Section 66-3-424.4 - Standardized special registration plate for retired members of the New Mexico national guard. - New Mexico Statutes

66-3-424.4. Standardized special registration plate for retired members of the New Mexico national guard. 

A.     The division shall issue a standardized special registration plate with a logo specified in Section 66-3-424 NMSA 1978 indicating that the recipient is a person who is a retired member of the New Mexico national guard upon submission by the person of proof satisfactory to the division that the person is a retired member of the guard.   

B.     A person shall not represent himself to be a retired member of the New Mexico national guard if that person is not in fact a retired member of the guard.   

C.     A person who violates the provisions of Subsection B of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be sentenced pursuant to Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978.   

D.     A fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00), which shall be in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fee, shall be collected by the division for the original issuance of the special registration plate for retired members of the New Mexico national guard.   

E.     Ten dollars ($10.00) of the fee collected pursuant to Subsection D of this section shall be retained by the division and is appropriated to the division to defray the cost of making and issuing special registration plates for retired members of the New Mexico national guard.   

F.     The amount of the fee collected pursuant to Subsection D of this section less any amount distributed pursuant to Subsection E of this section shall be deposited in the motor vehicle suspense fund for distribution pursuant to Section 66-6-23 NMSA 1978.   

G.     The secretary shall approve the final logo design for the special registration plate for retired members of the New Mexico national guard.