No person shall lend to another any certificate of title, registration evidence, registration plate, special plate, validating sticker or permit issued to him if the person desiring to borrow the same would not be entitled to the use thereof, nor shall any person knowingly permit the use of any of the same by one not entitled thereto, nor shall any person display upon a vehicle any registration evidence, registration plate, validating sticker or permit not issued for such vehicle or not otherwise lawfully used thereon under the Motor Vehicle Code [ 66-1-1 NMSA 1978].
§ 66-8-2 NMSA 1978
Improper use of evidences of registration
Known as the Implied Consent Act
The act spans §§ 66–66 (67 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case William Gross v. Deputy Quent Pirtle and Dona Ana Countys (2001)
Most recently applied in 116 F. App'x 189 - Gross v. Pirtle (October 2004)
1953 Comp., § 64-8-2, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 500.
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.