Any motor vehicle owner who has been issued a citation for an illegible registration plate and who fails to comply with the terms of the citation requiring the acquisition of a duplicate or replacement plate within thirty days of the date of the citation is guilty of a misdemeanor. History: 1953 Comp., § 64-8-10, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 508. ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For authority of officer to issue citation for illegible registration plate, see 66-3-17 NMSA 1978.
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