New Mexico 2021 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate

SB 299 — MOBILITY LIMITATION LICENSE PLATE

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The updated version of Senate Bill 299 now focuses solely on requiring the Taxation and Revenue Department to create a special design for registration plates that indicates significant mobility limitations. The removed lines previously included provisions for creating a standardized registration plate for public purposes and specialized decals for supporters. This change simplifies the bill, allowing it to concentrate entirely on aiding individuals with mobility challenges, which is important for better accessibility and support for those in need.

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SENATE FLOOR SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE BILL 299 55TH LEGISLATURE -STATEOFNEWMEXICO- FIRST SESSION, 2021 4 6 8 10 AN ACT RELATING TO SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATES;
SENATE BILL 299 55TH LEGISLATURE - STATEOFNEWMEXICO- FIRST SESSION, 2021 INTRODUCED BY Mark Moores This document may incorporate amendments proposed by a committee, but not yet adopted, as well as amendments that have been adopted during the current legislative session.
REQUIRING THE TAXATION AND REVENUE DEPARTMENT TO ESTABLISH A DESIGN ELEMENT THAT DENOTES SIGNIFICANT MOBILITY LIMITATION AND TO ISSUE THAT DESIGN ELEMENT ON ANOTHER SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATE IF REQUESTED BY A PERSON WHO QUALIFIES;
The document is a tool to show amendments in context and cannot be used for the purpose of adding amendments to legislation.
CREATING A STANDARDIZED REGISTRATION PLATE FOR WORTHY PUBLIC PURPOSES;
h AN ACT g o RELATING TO SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATES;
PROVIDING FOR e t 17 SPECIALIZED REGISTRATION DECALS FOR SUPPORTERS OF WORTHY PUBLIC w l n d 18 PURPOSES;
REQUIRING THE TAXATION t hr g e i k AND REVENUE DEPARTMENT TO ESTABLISH A DESIGN ELEMENT THAT h r i s DENOTES SIGNIFICANT MOBILITY LIMITATION AND TO ISSUE THAT h , t, DESIGN ELEMENT ON ANOTHER SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATE IF e u g e b l e e h REQUESTED BY A PERSON WHO QUALIFIES.
MAKING APPROPRIATIONS.
n d d i = = o h l ] b ,d i a º e BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
= = 19 a l i a e r 20 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
r i = r t e w d m a n o SECTION 1.
a t m m 21 SECTION 1.
Section 66-3-16 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1978, d m :
Section 66-3-16 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1978, d r e 22 Chapter 35, Section 36, as amended) is amended to read:
b e d s º o t n = .218808.1AIC March 4, 2021 (12:05pm) s k m e e a n e d r e l u [ A d Chapter 35, Section 36, as amended) is amended to read:
c e s k 23 "66-3-16.
"66-3-16.
DISTINCTIVE REGISTRATION PLATES--PERSONS WITH e a n b 24 SIGNIFICANT MOBILITY LIMITATION--PARKING PLACARDS.-- u [ A.
DISTINCTIVE REGISTRATION PLATES--PERSONS WITH SIGNIFICANT MOBILITY LIMITATION--PARKING PLACARDS.-- A.
The division shall issue distinctive .220669.1 SFl/SB 299 registration plates for use on motor vehicles and motorcycles owned or leased by a person with a significant mobility limitation who requests a distinctive registration plate and who proves satisfactorily to the division that the person is a person with a significant mobility limitation.
The division shall issue distinctive registration plates for use on motor vehicles and motorcycles owned or leased by a person with a significant mobility limitation who requests a distinctive registration plate and who proves satisfactorily to the division that the person is a person with a significant mobility limitation.
provided that:
provided that STBTCº:
(1) all fees and qualifications required to obtain the other requested special registration plate are satisfied by the requester;
h (1)»STBTC all fees and qualifications required u » r to obtain the other requested special registration plate are t h g e l i satisfied by the requester STBTCº;
and (2) the special registration plate selected by e t 17 the requester has been determined by the division to be able to w l n d 18 accommodate an additional design element.
and h r i s (2) the special registration plate selected by h , e h the requester has been determined by the division to be able to t u g e b l e e , gh accommodate an additional design element»STBTC .
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The division shall issue a distinctive a l i a e r 20 parking placard to an organization that owns or leases a motor a t m m 21 vehicle that primarily transports persons with significant d r e 22 mobility limitations and that requests a distinctive parking c e s k 23 placard.
The division shall issue a distinctive l ] b ,d i a º r parking placard to an organization that owns or leases a motor e r = t e w d m a n o vehicle that primarily transports persons with significant d m :
The organization, if qualified, may obtain a e a n b 24 distinctive parking placard for each vehicle used to transport u [ persons with significant mobility limitations.
b r e t º o t n = .218808.1AIC March 4, 2021 (12:05pm) s k m e - 2 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d mobility limitations and that requests a distinctive parking placard.
.220669.1 - 2 - SFl/SB 299 [C.] D.
The organization, if qualified, may obtain a distinctive parking placard for each vehicle used to transport persons with significant mobility limitations.
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(1) it was issued in error or with false information;
h (1) it was issued in error or with false g o t hr information;
(2) the person receiving the placard is no longer eligible;
g e i k (2) the person receiving the placard is no h r i s longer eligible;
e t 17 (3) the placard is being used by ineligible w l n d 18 persons;
h , t, (3) the placard is being used by ineligible e u g e b l e e h persons;
or = = 19 (4) the organization to which the parking a l i a e r 20 placard was issued no longer exists.
or n d d i = = o h (4) the organization to which the parking l ] b ,d i a º e placard was issued no longer exists.
a t m m 21 [E.] F.
r i = r t e w d m a n o [E.
Upon written application to the division d r e 22 accompanied by a medical statement by a licensed physician or a c e s k 23 physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse or e a n b 24 certified nurse-midwife working within that person's scope of u [ practice attesting to the permanent significant mobility .220669.1 - 3 - SFl/SB 299 limitation, a resident of the state who has a significant mobility limitation, as provided in this section, may apply for and be issued no more than two parking placards for display upon a motor vehicle registered to the person or motor vehicle owned by another person who is transporting the person with a significant mobility limitation.
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Upon written application to the division d m :
b e d s º o t n = .218808.1AIC March 4, 2021 (12:05pm) s k m e - 3 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d accompanied by a medical statement by a licensed physician or a physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse or certified nurse-midwife working within that person's scope of practice attesting to the permanent significant mobility limitation, a resident of the state who has a significant mobility limitation, as provided in this section, may apply for and be issued no more than two parking placards for display upon a motor vehicle registered to the person or motor vehicle owned by another person who is transporting the person with a significant mobility limitation.
Once approved for use of a permanent parking placard, a person with a significant mobility limitation shall not be required to furnish further medical information.
Once approved for use of a permanent parking placard, a person with a significant mobility limitation shall not be required to h furnish further medical information.
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To obtain a distinctive parking placard pursuant to this section, an organization shall submit to the division:
To obtain a distinctive parking placard t h g e l i pursuant to this section, an organization shall submit to the h r i s division:
e t 17 (1) on a form approved by the division, a w l n d 18 signed statement by an authorized officer of the organization = = 19 affirming that the vehicle will be primarily used to transport a l i a e r 20 persons with significant mobility limitations and that the a t m m 21 registered vehicle is owned or leased by the organization;
h , e h (1) on a form approved by the division, a t u g e b l e e , gh signed statement by an authorized officer of the organization n d d i = = o h affirming that the vehicle will be primarily used to transport l ] b ,d i a º r persons with significant mobility limitations and that the e r = t e w d m a n o registered vehicle is owned or leased by the organization;
and d r e 22 (2) at least one contract that places the c e s k 23 organization under obligation to provide transportation e a n b 24 services to persons with significant mobility limitations.
and d m :
u [ [G.] H.
b r e t º o t n = .218808.1AIC March 4, 2021 (12:05pm) s k m e - 4 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d (2) at least one contract that places the organization under obligation to provide transportation services to persons with significant mobility limitations.
A parking placard issued pursuant to this .220669.1 - 4 - SFl/SB 299 section shall expire four years from the date it was issued.
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A parking placard issued pursuant to this section shall expire four years from the date it was issued.
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or (b) an organization, the number of the registration plate issued to the vehicle that is registered or leased to the organization on which the placard will be used.
or h (b) an organization, the number of the g o t hr registration plate issued to the vehicle that is registered or g e i k leased to the organization on which the placard will be used.
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The division shall consult with the e t 17 governor's commission on disability for continued issuance and w l n d 18 format of the placard.
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The division shall consult with the h , t, governor's commission on disability for continued issuance and e u g e b l e e h format of the placard.
The division may issue an identification a l i a e r 20 card containing a full-face photograph of the holder of the a t m m 21 registration plate or parking placard and the number of the d r e 22 registration plate or parking placard issued to that person.
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Upon written application to the division e a n b 24 accompanied by a medical statement from a licensed physician or u [ a physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse or .220669.1 - 5 - SFl/SB 299 certified nurse-midwife working within that person's scope of practice attesting to a temporary significant mobility limitation, a person may be issued a temporary placard for no more than one year.
The division may issue an identification l ] b ,d i a º e card containing a full-face photograph of the holder of the r i = r t e w d m a n o registration plate or parking placard and the number of the d m :
b e d s º o t n = .218808.1AIC March 4, 2021 (12:05pm) s k m e - 5 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d registration plate or parking placard issued to that person.
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Upon written application to the division accompanied by a medical statement from a licensed physician or a physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse or certified nurse-midwife working within that person's scope of practice attesting to a temporary significant mobility limitation, a person may be issued a temporary placard for no more than one year.
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Registration plates or parking placards issued to a person with a significant mobility limitation by another state or foreign jurisdiction shall be honored until the motor vehicle or motorcycle is registered or the parking placard holder establishes residency in this state.
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Registration plates or parking placards issued to a person with a significant mobility limitation by another state or foreign jurisdiction shall be honored until the motor vehicle or motorcycle is registered or the parking h placard holder establishes residency in this state.
A "person with a significant mobility limitation" means a person who:
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(1) cannot walk one hundred feet without e t 17 stopping to rest;
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w l n d 18 (2) cannot walk without the use of a brace, = = 19 cane or crutch or without assistance from another person, a a l i a e r 20 prosthetic device, a wheelchair or other assistive device;
A "person with a significant mobility g e i k limitation" means a person who:
a t m m 21 (3) is restricted by lung disease to such an d r e 22 extent that the person's forced respiratory volume, when c e s k 23 exhaling for one second, when measured by spirometry, is less e a n b 24 than one liter or the arterial oxygen tension is less than u [ sixty millimeters on room air at rest;
h r i s (1) cannot walk one hundred feet without h , t, stopping to rest;
.220669.1 - 6 - SFl/SB 299 (4) uses portable oxygen;
e u g e b l e e h (2) cannot walk without the use of a brace, n d d i = = o h cane or crutch or without assistance from another person, a l ] b ,d i a º e prosthetic device, a wheelchair or other assistive device;
r i = r t e w d m a n o (3) is restricted by lung disease to such an d m :
b e d s º o t n = .218808.1AIC March 4, 2021 (12:05pm) s k m e - 6 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d extent that the person's forced respiratory volume, when exhaling for one second, when measured by spirometry, is less than one liter or the arterial oxygen tension is less than sixty millimeters on room air at rest;
(4) uses portable oxygen;
A new section of the Motor Vehicle Code is enacted to read:
EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the provisions of this act is July 1, 2021.
"[NEW MATERIAL] STANDARDIZED REGISTRATION PLATES FOR WORTHY PUBLIC PURPOSES--SPECIAL REGISTRATION DECALS.-- A.
- 7 - h u » r t h g e l i h r i s h , e h t u g e b l e e , gh n d d i = = o h l ] b ,d i a º r e r = t e w d m a n o d m :
For a fee of ten dollars ($10.00), which shall be in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fee, the department shall issue standardized registration plates with space for a special registration decal as may be authorized by statute for worthy public purposes.
b r e t º o t n = .218808.1AIC March 4, 2021 (12:05pm) s k m e e a n e d r e l u [ A d
The fee collected for each registration plate shall be retained by the e t 17 department and is appropriated to the department for the w l n d 18 manufacture and issuance of the registration plate.
No two = = 19 owners shall be issued identically lettered or numbered a l i a e r 20 registration plates.
a t m m 21 B.
The authorizing statute for a special d r e 22 registration decal shall provide for the collection of fees c e s k 23 that, at a minimum, shall cover the costs to the division of e a n b 24 development, manufacture and issuance of the decal.
u [ C.
Worthy public purpose registration plates, on .220669.1 - 7 - SFl/SB 299 the standardized areas, shall:
(1) display the colors of the state flag, with red lettering on a yellow background;
(2) display the phrases "New Mexico USA" and "Land of Enchantment";
(3) provide a space for applying a special registration decal, centered at the left edge of the plate between the attachment holes, beginning one-fourth inch in from the edge of the plate and having the following dimensions:
(a) four and one-eighth inches in height;
and (b) three and one-eighth inches in width;
and (4) provide a vehicle registration number, to be assigned by the division, that consists of five alphanumeric characters displayed to the right of the special decal area.
e t 17 D.
Special registration decals, except for the w l n d 18 standard dimensions specified in Paragraph (3) of Subsection C = = 19 of this section, shall be left to the design discretion of the a l i a e r 20 division, in consultation with the worthy public purpose a t m m 21 interest group that requests the special registration decal.
d r e 22 E.
Special registration decals, when authorized by c e s k 23 statute for a particular worthy public purpose interest group, e a n b 24 shall meet the requirements specified in this subsection prior u [ to issuance by the division.
The worthy public purpose .220669.1 - 8 - SFl/SB 299 interest group, no later than the effective date of the authorizing statute, shall:
(1) provide evidence acceptable to the division that it will generate a minimum number of prepaid applications as determined by the division for the special registration decal;
(2) provide a prepayment to the division in an amount sufficient to cover the initial order for the special registration decal;
(3) provide a sample of the requested artwork design in a format specified by the manufacturer for the specialized registration decal;
and (4) in cases where the authorizing statute includes revenue sharing with distribution directed to a particular group or fund, show that the recipient is a governmental entity or a fund authorized for the use of a e t 17 governmental entity.
w l n d 18 F.
The division may promulgate rules for = = 19 implementation of the provisions of this section." a l i a e r 20 SECTION 3.
A new section of the Motor Vehicle Code is a t m m 21 enacted to read:
d r e 22 "[NEW MATERIAL] SPECIAL REGISTRATION DECALS--ONE-TIME c e s k 23 FEE.--The department shall issue special registration decals e a n b 24 for use on standardized registration plates pursuant to Section u [ 2 of this 2021 act for statutorily authorized purposes and .220669.1 - 9 - SFl/SB 299 fees, which fees shall be in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fees;
provided that the fees established in this section shall be waived for each registration period in which a validating sticker is issued under the provisions of Section 66-3-17 NMSA 1978 in lieu of the issuance of a registration plate with a special registration decal." SECTION 4.
A new section of the Motor Vehicle Code is enacted to read:
"[NEW MATERIAL] SPECIAL REGISTRATION DECALS--RECURRING FEES.--A special registration decal may be authorized by statute for use on the standardized registration plate pursuant to Section 2 of this 2021 act with an annual renewal requirement.
The department shall issue special registration decals for statutorily authorized purposes and fees pursuant to this section, which fees shall be in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fees.
The owner shall apply and pay e t 17 the specified fee each year to retain the special registration w l n d 18 decal." = = 19 SECTION 5.
EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the a l i a e r 20 provisions of this act is July 1, 2021.
a t m m 21 - 10 - d r e 22 c e s k 23 e a n b 24 u [ .220669.1
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  1. Sent to House Taxation & Revenue Committee

  2. passed Senate

  3. floor substitute adopted

  4. DO PASS committee report adopted

  5. DO PASS, as amended, committee report adopted

  6. Sent to Senate Tax, Business and Transportation Committee & Senate Finance Committee

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