New Mexico § 66-3-424.20 - Special registration plates for women armed forces veterans
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 66-3-424.20 — Special registration plates for women armed forces veterans, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 66-3-424.20. Special registration plates for women armed forces veterans
A. The department shall issue the distinctive registration plate, “Women Veterans
Serve Proudly”, indicating that the recipient is a woman veteran of the armed forces
of the United States, as defined in Section 9-22-3 NMSA 1978, or is retired from the national guard or military reserves, if that person
submits proof satisfactory to the department of honorable discharge from the armed
forces or of retirement from the national guard or military reserves. B. For a fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00), which shall be in addition to the regular
motor vehicle registration fees, any motor vehicle owner who is a woman veteran of
the armed forces of the United States or is retired from the national guard or military
reserves may apply for the issuance of a special registration plate as defined in
Subsection A of this section. No two owners shall be issued identically lettered or numbered plates. C. The fifteen-dollar ($15.00) fee provided in Subsection B of this section shall
be waived for each registration period in which a validating sticker is issued under
the provisions of Section 66-3-17 NMSA 1978 , in lieu of the issuance of a special woman armed forces veteran plate. D. The revenue from the special registration plates for the women armed forces veteran
fee imposed by Subsection B of this section shall be distributed as follows: (1) seven dollars ($7.00) of the fee collected for each registration plate shall be
retained by the department and is appropriated to the department for the manufacture
and issuance of the registration plates; and (2) eight dollars ($8.00) of the fee collected for each registration plate shall be
transferred to the state treasurer for credit to the armed forces veterans license
fund.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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