SB 236 — DISABLED VETERAN LICENSE PLATE OPTIONS

SENATEAN BILLACT 236RELATING 54TO THSPECIAL LEGISLATURE-REGISTRATION STATEPLATES; OF NEW MEXICO - FIRST SESSIO, 2019 INTRODUCED BY Craig W.

Brandt and Ron Griggs 6 8 10 AN ACT RELATING TO SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATES;

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

Section 66-3-412 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1979, e t 17 Chapter 299, Section 2, as amended) is amended to read:

w l n d 18 "66-3-412.

SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATES--FIFTY PERCENT OR = = 19 MORE DISABLED VETERANS--SUBMISSION OF PROOF--PENALTY.-- a l i a e r 20 A.

The department shall issue distinctive a t m m 21 registration plates for up to two vehicles, including d r e 22 motorcycles, to a person who is a veteran of the armed forces c e s k 23 of the United States and was fifty percent or more disabled e a n b 24 while serving in the armed forces of the United States, upon u [ the submission by the person of proof satisfactory to the .212326.1 department that the person was fifty percent or more disabled while serving in the armed forces of the United States.

No fee, including the regular registration fee applicable to the passenger motor vehicle or regular motorcycle registration ] up to two fees, if any, shall be collected for issuance of [aup to two special registration [plate] plates pursuant to this section.

A person eligible for a special registration plate pursuant to this section and also eligible for one or more special registration plates pursuant to [Sections 66-3-406, 66-3-409, 66-3-411 and 66-3-412.1 NMSA 1978] the Motor Vehicle Code shall beSB issued236 [onlyPage one1 ]be issued up to two special registration [plate] plates for which the person is eligible, in any combination of the person's choice free of charge, notwithstanding any fee that would otherwise be charged for a special registration plate.

No person shall falsely make any representation e e 17 as having been fifty percent or more disabled while serving in e e n d 18 the armed forces of the United States so as to be eligible to = = l ] 19 be issued special registration plates pursuant to this section a l r i 20 when the person in fact was not fifty percent or more disabled t e a t while serving in the armed forces of the United States.

m m 21 e d r e 22 C.

A person who violates the provisions of c e r c 23 Subsection B of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.

e a n b 24 D.

As used in this section, "veteran" means an u [ individual who was regularly enlisted, drafted, inducted or .212326.1 - 2 - 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 dishonorable discharge." SECTION 2.

-SB 3236 -Page 92 1125 13 15 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 [ .212326.1