SB 396 — MOTORCYCLE REGISTRATION FEE & FUND

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nMOTORCYCLES--REGISTRATION dFEES.-- dA. i = = o h SECTION 1.

Section 66-6-1 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1978, l ] b ,d i a º e Chapter 35, Section 336, as amended) is amended to read:

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b e d s º o t n = .224349.1SAAIC March 3, 2023 (9:18am) s k m e e a n e d r e l u [ A d A.

(1) for a motorcycle having not more than two wheels in contact with the ground, [fifteen dollars ($15.00) ] twenty dollars ($20.00)($20.00); ;

and (2) for a motorcycle having three wheels in contact with the ground or having a sidecar, [fifteen dollars ($15.00)] twenty dollars ($20.00).

In addition to other fees required by this section, the department shall collect for each motorcycle an annual tire recycling fee of one dollar ($1.00) for a twelve-twelve-month month registration period." SECTION 2.

Section 66-6-23 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1978, SB 396 Chapter 35, Section 358, as amended) is amended to read:

Page 1 "66-6-23.

DISPOSITION OF FEES.-- h A.

After the necessary disbursements for refunds g o t hr and other purposes have been made, the money remaining in the g e i k motor vehicle suspense fund, except for remittances received h r i s within the previous two months that are unidentified as to h , t, source or disposition, shall be distributed as follows:

e u g e b l e e h (1) to each municipality, county or fee agent n d d i = = o h operating a motor vehicle field office:

l ] b ,d i a º e (a) an amount equal to six dollars r i = r t e w d m a n o ($6.00) per driver's license and five dollars ($5.00) per didentification mcard :or motor vehicle or motorboat registration or title transaction performed;

b e d s º o t n = .224349.1SAAIC March 3, 2023 (9:18am) s k m e - 2 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d identification card or motor vehicle or motorboat registration or title transaction performed;

and (c) to each military installation SB 396 Page 2 designated as a fee agent pursuant to Section 66-2-14.1 NMSA h 1978, an amount equal to one dollar fifty cents ($1.50) in u » r addition to the amount distributed pursuant to Subparagraph (a) t h g e l i of this paragraph for each administrative service fee remitted h r i s by the military installation to the department pursuant to h , e h Subsection A of Section 66-2-16 NMSA 1978;

t u g e b l e e , gh (2) to each municipality or county, other than na dclass dA icounty =with =a opopulation hexceeding athree classhundred Athousand countyor a municipality with a population exceeding three hundred lthousand ]that bhas ,dbeen idesignated aas ºan ragent thousandpursuant orto aSection municipality66-2-14.1 withNMSA 1978, operating a populationmotor exceedingvehicle threefield eoffice, ran =amount tequal eto wone ddollar mfifty acents n($1.50) ofor hundredeach thousandadministrative service fee remitted by that hascounty beenor designatedmunicipality asto anthe agentdepartment pursuant dto mthe :provisions of Subsection A of Section 66-2-16 NMSA 1978;

b r e t º o t n = .224349.1SAAIC March 3, 2023 (9:18am) s k m e - 3 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d to Section 66-2-14.1 NMSA 1978, operating a motor vehicle field office, an amount equal to one dollar fifty cents ($1.50) for each administrative service fee remitted by that county or municipality to the department pursuant to the provisions of Subsection A of Section 66-2-16 NMSA 1978;

(c) the remainder of each driver's license fee collected by the department employees from an applicant to whom a license is granted after deducting from SB 396 Page 3 the driver's license fee the amount of the distribution authorized in Paragraph (1) of this subsection with respect to that h collected driver's license fee;

and u » r (d) an amount equal to fifty percent of t h g e l i the fees collected pursuant to Section 66-6-19 NMSA 1978;

h r i s (4) to the local governments road fund, the h , e h amount of the fees collected pursuant to Subsection B of t u g e b l e e , gh Section 66-5-33.1 NMSA 1978 and the remainder of the fees n d d i = = o h collected pursuant to Subsection A of Section 66-5-408 NMSA l ] b ,d i a º r 1978;

e r = t e w d m a n o (5) to the department:

d(a) many :amounts reimbursed to the department pursuant to Subsection D of Section 66-2-14.1 NMSA 1978;

b r e t º o t n = .224349.1SAAIC March 3, 2023 (9:18am) s k m e - 4 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d (a) any amounts reimbursed to the department pursuant to Subsection D of Section 66-2-14.1 NMSA 1978;

(d) the amounts due to the department for the manufacture and issuance of a special registration SB 396 Page 4 plate collected pursuant to the section of law authorizing the issuance of the specialty plate;

h (e) an amount equal to the registration u » r fees collected pursuant to Section 66-6-6.1 NMSA 1978 for the t h g e l i purposes of enforcing the provisions of the Mandatory Financial h r i s Responsibility Act and for creating and maintaining a h , e h multilanguage noncommercial driver's license testing program;

t u g e b l e e , gh and after those purposes are met, the balance of the n d d i = = o h registration fees shall be distributed to the department to l ] b ,d i a º r defray the costs of operating the [motor vehicle ] division;

e(f) ran =amount tequal eto wfifty dcents m($.50) for each administrative fee remitted to the department by a ncounty oor (f)municipality anoperating amounta equalmotor vehicle field office pursuant to fiftySubsection centsA dof mSection :66-2-16 NMSA 1978;

b r e t º o t n = .224349.1SAAIC March 3, 2023 (9:18am) s k m e - 5 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d ($.50) for each administrative fee remitted to the department by a county or municipality operating a motor vehicle field office pursuant to Subsection A of Section 66-2-16 NMSA 1978;

and (h) an amount equal to the royalties or other consideration paid by commercial users of databases of motor vehicle-related records of the department pursuant to Subsection C of Section 14-3-15.1 NMSA 1978 for the purpose of defraying the costs of maintaining databases of motor vehicle-vehicle-related related records of the department;

and after that SB 396 Page 5 purpose is met, the balance of the royalties and other consideration shall be distributed to the department to defray the costs of h operating the [motor vehicle ] division or for use pursuant to u » r Subsection F of Section 66-6-13 NMSA 1978;

t h g e l i (6) to each New Mexico institution of higher h r i s education, an amount equal to that part of the fees distributed h , e h pursuant to Paragraph (2) of Subsection D of Section 66-3-416 t u g e b l e e , gh NMSA 1978 proportionate to the number of special registration n d d i = = o h plates issued in the name of the institution to all such l ] b ,d i a º r special registration plates issued in the name of all e r = t e w d m a n o institutions;

d(7) mto :the armed forces veterans license fund, the amount to be distributed pursuant to Paragraph (2) of Subsection E of Section 66-3-419 NMSA 1978;