Any motor vehicle owner who has been issued a citation for an illegible registration plate and who fails to comply with the terms of the citation requiring the acquisition of a duplicate or replacement plate within thirty days of the date of the citation is guilty of a misdemeanor.
§ 66-8-10 NMSA 1978
Duplicate or replacement registration plate; citation; failure to comply
Known as the Implied Consent Act
The act spans §§ 66–66 (67 sections).
1953 Comp., § 64-8-10, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 508.
Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.