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New Mexico · Through 2026-07-01

66-3-103: New owner to secure transfer of registration and new certificate of title; time period; penalty.

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  1. Chapter 66 - Motor Vehicles
  2. ARTICLE 3 Registration Laws; Security Interests; Anti-Theft Provisions; Bicycles; Equipment; Unsafe Vehicles; Off-Highway Motor Vehicles; Other Vehicles

A. Except as otherwise provided by law, the transferee before operating or permitting the operation of the vehicle or boat on a highway or waterway shall present to the division the certificate of registration and the properly assigned certificate of title and shall apply for and obtain a new certificate of title and a new registration for the vehicle.

B. A transferee who fails to apply for transfer of registration and issuance of a new certificate of title within thirty days from the date of transfer is guilty of a penalty assessment misdemeanor.

Collected 2026-09-03T15:02:20Z. Source file · JSON

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