{"data":{"id":"us-nm/66-3-112","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"66-3-112","heading":"Release by lienholder to owner.","body":"A person holding a lien or encumbrance as shown upon a certificate of title for a vehicle may release such lien or encumbrance or assign his interest to the owner without affecting the registration of said vehicle. The division, upon receiving a certificate of title upon which a lienholder has released or assigned his interest to the owner, or upon receipt of a certificate of title not so endorsed but accompanied by a legal release from a lienholder of interest in or to a vehicle, shall issue a new certificate of title as upon an original application.","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":"0f18a4cffbd3cd43c171a26bc28000b63bc2f0a9ab7e3b2a9ff27d8cb5f0ce27","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/66-3-111","next":"us-nm/66-3-113"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}