Statutes > New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 66 - Motor Vehicles. > Article 3 - Registration Laws; Security Interests; Anti-Theft Provisions; Bicycles; Equipment; Unsafe Vehicles; Off-Highway Motor Vehicles; Other Vehicles, 66-3-1 through 66-3-1103. > Section 66-3-403 - Expiration of dealer plates.

Section 66-3-403 - Expiration of dealer plates.

66-3-403. Expiration of dealer plates.

Every dealer plate issued pursuant to Section 66-3-402 NMSA 1978 expires at midnight on December 31 of each year.  Upon payment of the proper fee, the person to whom the dealer plate was issued may apply to the department for a new plate or validating sticker for the ensuing year.  Renewal of all dealer plates shall be on or before December 31.  It is a misdemeanor pursuant to the Motor Vehicle Code [66-1-1 NMSA 1978] to operate a vehicle with a dealer plate that has expired.