New Mexico § 66-3-424.17 - Special patriot registration plate
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 66-3-424.17 — Special patriot registration plate, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 66-3-424.17. Special patriot registration plate
A. The department shall issue a standardized special patriot registration plate with
a logo specified in Section 66-3-424 NMSA 1978 indicating that the recipient is a patriot. B. For a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00), which shall be in addition to the regular
motor vehicle registration fees, a motor vehicle owner who is a patriot may apply
for the issuance of a special registration plate as provided in Subsection A of this
section. No two owners shall be issued identically lettered or numbered registration plates. C. The twenty-five-dollar ($25.00) fee provided in Subsection B of this section shall
be waived for each registration period in which a validating sticker is issued under
the provisions of Section 66-3-17 NMSA 1978 , in lieu of the issuance of a special patriot registration plate. D. The revenue from the special patriot registration plate fee imposed by Subsection
B of this section shall be distributed as follows: (1) ten dollars ($10.00) of the fee collected for each registration plate shall be
retained by the department and is appropriated to the department for the manufacture
and issuance of the registration plates; (2) seven dollars ($7.00) of the fee collected for each registration plate 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 (3) eight dollars ($8.00) of the fee collected for each registration plate shall be
paid to the state treasurer for credit to the armed forces veterans license fund for
distribution pursuant to Section 66-3-419 NMSA 1978 .
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 66-3-424.17 ("Special patriot registration plate") 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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