New Mexico § 66-3-411 - Special registration plates; prisoners of war and surviving spouses; submission of proof; penalty

§ 66-3-411. Special registration plates; prisoners of war and surviving spouses; submission of proof; penalty

A. The division shall issue distinctive registration plates to any person, or to the

surviving spouse of any deceased person, who was held as a prisoner of war by an enemy

of the United States during any armed conflict, upon the submission by the person

or surviving spouse of proof satisfactory to the division that he was held as a prisoner

of war by an enemy of the United States during a period of armed conflict or that

he is the surviving spouse of such a person. No fee, including the regular registration fee applicable to the passenger motor

vehicle, if any, shall be collected for issuance of a special registration plate pursuant

to this section. B. No person shall falsely represent himself to have been held as a prisoner of war

or to be the surviving spouse of a prisoner of war so as to be eligible to be issued

special registration plates pursuant to this section when he in fact was not held

as a prisoner of war or when he in fact is not the surviving spouse of a prisoner

of war. C. Any person who violates the provisions of Subsection B of this section is guilty

of a misdemeanor.