Section 66-3-424.9 - Standardized special registration plate for retired firefighters. - New Mexico Statutes

66-3-424.9. Standardized special registration plate for retired firefighters.

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 New Mexico firefighter upon submission by the person of proof satisfactory to the division that the person has retired from active employment as a firefighter.   

B.     A person shall not represent himself to be a retired New Mexico firefighter if he is not in fact a retired New Mexico firefighter. The secretary shall determine what constitutes proof of previous active employment as a firefighter and proof of retirement.   

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

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

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

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

G.     The secretary shall approve the final logo design for the special registration plates for retired New Mexico firefighters.