New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 18 - TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS
Chapter 21 - TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNAGE
Part 5 - OUTDOOR ADVERTISING REQUIREMENTS
Section 18.21.5.25 - SIGN PERMIT TAGS

A. Upon the approval of an application for a permit, the department shall issue a sign permit tag for the specific sign at a given location.

B. A sign permit tag shall be valid from the date of its issuance until the following December 31 unless otherwise notified by the department. Upon annual renewal of the permit pursuant to the provisions of 18.21.5.24 NMAC, the validity of the sign permit tag shall continue for that calendar year.

C. Permit tags are transferable with the ownership of signs, but shall not be relocated from one (1) site to another. A permit tag shall be issued to a specific sign at a specific location and shall not be transferred from one (1) location to another. Any change in size, location, or materials of the outdoor advertising device shall require a new permit tag.

D. Permit tags shall be displayed, legible and visible at all times. If a permit tag is lost or stolen, the sign owner shall contact the department for a replacement. There shall be a twenty-five ($25) charge for each replacement.

E. Within thirty (30) days of issuance of the sign permit tag (one hundred twenty (120) days should the sign not be constructed at the date of such issuance), the sign permit tag shall be affixed to the sign on its face in the lower corner nearest the highway right-of-way line, or to the surface of the upright leg or pole of the sign nearest the right-of-way line.