New Mexico § 66-3-409 - Special registration plates; medal of honor recipients
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 66-3-409 — Special registration plates; medal of honor recipients, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 66-3-409. Special registration plates; medal of honor recipients
A. The department shall issue distinctive pale blue, white and gold registration plates
to any person who has been awarded the medal of honor and who so requests and submits
proof satisfactory to the department that the person has been awarded that medal. The plates shall each bear the inscription “Medal of Honor Recipient”. No fee, including the regular registration fee applicable to the passenger motor
vehicle, if any, shall be collected for the issuance of a special registration plate
pursuant to this section. B. No person shall falsely make any representation that the person is a medal of honor
recipient in order to be eligible to be issued special registration plates pursuant
to this section when the person is in fact not such a recipient. A person who violates the provisions of this subsection is guilty of a penalty assessment
misdemeanor.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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