{"data":{"id":"us-nm/66-3-10.1","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"66-3-10.1","heading":"Salvage vehicles; nonrepairable vehicles; certificate of title; transfer of ownership.","body":"A. It is unlawful for a person to sell or otherwise convey ownership of a salvage or nonrepairable vehicle unless the certificate of title or ownership is branded or a comparable title, certificate or ownership document has been issued by another state or jurisdiction.\nB. An owner of a nonrepairable vehicle shall sell or otherwise convey that vehicle only to a licensed wrecker of vehicles or a person licensed by a jurisdiction outside of this state to process vehicles by dismantling, wrecking, shredding, crushing or selling motor vehicle parts or scrap material or otherwise disposing of motor vehicles.\nC. A nonrepairable vehicle shall not be repaired, reconstructed or restored for operation on the roads or highways of this state.\nD. This section does not apply to:\n(1) a person whose motor vehicle has been stolen or taken without that person's consent unless, if the motor vehicle is recovered, it is a salvage or nonrepairable vehicle; or\n(2) a person conveying ownership of a motor vehicle to an insurance company as a result of a total loss insurance settlement. For the purpose of this paragraph, \"total loss insurance settlement\" means the transfer of ownership of a motor vehicle by a person to an insurance company as a result of a settlement in which the motor vehicle is determined to be salvage or nonrepairable.","path":["Chapter 66 - Motor Vehicles","ARTICLE 3 Registration Laws; Security Interests; Anti-Theft Provisions; Bicycles; Equipment; Unsafe Vehicles; Off-Highway Motor Vehicles; Other Vehicles"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18569/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:20Z","sha256":"b134cdc8775f10c76eb242fc9e973c706a6857290a1e5bbbf33219712f5aa8c0","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/66-3-10","next":"us-nm/66-3-11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}