New Mexico § 66-3-122 - Registration effective after death of owner
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 66-3-122 — Registration effective after death of owner, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 66-3-122. Registration effective after death of owner
Upon the death of an owner of a vehicle subject to registration, its registration
shall continue in force as a valid registration until the end of the registration
period for which the license plate or sticker was issued, or until the ownership of
the vehicle is transferred before the end of such registration period by the executor
or administrator of the estate of the deceased owner or by a legatee or distributee
of the estate, or until the ownership thereof is transferred to a new owner before
the end of such registration period by the survivor of two joint owners thereof.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 66-3-122 ("Registration effective after death of owner") 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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