New Mexico § 66-3-416 - Special collegiate registration plate; procedures; fee
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 66-3-416 — Special collegiate registration plate; procedures; fee, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 66-3-416. Special collegiate registration plate; procedures; fee
A. The division shall establish and issue special collegiate registration plates in
accordance with the provisions of this section and shall adopt and promulgate procedures
for application for and issuance of such special collegiate registration plates. B. Any state-supported higher educational institution in New Mexico may request that
the division issue a special collegiate registration plate for that institution. Upon that request, the division, with the advice and consultation of the higher
educational institution, shall determine the color and design of the registration
plate and provide for its issuance. C. For a fee of thirty-five dollars ($35.00), which fee shall be in addition to the
regular motor vehicle registration fees, any owner of a motor vehicle may apply for
the issuance of a special collegiate registration plate. The owner of a motor vehicle shall apply and pay a fee each year that he wishes
to retain and renew his special collegiate registration plate. D. The revenue from the special collegiate registration plates shall be distributed
as follows: (1) ten dollars ($10.00) of the fee collected for each registration plate shall be
retained by the division in the seventy-eighth and seventy-ninth fiscal years and
is appropriated to the division for the manufacture and issuance of the registration
plates. Thereafter, that amount of each fee shall be paid to the state treasurer for credit
to the motor vehicle suspense fund for distribution in accordance with Section 66-6-23 NMSA 1978; and (2) twenty-five dollars ($25.00) of the fee collected for each registration plate
shall be distributed to the higher educational institution for which the registration
plate is issued. E. Revenues received by each higher educational institution from special collegiate
registration plate fees are appropriated to the higher educational institutions to
carry out any purpose of that institution.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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