2019 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 66 - Motor Vehicles
Article 1 - General Provisions
Section 66-1-4.20 - Definitions.
As used in the Motor Vehicle Code:
A. "wholesaler" means any person, except a person making a casual sale of the person's own vehicle, who sells or offers for sale vehicles of a type subject to registration in this state, to a vehicle dealer who is licensed under the Motor Vehicle Code or who is franchised by a manufacturer, distributor or vehicle dealer; provided, however, that if any person except a person making a casual sale of the person's own vehicle also sells a vehicle at retail, that person shall be deemed to be a dealer and is subject to the dealer-licensing provisions of the Motor Vehicle Code; and
B. "written clearance from a law enforcement agency" means any written statement signed by a full-time, salaried law enforcement officer stating that a check has been made of the law enforcement agency's records and the computerized records of the national crime information center and that the check of records indicates that the vehicle or motor vehicle in question has not been reported stolen.
History: 1978 Comp., § 66-1-4.20, enacted by Laws 1990, ch. 120, § 21; 2005, ch. 324, § 6.
ANNOTATIONSThe 2005 amendment, effective January 1, 2006, deleted former Subsection B which defined "wrecker of vehicles" to mean a person who acquires vehicles that are required to be registered for the purpose of dismantling the vehicles as scrap material or for resale of parts.
