{"data":{"id":"us-nm/15-8-3","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"15-8-3","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in the Transportation Services Act:\nA. \"director\" means the director of the division;\nB. \"division\" means the transportation services division of the general services department;\nC. \"protective license plate\" means a regular passenger license plate issued to a state vehicle that is in the custody of a state agency, can be traced to that state agency and is being used for sensitive activities;\nD. \"secretary\" means the secretary of general services;\nE. \"sensitive activity\" means an activity performed by an employee of the state that:\n(1) is authorized by the state to be performed for a legitimate and appropriate purpose for the state, other than a legitimate undercover law enforcement purpose; and\n(2) would place the employee at a higher risk of personal injury if knowledge of the activity were made public, as determined in writing by an appropriate supervising authority of the employee;\nF. \"state agency\" means a state department, agency, board or commission but does not include the legislative and judicial branches, public schools and institutions of higher education;\nG. \"state vehicle\" means an automobile, van, sport-utility truck, pickup truck or other vehicle with a declared gross vehicle weight of less than ten thousand pounds used by a state agency to transport passengers or property; and\nH. \"undercover license plate\" means a regular passenger license plate issued to a state vehicle that is registered in a fictitious name and address that cannot be traced to the state agency having custody of the vehicle and that is being used for legitimate law enforcement purposes only.","path":["Chapter 15 - Administration of Government","ARTICLE 8 Transportation Services"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18515/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"d218a86c52df35662002dfd06c7e8af49c8da35eec95f4a8f7e298e0c40bca70","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/15-8-2","next":"us-nm/15-8-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}