New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 18 - TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS
Chapter 17 - NAVIGATION AND BOATING
Part 2 - BOATING OPERATION AND SAFETY
Section 18.17.2.8 - REGISTRATION

Universal Citation: 18 NM Admin Code 18.17.2.8

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024

A. Certificate of number: In accordance with the Boat Act, boats operating on waters of the state shall be numbered and the certificate of number shall be available for inspection at all times when the motorboat is in operation. Every certificate of number except those issued to dealers and manufacturers expires on December 31 of the third calendar year of registration. Registration shall be renewed triennially. Refunds shall not be made for any unused period of a certificate of number due to non-use of a vessel or change in ownership. No person shall transfer or authorize the transfer of a registration validation decal from one vessel to another.

B. Registration number: A motorboat's registration number shall be painted on or permanently affixed to each side of the motorboat's forward half, and no other number shall be displayed on that part of the motorboat. Numbers shall: read from left to right; be in plain vertical block characters; be of a color contrasting with the background; be distinctly visible and legible; be not less than three inches in height; and have spaces or hyphens that are equal to the width of a letter between the letter and number groupings. Example: NM 0000 AA or NM--0000--AA. The validation sticker shall be affixed within six inches to the right of the registration number on the port side of the vessel.

C. Dealer registrations: A dealer's certificate of number shall be on board each vessel being demonstrated. Dealer numbers shall be displayed and mounted temporarily on such vessels. The dealer number shall not be affixed permanently on a vessel. An individual dealer shall not demonstrate more than three vessels at any one time.

D. Registration fees:

CLASS

MOTORBOAT LENGTH

THREE YEAR COST

A

Less than 16 ft.

$28.50

1

16 ft. to less than 26 ft.

$36.00

2

26 ft. to less than 40 ft.

$43.50

3

40 ft. to less than 65 ft.

$51.00

65 ft. or over

$66.00

Duplicate Registration

$ 5.00

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