State Specific Policy Resources- New Mexico

State Specific Policy Resources: New Mexico

Metal Scrap Law: (as amended by 2023 New Mexico SB 133; effective June 16, 2023)

N.M. Stat. Ann. Ch. 57, Article 30 Sale of Recycled Metals; § 57-30-1 to § 57-30-14
N.M. Stat. Ann. Ch. 30, Article 15, § 30-15-8. Criminal Code: Criminal Damage to Property by Theft or Attempted Theft of Regulated Material

New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Dept.: Recycled Metals Overview and Forms
ReMA Summary of New Mexico Metal Scrap Statute (August 30, 2023)

N.M. Stat. Ann. Ch. 67, Article 12. Highway Beautification

§ 67-12-2. Definitions.
§ 67-12-9. Junkyards; license required.
§ 67-12-10. Junkyards; screening; acquisition; removal; compensation.
§ 67-12-11. Junkyards; abatement of nuisance.

N.M. Stat. Ann. Ch. 74, Article 4 Hazardous Wastes; § 74-4-1 to § 74-4-14

N.M. Stat. Ann. Ch. 7. Taxation

Art. 2, § 7-2-18.18. Renewable energy production tax credit. (ReMA note: "biomass" excludes tires)
Art. 2A, § 7-2A-19. Renewable energy production tax credit; limitations; definitions; claiming the credit. (ReMA note: "biomass" excludes tires)
Art. 9, § 7-9-98. Deduction; compensating tax; biomass-related equipment; biomass materials. (ReMA note: "biomass material" excludes tires)

N.M. Stat. Ann. Ch. 57, Art. 12, § 57-12-6. Misrepresentation of motor vehicles; penalty. (ReMA note: includes regrooving tires as willful misrepresentation)
N.M. Stat. Ann. Ch. 65, Art. 3, § 65-3-9. Commercial motor vehicles; equipment; regulations. (ReMA note: authorizes regulations for commercial motor carriers, including tires)
N.M. Stat. Ann. Ch. 66. Motor Vehicles

Art. 1. General Provisions

§ 66-1-4.14. Definitions. (ReMA note: includes "pneumatic tire")
§ 66-1-4.16. Definitions. (ReMA note: includes "solid tire")

Art. 3, Part 9, § 66-3-847. Restrictions as to tire equipment.
Art. 6. Fees

§ 66-6-1. Motorcycles; registration fees. (ReMA note: includes $1.00 annual tire recycling fee)
§ 66-6-2. Passenger vehicles; registration fees. (ReMA note: includes $1.50 annual tire recycling fee)
§ 66-6-4. Registration fees; trucks, truck tractors, road tractors and buses. (ReMA note: includes $1.50 annual tire recycling fee)
§ 66-6-5. Bus registration fees. (ReMA note: includes $0.50/wheel annual tire recycling fee)
§ 66-6-6. Additional fees. (ReMA note: for vehicles with solid tires, based on type of tire)
§ 66-6-8. Bus registration; agricultural labor fees. (ReMA note: includes $0.50/wheel annual tire recycling fee)
§ 66-6-23. Disposition of fees.

N.M. Stat. Ann. Ch. 74, Art. 13. Recycling and Illegal Dumping Act; § 74-13-1 to § 74-13-20 (ReMA note: primarily deals with tire recycling and tire recycling facilities)

N.M. Stat. Ann. Ch. 57, Article 9 Used Merchandise, § 57-9-1 to § 57-9-5 (ReMA note: definition of "store" includes any "automobile salvage or wreckage establishment")
N.M. Stat. Ann. Ch. 66, Article 1 General Provisions

§ 66-1-4.1. Definitions. (ReMA note: abandoned vehicle, auto recycler)
§ 66-1-4.5. Definitions. (ReMA note: established place of business)
§ 66-1-4.12. Definitions. (ReMA note: nonrepairable vehicle, nonrepairable vehicle certificate)
§ 66-1-4.16. Definitions. (ReMA note: salvage vehicle)

N.M. Stat. Ann. Ch. 66, Article 3 Registration Laws; Security Interests; Anti-Theft Provisions; Bicycles; Equipment; Unsafe Vehicles; Off-Highway Motor Vehicles; Other Vehicles

Part 1 Registration, Certificates of Title and Registration Plates Generally

§ 66-3-4. Application for registration and certificate of title; nonrepairable vehicle certificate.
§ 66-3-10.1. Salvage vehicles; nonrepairable vehicles; certificate of title; transfer of ownership.
§ 66-3-24. Lost or damaged certificates, registration evidence or plates.

Part 2 Transfer of Title or Interest

§ 66-3-116. Title cancellation.
§ 66-3-119. Vehicle or motor vehicle to be dismantled. (as amended by 2018 New Mexico HB 52, effective January 1, 2019)
§ 66-3-120. Transportation of certain vehicles; proof of ownership. (ReMA note: includes crushed or inoperable)
§ 66-3-121. Disposal of abandoned vehicle or motor vehicle.
§ 66-3-123. Requirements of purchaser; forms; distribution. (as amended by 2018 New Mexico HB 52, effective January 1, 2019)
§ 66-3-124. Department to provide forms. (as amended by 2018 New Mexico HB 52, effective January 1, 2019)
§ 66-3-125. Restrictions upon licensees. (as amended by 2018 New Mexico HB 52, effective January 1, 2019) (ReMA note: includes dismantling/wrecking)

Part 6, § 66-3-507. Altered vehicle identification numbers; contraband.

N.M. Stat. Ann. Ch. 66, Article 4 Licensing of Dealers and Wreckers; § 66-4-1 to § 66-4-9 (as amended by 2018 New Mexico HB 52, effective January 1, 2019)

N.M. Stat. Ann. Ch. 57, Article 18 Weighmasters; § 57-18-1 to § 57-18-26

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