New Mexico § 15-8-3 - Definitions

§ 15-8-3. Definitions

As used in the Transportation Services Act: A. “ director ” means the director of the division; B. “ division ” means the transportation services division of the general services department; C. “ protective license plate ” means a regular passenger license plate issued to a state vehicle that is in the

custody of a state agency, can be traced to that state agency and is being used for

sensitive activities; D. “ secretary ” means the secretary of general services; E. “ sensitive activity ” means an activity performed by an employee of the state that: (1) is authorized by the state to be performed for a legitimate and appropriate purpose

for the state, other than a legitimate undercover law enforcement purpose; and (2) would place the employee at a higher risk of personal injury if knowledge of the

activity were made public, as determined in writing by an appropriate supervising

authority of the employee; F. “ state agency ” means a state department, agency, board or commission but does not include the legislative

and judicial branches, public schools and institutions of higher education; G. “ state vehicle ” means an automobile, van, sport-utility truck, pickup truck or other vehicle with

a declared gross vehicle weight of less than ten thousand pounds used by a state agency

to transport passengers or property; and H. “ undercover license plate ” means a regular passenger license plate issued to a state vehicle that is registered

in a fictitious name and address that cannot be traced to the state agency having

custody of the vehicle and that is being used for legitimate law enforcement purposes

only.