A. The division shall issue a standardized special registration plate with a logo designed in accordance with Subsection C of Section 66-3-424 NMSA 1978 that indicates that the owner of a vehicle is a member of New Mexico Amigos.
B. The division shall issue the special registration plate designed pursuant to this section to a person who submits proof satisfactory to the division that the person is currently a member of New Mexico Amigos. Such proof shall include the submission of a signed consent form from the president of New Mexico Amigos.
C. No person shall falsely claim to be a member of New Mexico Amigos so as to be eligible to be issued a special registration plate pursuant to this section.
D. The division may revoke the special license plate of any person who violates the provision of Subsection C of this section.
E. A fee of ten dollars ($10.00), which is in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fee, shall be collected by the division for the original issuance of the special registration plate for members of New Mexico Amigos. The fee shall be retained by the division and is appropriated to the division to defray the cost of making and issuing special registration plates pursuant to this section.
F. When a person holding a special New Mexico Amigos registration plate ceases to be a member of New Mexico Amigos, that person shall immediately remove the special registration plate from the person's vehicle and return it to the department; at which time, it shall be exchanged for a regular registration plate.
History: Laws 2015, ch. 4, § 1.
ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2015, ch. 4 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 19, 2015, 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature.