Section 66-3-424.21 - Special motorcycle registration plates for women armed forces veterans.
66-3-424.21. Special motorcycle registration plates for women armed forces veterans.
A. The department shall issue distinctive motorcycle registration plates indicating that the recipient is a woman veteran of the armed forces of the United States, as defined in Section 9-22-3 NMSA 1978, or is retired from the national guard or military reserves, if that person submits proof satisfactory to the department of honorable discharge from the armed forces or of retirement from the national guard or military reserves.
B. For a fee of seven dollars ($7.00), which shall be in addition to the regular motorcycle registration fees, any motorcycle owner who is a woman veteran of the armed forces of the United States or is retired from the national guard or military reserves may apply for the issuance of a special motorcycle registration plate as defined in Subsection A of this section. No two owners shall be issued identically lettered or numbered plates.
C. An owner shall make a new application and pay a new fee for each year the owner desires to obtain a special motorcycle registration plate. The owner will have first priority on that plate for each subsequent year that the owner makes a timely and appropriate application.