Section 66-3-424.5 - Special registration plates; New Mexico members of the fraternal order of policeA. The department shall issue a standardized special registration plate with a logo specified in Section 66-3-424 NMSA 1978 indicating that the recipient is a New Mexico member of the fraternal order of police.B. A person shall not falsely represent that the person is a New Mexico member of the fraternal order of police if the person is, in fact, not a New Mexico member of the fraternal order of police. The secretary shall determine what constitutes satisfactory proof.C. A person who violates the provisions of Subsection B of this section is guilty of a penalty assessment misdemeanor.D. A fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00), which is in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fee, shall be collected by the department for the original issuance of the special registration plate for a New Mexico member of the fraternal order of police.E. Ten dollars ($10.00) of the fee collected pursuant to Subsection D of this section shall be retained by the department and is appropriated to the department to defray the cost of making and issuing a special registration plate for a New Mexico member of the fraternal order of police.F. The amount of the fee collected pursuant to this section less any amount distributed pursuant to Subsection E of this section shall be deposited in the motor vehicle suspense fund for distribution in accordance with Section 66-6-23 NMSA 1978.G. The secretary shall approve the final logo design for the special registration plates for New Mexico members of the fraternal order of police.H. When a person holding a special plate ceases to be a New Mexico member of the fraternal order of police, the person shall immediately remove the plate from the vehicle and return it to the secretary, at which time it shall be exchanged for a regular registration plate. A person who fails to remove and return a special plate as required by the provisions of this subsection is guilty of a penalty assessment misdemeanor.Amended by 2018, c. 74,s. 20, eff. 7/1/2018.