New Mexico Statutes Chapter 66. Motor Vehicles § 66-5-15. Licenses issued to applicants

A. The department shall, upon payment of the required fee, issue to every qualified applicant a license as applied for. Except as provided in Subsection B of this section, the license shall bear the applicant's full legal name; date of birth; sex; current New Mexico residence address; full-face or front-view digital photograph; a unique license number; a date of issuance; an expiration date; a brief description of the licensee; the signature of the licensee; and the licensee's organ donor status. A license shall not be valid unless it bears the signature of the licensee.

B. A standard driver's license shall bear the applicant's full name; date of birth; sex; current New Mexico residence address; full-face or front-view digital photograph; a unique license number; a date of issuance; an expiration date; a brief description of the licensee; the signature of the licensee; and the licensee's organ donor status.

C. The department shall ensure that REAL ID-compliant driver's licenses and standard driver's licenses are distinguishable in color or design but only to the extent that a standard driver's license shall bear the statement: “NOT INTENDED FOR FEDERAL PURPOSES” and a REAL ID-compliant driver's license shall include a gold star pursuant to Section 66-5-15.3 NMSA 1978.

D. A REAL ID-compliant driver's license issued to a foreign national who fails to prove that the foreign national's lawful status will not expire prior to the date on which the license applied for would expire but for the person being a foreign national shall clearly indicate on its face and in the machine readable zone that it is temporary and shall bear the word “TEMPORARY”.