New Mexico § 66-5-405 - Contents of card
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§ 66-5-405. Contents of card
A. A REAL ID-compliant identification card shall bear the applicant's full legal name;
date of birth; sex; current New Mexico residence address; full-face or front-view
digital photograph of the identification card holder; a unique identification card
number; a date of issuance; an expiration date; a brief description of the identification
card holder; and the signature of the holder, and the identification card shall indicate
donor status. B. A standard identification card shall bear the applicant's full name; date of birth;
sex; current New Mexico residence address; full-face or front-view digital photograph
of the identification card holder; a unique identification card number; a date of
issuance; an expiration date; a brief description of the identification card holder;
and the signature of the holder, and the identification card shall indicate donor
status. C. A valid license or identification card shall satisfy the identity, age and New
Mexico residency requirements for the issuance of a standard identification card to
an applicant. D. All identification cards of persons under the age of twenty-one years shall have
a printed legend indicating that the person is under twenty-one. E. A standard identification card shall not include a gold star pursuant to Section 66-5-15.3 NMSA 1978 and shall bear the statement: “STATE OF NEW MEXICO IDENTIFICATION CARD NO. __________ This card is provided solely for the purpose of establishing that the bearer described
on the card was not the holder of a New Mexico driver's license as of the date of
issuance of this card. This identification card is not a license. ISSUED FOR IDENTIFICATION PURPOSES ONLY. NOT INTENDED FOR FEDERAL PURPOSES.”. F. A REAL ID-compliant identification card shall be distinguishable in color or design
from a standard identification card but only to the extent that a standard identification
card shall bear the statement: “NOT INTENDED FOR FEDERAL PURPOSES”, and a REAL ID-compliant
identification card shall include a gold star pursuant to Section 66-5-15.3 NMSA 1978 . G. A REAL ID-compliant identification card shall bear the statement: “STATE OF NEW MEXICO IDENTIFICATION CARD NO. __________ This card is provided for the purpose of establishing that the bearer described on
the card was not the holder of a New Mexico driver's license as of the date of issuance
of this card. This identification card is not a license. ISSUED FOR IDENTIFICATION PURPOSES ONLY.”. H. A REAL ID-compliant identification card issued to a foreign national with lawful
status who fails to prove that the foreign national's lawful status will not expire
prior to the date on which the identification card applied for would expire but for
the person being a foreign national shall clearly indicate on its face and in the
machine readable zone that it is temporary and shall bear the word “TEMPORARY”.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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