N.M. Stat. § 66-3-9
Current through 2024, ch. 69
The department shall file each application received for registration of a vehicle. When satisfied as to the genuineness and regularity of the application and that the applicant is entitled to register the vehicle and to the issuance of a certificate of title, the department shall register the vehicle described and keep a suitable record thereof.
NMS § 66-3-9