{"data":{"id":"us-nm/66-3-1004","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"66-3-1004","heading":"Registration certificate and nonresident permit fees; renewal; distribution of fees.","body":"Fees shall be collected and distributed as follows:\nA. the fees for registering an off-highway motor vehicle are:\n(1) seventeen dollars ($17.00) for each off-highway motor vehicle, of which five dollars ($5.00) is appropriated to the division to defray the cost of making and issuing registration certificates, validating stickers and nonresident permits for off-highway motor vehicles. The remaining twelve dollars ($12.00) shall be deposited in the motor vehicle suspense fund for distribution pursuant to Section 66-6-23 NMSA 1978; and\n(2) an amount determined by rule of the department not to exceed forty dollars ($40.00) for an off-highway user fee for each off-highway motor vehicle, which shall be distributed to the fund;\nB. upon a change of ownership, the new owner shall make application and pay registration fees of:\n(1) seventeen dollars ($17.00) in the same manner as provided by rules of the division for original registration; and\n(2) an amount determined by rule of the department not to exceed forty dollars ($40.00) for an off-highway user fee for each off-highway motor vehicle, which shall be distributed to the fund;\nC. except for an off-highway vehicle that is currently in compliance with another state's off-highway vehicle registration, user fee or similar law or rule demonstrated by certificate of registration, permit or similar evidence, the fees for a nonresident permit of an off-highway motor vehicle are either:\n(1) seventeen dollars ($17.00), of which five dollars ($5.00) is appropriated to the division to defray the cost of making and issuing registration certificates, validating stickers and nonresident permits for off-highway motor vehicles. The remaining twelve dollars ($12.00) shall be deposited in the motor vehicle suspense fund for distribution pursuant to Section 66-6-23 NMSA 1978, and an amount determined by rule of the department not to exceed forty dollars ($40.00) for each off-highway motor vehicle, which shall be distributed to the fund; or\n(2) seventeen dollars ($17.00) for a ninety-day permit, of which five dollars ($5.00) is appropriated to the division to defray the cost of making and issuing registration certificates, validating stickers and nonresident permits for off-highway motor vehicles. The remaining twelve dollars ($12.00) shall be deposited in the motor vehicle suspense fund for distribution pursuant to Section 66-6-23 NMSA 1978;\nD. except as provided in Paragraph (2) of Subsection C of this section, each nonresident permit shall be:\n(1) good for two years after the month in which the off-highway motor vehicle nonresident permit is issued; and\n(2) renewed every two years;\nE. the off-highway user fee for each off-highway motor vehicle shall be paid upon obtaining and renewing each registration certificate or nonresident permit;\nF. duplicate registration certificates and nonresident permits shall be issued upon payment of a seven-dollar-fifty-cent ($7.50) fee, which is appropriated to the division to defray the cost of making and issuing duplicate registration certificates and nonresident permits for off-highway motor vehicles;\nG. a fee of one dollar ($1.00) on registration certificates and nonresident permits shall be collected for the litter control and beautification fund; and\nH. the department, in conjunction with other agencies and departments, may establish and maintain sites to collect fees and issue permits for residents and nonresidents.","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":"4ea9157ed927533f7aa06ec413d43bb4e01d995ce1a035ec037838910f74ad80","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/66-3-1003.1","next":"us-nm/66-3-1004.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}