New Mexico § 66-3-424.1 - Special registration plates for retired New Mexico letter carriers
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 66-3-424.1 — Special registration plates for retired New Mexico letter carriers, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 66-3-424.1. Special registration plates for retired New Mexico letter carriers
A. The department shall issue a standardized special registration plate with a logo
specified in Section 66-3-424 NMSA 1978 indicating that the recipient who is a retired letter carrier from the United States
postal service upon the submission by the person of proof satisfactory to the department
that he is a retired letter carrier. Such proof shall include the submission of a signed consent form from a postmaster. B. A person shall not represent himself to be a retired letter carrier if that person
is, in fact, not a retired letter carrier. The secretary shall determine what constitutes satisfactory proof that a person
is a retired letter carrier from the United States postal service. C. A person who violates the provisions of Subsection B of this section is guilty
of a petty misdemeanor and shall be sentenced pursuant to Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978 . D. A fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00), which shall be in addition to the regular
motor vehicle registration fee, shall be collected by the department for the original
issuance of the special registration plate for retired letter carriers. E. Ten dollars ($10.00) of the fee collected pursuant to Subsection D of this section
shall be retained by the department and is appropriated to the department to defray
the cost of making and issuing special registration plates for retired letter carriers. The remaining fifteen dollars ($15.00) shall be deposited in the motor vehicle suspense
fund for distribution in accordance with Section 66-6-23 NMSA 1978 . F. The secretary shall approve the final logo design for the special registration
plates for retired letter carriers in accordance with New Mexico law. The secretary shall approve and issue a separate and distinctive logo clearly marked
as “retired letter carrier” for issuance to retired letter carriers.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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