25.00) of the fee collected for each registration plate shall be distributed to the children's trust fund, for use in accordance with the provisions of Section 24-19-2 NMSA 1978.

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