2018 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 66 - Motor Vehicles
Article 5 - Licensing of Operators and Chauffeurs; Financial Responsibility; Uninsured Motorists' Insurance; Identification Cards
Section 66-5-15.2 - Photograph; fingerprints.

A. The taxation and revenue department shall take a full-face or front-view photograph and the fingerprints of an applicant for a driving authorization card or an identification card not intended to be accepted by federal agencies for official federal purposes who does not provide proof of lawful status and who does not possess a valid New Mexico license or identification card. The taxation and revenue department is authorized to submit fingerprint data to the department of public safety and obtain the criminal history record of an applicant from the department of public safety. The department of public safety is authorized to submit the fingerprint data to the federal bureau of investigation to conduct a background check of the applicant's criminal history pursuant to the federal bureau of investigation appropriation in Title 42 of Public Law 92-544.

B. An applicant is ineligible for a driving authorization card or identification card not intended to be accepted by federal agencies for official federal purposes and shall not be issued a driving authorization card or identification card not intended to be accepted by federal agencies for official federal purposes if information provided pursuant to Subsection A of this section reveals that the:

(1) applicant has an outstanding valid criminal arrest warrant; or

(2) applicant's fingerprints are associated with any name, date of birth or social security number other than those provided by the applicant in the application for a driving authorization card or identification card not intended to be accepted by federal agencies for official federal purposes.

C. An applicant ineligible for a driving authorization card or identification card not intended to be accepted by federal agencies for official federal purposes pursuant to Subsection B of this section shall become eligible upon submission of satisfactory evidence that the basis for ineligibility has been resolved.

History: Laws 2016, ch. 79, § 15.

Effective dates. — Laws 2016, ch. 79 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective May 18, 2016, 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature.