New Mexico § 66-3-30 - School bus registration; renewal
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 66-3-30 — School bus registration; renewal, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 66-3-30. School bus registration; renewal
A. A school district, another public entity or a school bus contractor may register
a school bus that it owns on a permanent basis, without the requirement of renewal,
at the time the school bus is initially registered with the department and issued
a certificate of title or subsequent to initial registration at the next registration
renewal date. The registrant shall pay the registration fee provided in Section 66-6-12 NMSA 1978 . To implement this subsection, the department shall: (1) promulgate a rule setting out the information and procedures the department may
require to permanently register a school bus; and (2) create a permanent registration validation sticker and permanent registration
certificate for school buses registered pursuant to this subsection. B. If a school district, another public entity or a school bus contractor does not
register a school bus that it owns as provided in Subsection A of this section, it
may renew the registration of two or more school buses it owns on a common date of
its choosing on an annual basis, with the registration of those buses expiring and
requiring renewal on that date. The fee for the registration of school buses is provided in Section 66-6-12 NMSA 1978 . To implement this subsection the department shall: (1) promulgate a rule setting out the information and procedures the department may
require to achieve the registration renewal of two or more school buses on a common
date; and (2) prorate the fee for registration of school buses as necessary to achieve the common
registration renewal date. C. Nothing in this section shall prevent a school district or a school bus contractor
from registering a school bus that it owns pursuant to another applicable provision
of law.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 66-3-30 ("School bus registration; renewal") 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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