New Mexico § 66-3-424.42 - Special support for the national ffa organization registration plate
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 66-3-424.42 — Special support for the national ffa organization registration plate, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 66-3-424.42. Special support for the national ffa organization registration plate
A. The division shall issue a standardized special registration plate with a logo
specified in Section 66-3-424 NMSA 1978 indicating support for the national FFA organization. B. For a fee of thirty-five dollars ($35.00), which shall be in addition to the regular
motor vehicle registration fees, the owner of a vehicle may apply for issuance of
a special support for the national FFA organization registration plate. The owner shall apply and pay a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) each year to
retain and renew the special support for the national FFA organization registration
plate. C. Revenue from the additional fees for a special support for the national FFA organization
registration plate shall be distributed as follows: (1) twelve dollars ($12.00) of the initial fee collected shall be retained by and
is appropriated to the department to defray the cost of making and issuing the special
registration plate with the support for the national FFA logo; and (2) twenty-three dollars ($23.00) of the initial fee and all of the fee for retention
and renewal shall be distributed and is appropriated to the board of regents of New
Mexico state university for the New Mexico department of agriculture to fund statewide
programs for active national FFA chapters. D. Beginning on July 1, 2026, and on July 1 of each subsequent year, the department
shall compare the number of the special support for the national FFA organization
registration plates issued or renewed in the previous fiscal year with the average
of the number of such plates issued in fiscal years 2024 and 2025. E. By September 1 of a fiscal year in which the department determines that the number
of special support for the national FFA organization registration plates issued or
renewed in the previous fiscal year is less than fifty percent of the average number
of such plates issued in fiscal years 2024 and 2025, the department shall stop issuing
special support for the national FFA organization registration plates.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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