State government registration plates shall be provided to a state agency by the transportation services division of the general services department. As used in this section, "state agency" means a state department, agency, board or commission, including the legislative and judicial branches, but not including public schools and institutions of higher education.
History: Laws 1994, ch. 119, § 14; 1995, ch. 161, § 8; 2007, ch. 29, § 9.
ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For the Transportation Services Act, see 15-8-1 NMSA 1978 et seq.
The 2007 amendment, effective July 1, 2007, deleted the prohibition that state government registration plates not be provided unless approved by the transportation services division, provided that state government registration plates shall be provided by the transportation service division, and deleted the exclusion of the legislative and judicial branches from the definition of a "state agency".
The 1995 amendment, effective June 1, 1995, substituted "transportation services" for "motor pool" in the first sentence.