New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 1 - GENERAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
Chapter 5 - PUBLIC PROPERTY PROCUREMENT AND MANAGEMENT
Part 3 - ADMINISTRATION AND USE OF STATE VEHICLES
Section 1.5.3.10 - STATE MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSE PLATES
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
At the beginning of each fiscal year, the director or designee shall determine which type of license plate shall be issued for each state vehicle. This relates to the state of New Mexico government plate, protective license plate or undercover plate.
A. A state agency may submit a written request for an undercover license plate for any SCFA state vehicle it uses for legitimate undercover law enforcement purposes. The state agency must annually justify the need for an undercover license and must provide statutory authority to that effect.
B. A state agency may submit a written request for a protective license plate for any state vehicle it uses for a sensitive activity. The request must be signed off by the cabinet secretary or agency head attesting that this position is authorized to perform a legitimate and appropriate activity which is sensitive in nature and this activity would place the employee at a higher risk of personal injury if knowledge of the activity was made public. At the beginning of each fiscal year, the state agency must justify the need for a protective license plate and must provide statutory authority regarding the type of work requiring something other than a state government license plate. Based on the justification, the director or designee may authorize the protective license plate.
C. The director or designee shall issue a state of New Mexico government license plate with permanent decals for all other state agency vehicles.