New Mexico § 66-3-1004 - Registration certificate and nonresident permit fees; renewal; distribution of fees

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§ 66-3-1004. Registration certificate and nonresident permit fees; renewal; distribution of fees

Fees shall be collected and distributed as follows: A. the fees for registering an off-highway motor vehicle are: (1) seventeen dollars ($17.00) for each off-highway motor vehicle, of which five dollars

($5.00) is appropriated to the division to defray the cost of making and issuing registration

certificates, validating stickers and nonresident permits for off-highway motor vehicles. The remaining twelve dollars ($12.00) shall be deposited in the motor vehicle suspense

fund for distribution pursuant to Section 66-6-23 NMSA 1978; and (2) an amount determined by rule of the department not to exceed forty dollars ($40.00)

for an off-highway user fee for each off-highway motor vehicle, which shall be distributed

to the fund; B. upon a change of ownership, the new owner shall make application and pay registration

fees of: (1) seventeen dollars ($17.00) in the same manner as provided by rules of the division

for original registration; and (2) an amount determined by rule of the department not to exceed forty dollars ($40.00)

for an off-highway user fee for each off-highway motor vehicle, which shall be distributed

to the fund; C. except for an off-highway vehicle that is currently in compliance with another

state's off-highway vehicle registration, user fee or similar law or rule demonstrated

by certificate of registration, permit or similar evidence, the fees for a nonresident

permit of an off-highway motor vehicle are either: (1) seventeen dollars ($17.00), of which five dollars ($5.00) is appropriated to the

division to defray the cost of making and issuing registration certificates, validating

stickers and nonresident permits for off-highway motor vehicles. The remaining twelve dollars ($12.00) shall be deposited in the motor vehicle suspense

fund for distribution pursuant to Section 66-6-23 NMSA 1978 , and an amount determined by rule of the department not to exceed forty dollars ($40.00)

for each off-highway motor vehicle, which shall be distributed to the fund; or (2) seventeen dollars ($17.00) for a ninety-day permit, of which five dollars ($5.00)

is appropriated to the division to defray the cost of making and issuing registration

certificates, validating stickers and nonresident permits for off-highway motor vehicles. The remaining twelve dollars ($12.00) shall be deposited in the motor vehicle suspense

fund for distribution pursuant to Section 66-6-23 NMSA 1978; D. except as provided in Paragraph (2) of Subsection C of this section, each nonresident

permit shall be: (1) good for two years after the month in which the off-highway motor vehicle nonresident

permit is issued; and (2) renewed every two years; E. the off-highway user fee for each off-highway motor vehicle shall be paid upon

obtaining and renewing each registration certificate or nonresident permit; F. duplicate registration certificates and nonresident permits shall be issued upon

payment of a seven-dollar-fifty-cent ($7.50) fee, which is appropriated to the division

to defray the cost of making and issuing duplicate registration certificates and nonresident

permits for off-highway motor vehicles; G. a fee of one dollar ($1.00) on registration certificates and nonresident permits

shall be collected for the litter control and beautification fund; and H. the department, in conjunction with other agencies and departments, may establish

and maintain sites to collect fees and issue permits for residents and nonresidents.

Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 66-3-1004 ("Registration certificate and nonresident permit fees; renewal; distribution of fees") is part of the New Mexico Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Mexico. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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