2018 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 66 - Motor Vehicles
Article 5 - Licensing of Operators and Chauffeurs; Financial Responsibility; Uninsured Motorists' Insurance; Identification Cards
Section 66-5-63 - Commercial driver's license; permit; application; duplicate.
A. The application for a commercial driver's license or commercial driver's instruction permit shall include the following:
(1) the full name and current mailing and residential address of the person;
(2) a physical description of the person, including sex, height, weight and eye color;
(3) the person's date of birth;
(4) the person's social security number;
(5) the person's signature;
(6) a consent to release the person's driving record information;
(7) certification by the applicant that the commercial motor vehicle used for the knowledge and skills test for driving a motor vehicle is in the class of commercial motor vehicles for which the person has applied for a commercial motor vehicle license;
(8) certification by the applicant that the commercial motor vehicle used for the knowledge and skills test for driving a motor vehicle is representative of the endorsement for which the person has applied; and
(9) any other information required by the department.
B. When a licensee changes his name or residence or mailing address, an application for a duplicate license shall be made as provided in Section 66-5-20 NMSA 1978.
History: Laws 1989, ch. 14, § 12; 1992, ch. 13, § 4; 2005, ch. 312, § 5.
The 2005 amendment, effective July 1, 2005, added Subsection A(7) to provide that the applicant must certify that the vehicle used for the knowledge and skills test is in the class of vehicles for which the applicant has applied for a license; and added Subsection A(8) to provide that the applicant must certify that the vehicle used for the knowledge and skills test is representative of the endorsement for which the applicant has applied.
The 1992 amendment, effective April 1, 1992, deleted "and hair" following "eye" in Subsection A(2); made minor stylistic changes in Subsections A(3), A(4), and A(6); deleted former Subsection A(6), which read: "the person's color picture"; redesignated former Subsections A(7) and A(8) as present Subsections A(6) and A(7); and substituted "department" for "division" in Subsection A(7).
