New Mexico § 66-3-424.43 - Special acequia and community ditch associations registration plate
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 66-3-424.43 — Special acequia and community ditch associations registration plate, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 66-3-424.43. Special acequia and community ditch associations registration plate
as specified in Section 66-3-424 NMSA 1978 to express support for acequia and community ditch associations. B. For an initial fee of thirty dollars ($30.00), which shall be in addition to the
regular motor vehicle registration fees, an owner of a motor vehicle may apply for
issuance of a special acequia and community ditch associations registration plate. The owner shall pay a renewal fee of thirty dollars ($30.00) each year to retain
and renew the special acequia and community ditch associations registration plate. C. Revenue from the fees imposed by Subsection B of this section for a special acequia
and community ditch associations registration plate shall be distributed as follows: (1) twelve dollars ($12.00) of the initial 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 special registration plates; and (2) eighteen dollars ($18.00) of the initial fee and the entire renewal fee collected
for each registration plate shall be appropriated to the acequia and community ditch
fund. D. Beginning on July 1, 2027, and on July 1 of each subsequent year, the department
shall compare the number of special acequia and community ditch associations registration
plates issued and renewed in the previous fiscal year with the average number of such
plates issued and renewed in fiscal years 2025 and 2026. If the department determines that the number of special acequia and community ditch
associations registration plates issued and renewed in the previous fiscal year is
less than fifty percent of the average number of the plates issued and renewed in
fiscal year 2025 or 2026, the department may stop issuing special acequia and community
ditch associations registration plates.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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