Section 66-3-27 - Horseless carriage registration. - New Mexico Statutes

66-3-27. Horseless carriage registration.

A.     A motor vehicle at least thirty-five years old, owned as a collector's item and used solely for exhibition and educational purposes is a "horseless carriage". On application to the director of motor vehicles, the owner of a horseless carriage may receive a certificate of title and permanent registration upon:   

(1)     payment of a ten-dollar ($10.00) fee; and   

(2)     submission of a witnessed bill of sale on the horseless carriage or an affidavit that the vehicle was assembled by the owner from parts of automobiles at least thirty-five years old.   

B.     Upon approval of the application, the director shall issue one five-year registration plate with registration numbers and the words "Horseless Carriage", "Land of Enchantment" and "New Mexico". The plate, bearing no date, shall be attached to the rear of the vehicle.   

C.     Upon transfer of ownership of a horseless carriage, the new owner shall apply to the director for a transfer of title as provided in, and subject to, the penalties contained in Section 66-3-103 NMSA 1978. The registration plates shall remain with the transferred vehicle.   

D.     Beginning in 1968, and each five-year period thereafter, every plate shall be revalidated upon application approved by the director, accompanied by a fee of five dollars ($5.00). Upon loss of the original registration plate, a duplicate plate may be obtained by the owner upon payment of a fee of ten dollars ($10.00).   

E.     Any person violating this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.