2011 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 66: Motor Vehicles
Article 3: Registration Laws; Security Interests; Anti-Theft Provisions; Bicycles; Equipment; Unsafe Vehicles; Off-Highway Motor Vehicles; Other Vehicles, 66-3-1 through 66-3-1103
Section 66-3-20.1: Providing for extended registration periods for certain motor vehicles; credit for unexpired portion of fee.

66-3-20.1. Providing for extended registration periods for certain motor vehicles; credit for unexpired portion of fee.

A. All vehicles, motorcycles or trucks with a declared gross weight of twenty-six thousand pounds or less may be registered for a period of two years; provided the two-year registration period shall begin on the first day of any month and expire on the last day of any month.

B. The fee for a two-year registration shall be twice the fee for a one-year registration.

C. If the owner of a vehicle that is registered for two years sells, transfers or assigns title to or interest in the vehicle within the first year of registration and applies to have the registration number assigned to another vehicle pursuant to Section 66-3-101 NMSA 1978, upon assignment, the person may apply for a refund of one-half of the two-year registration fee.