HB 366 — ADDITIONAL DISABLED VETERAN LICENSE PLATES

HOUSEAN BILLACT 366RELATING 56THTO LEGISLATUREMOTOR -STATEOFNEWMEXICO-VEHICLES; FIRST SESSION, 2023 INTRODUCED BY Joanne J.

FerraryAMENDING andSECTION Debra66-3-412 M.NMSA 1978 (BEING LAWS 1979, CHAPTER 299, SECTION 2, AS AMENDED) TO ALLOW THE ISSUANCE OF ADDITIONAL DISABLED VETERAN SPECIAL VEHICLE REGISTRATION PLATES IN EXCESS OF THE TWO PLATES PROVIDED TO QUALIFIED PERSONS WITHOUT A FEE, PROVIDED THAT THE QUALIFIED PERSON PAYS THE STANDARD PLATE AND REGISTRATION FEES FOR THE ADDITIONAL REGISTRATION PLATES.

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AMENDING SECTION 66-3-4121. NMSA 1978 (BEING LAWS 1979, CHAPTER 299, SECTION 2, AS AMENDED) TO ALLOW THE ISSUANCE OF ADDITIONAL DISABLED VETERAN SPECIAL VEHICLE REGISTRATION PLATES IN EXCESS OF THE TWO PLATES PROVIDED TO QUALIFIED PERSONS WITHOUT A FEE, PROVIDED THAT THE QUALIFIED PERSON PAYS THE STANDARD PLATE AND REGISTRATION FEES FOR THE e t 17 ADDITIONAL REGISTRATION PLATES.

wSection l66-3-412 nNMSA d1978 18(being =Laws =1979, 19Chapter a299, lSection BE2, ITas ENACTEDamended) BYis THEamended LEGISLATUREto OFread: THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

i"66-3-412. a e r 20 SECTION 1.

SectionSPECIAL 66-3-412REGISTRATION NMSAPLATES--FIFTY 1978PERCENT (beingOR LawsMORE 1979,DISABLED aVETERANS--SUBMISSION tOF mPROOF--PENALTY.-- mA. 21 Chapter 299, Section 2, as amended) is amended to read:

dThe rdepartment eshall 22issue "66-3-412.distinctive disabled veteran registration plates for up to two vehicles, including motorcycles, to a person who is a veteran of the armed forces of the United States and was fifty percent or more disabled while serving in the armed forces of the United States, upon the submission by the person of proof satisfactory to the department that the person was fifty percent or more disabled while serving in the armed forces of the United States.

SPECIALNo REGISTRATIONfee, PLATES--FIFTYincluding PERCENTthe ORregular cregistration efee sapplicable kto 23the MOREpassenger DISABLEDmotor VETERANS--SUBMISSIONvehicle OFor PROOF--PENALTY.--regular emotorcycle aregistration nfees, bif 24any, A.shall be collected for issuance of up to two HB 366 Page 1 special registration plates pursuant to this section.

TheA departmentperson shalleligible issuefor distinctivea disabledspecial u [ veteran registration platesplate forpursuant up to twothis vehicles,section includingand .224147.2also motorcycles,eligible tofor aone personor whomore isspecial aregistration veteranplates ofpursuant to the armedMotor forcesVehicle ofCode theshall United5 Statesbe andissued wasup fiftyto percenttwo orspecial moreregistration disabledplates whilefor servingwhich in the armedperson forcesis ofeligible, thein Unitedany States,combination uponof the submissionperson's bychoice thefree person of proofcharge, satisfactorynotwithstanding toany thefee department that thewould personotherwise wasbe fiftycharged percentfor ora morespecial disabledregistration whileplate. serving in the armed forces of the United States.

NoB. fee, including the regular registration fee applicable to the passenger motor vehicle or regular motorcycle registration fees, if any, shall be collected for issuance of up to two special registration plates pursuant to this section.

AThe persondepartment eligibleshall forissue aadditional specialdisabled registrationveteran plate pursuant to this section and also eligible for one or more special registration plates pursuantin toexcess of the Motor Vehicle Code shall be issued up to two special registration plates forissued whichwithout thea personfee ispursuant eligible,to inSubsection anyA combination of thethis person'ssection choiceto freea ofperson charge,who notwithstandingis anyqualified feeto thatreceive woulddisabled otherwiseveteran be charged e t 17 for a special registration plate.plates;

wprovided lthat nthe dperson 18shall B.pay the standard plate and registration fees for the additional registration plates.

TheC. department shall issue additional disabled = = 19 a l veteran special registration plates in excess of the two plates i a e r 20 issued without a fee pursuant to Subsection A of this section a t m m 21 to a person who is qualified to receive disabled veteran d r e 22 special registration plates;

providedNo that the person shall payfalsely cmake eany srepresentation kas 23having been fifty percent or more disabled while serving in the standardarmed plateforces andof the United States so as to be eligible to be issued special registration feesplates forpursuant to this section when the additionalperson ein afact nwas bnot 24fifty registrationpercent plates.or more disabled while serving in the armed forces of the United States.

uD. [ [B.] C.

No person shall falsely make any .224147.2 - 2 - representation as having been fifty percent or more disabled while serving in the armed forces of the United States so as to be eligible to be issued special registration plates pursuant to this section when the person in fact was not fifty percent or more disabled while serving in the armed forces of the United States.

[C.] D.

[D.] E.

As used in this section, "veteran" means an HB 366 Page 2 individual who was regularly enlisted, drafted, inducted or commissioned, who was accepted for and assigned to active duty in the armed forces of the United States and who was not separated from such service under circumstances amounting to 5 dishonorable discharge." -HB 3366 -Page e3 t7 179 w25 l n d 18 = = 19 a l i a e r 20 a t m m 21 d r e 22 c e s k 23 e a n b 24 u [ .224147.2