SB 86 — GOLD STAR FAMILY LICENSE PLATE ELIGIBILITY

SENATEAN BILLACT 86RELATING 53RDTO LEGISLATUREMOTOR -VEHICLES; STATEOFNEWMEXICO- SECOND SESSION , 2018 INTRODUCED BY Candace Gould and Monica Youngblood and Miguel P.

Garcia 6 8 10 AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES;

146 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

Section 66-3-424.24 NMSA 1978 (being Laws e t 17 2009, Chapter 88, Section 1) is amended to read:

w l n d 18 "66-3-424.24.

REGISTRATION PLATES--GOLD STAR FAMILIES-- = = 19 SUBMISSION OF PROOF--PENALTY.-- a l i a e r 20 A.

[Except as provided in Subsection B of this a t m m 21 section] The division shall issue distinctive registration d r e 22 plates to the surviving [mother, father, stepparent or spouse ] c e s k 23 parent, spouse, child or sibling of a service member killed in e a n b 24 an armed conflict with an enemy of the United States upon the u [ submission by the person of proof satisfactory to the division .209309.1 that the person's [son, daughter, stepchild or spouse ] parent, spouse, child, or sibling was a service member killed in an armed conflict with an enemy of the United States.

[B.The submission of a United States department of defense form 1300 or department of defense form 3 by a surviving parent, spouse, child or sibling of a service member killed in armed conflict with an enemy of the United States shall be proof satisfactory to the division that the service member was killed in armed conflict.

ForB. each family of a service member described in Subsection A of this section, the division shall issue 6 special registration plates for no more than four vehicles.] The submission of a United States department of defense form 1300 or department of defense form 3 by a surviving parent, spouse, child or sibling of a service member killed in armed conflict with an enemy of the United States shall be proof satisfactory to the division that the service member was killed in armed conflict.

[C.]No B.fee, including the regular registration fee SB 86 applicable to the passenger motor vehicle, if any, shall be Page 1 collected for issuance of the first special registration plate issued to a surviving parent or spouse of a service member described in Subsection A of this section.

No fee,fee includingother than the regular registration fee applicable to the passenger motor vehicle, if any, shall be collected for issuance of thethree firstadditional special registration plateplates ]issued to a surviving parent or spouse of a issued to [the mother e e 17 service member described in Subsection A of this section.

NoC. e e n d 18 fee other than the regular registration fee applicable to the = = l ] 19 passenger motor vehicle, if any, shall be collected for a l r i 20 issuance of [the ] three additional special registration plates t e a t issued to [the family ] a surviving parent or spouse of a m m 21 e d r e 22 service member described in Subsection A of this section.

cExcept eas rotherwise cprovided 23in [D.]Subsection C.B of this section, a fee of ten dollars ($10.00), which is in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fee, shall be collected by the division for the original issuance of a special registration plate pursuant to this section.

Except as otherwise provided in Subsection e a n b 24 B of this section, a fee of ten dollars ($10.00), which is in u [ addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fee, shall .209309.1 - 2 - be collected by the division for the original issuance of a special registration plate pursuant to this section.

6 D.

No person shall falsely claim to be a surviving [mother, father, stepparent or spouse ] parent, spouse, child or sibling of a service member killed SB 86 Page 2 in an armed conflict with an enemy of the United States so as to be eligible to be issued e e 17 special registration plates pursuant to this section.

e e n d 18 G.

Any person who violates the provisions of = = l ] 19 Subsection F of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.

a l r i 20 H.

t e a t (1) "child" includes a biological, adopted or m m 21 e d r e 22 foster child, a stepchild, a legal ward or a child of a person c e r c 23 standing in loco parentis;

e a n b 24 (2) "parent" includes a biological, adoptive u [ or foster parent, a stepparent or an individual who stands in .209309.1 - 3 - loco parentis to a child;

-SB 486 -Page 83 1025 12 14 16 e e 17 e e n d 18 = = l ] 19 a l r i 20 t e a t m m 21 e d r e 22 c e r c 23 e a n b 24 u [ .209309.1