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Section 66-5-214 - Discharge in bankruptcy.

NM Stat § 66-5-214 (2019) (N/A)
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A discharge in bankruptcy shall not relieve any person from any of the requirements of the Mandatory Financial Responsibility Act.

History: 1953 Comp., § 64-24-78, enacted by Laws 1955, ch. 182, § 315; recompiled as 1953 Comp., § 64-5-221, by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 297; 1978 Comp., § 66-5-221, recompiled as 1978 Comp., § 66-5-214 by Laws 1983, ch. 318, § 14.

Recompilations. — Laws 1983, ch. 318, § 12, recompiled former 66-5-214 NMSA 1978, relating to application of the Mandatory Financial Responsibility Act to nonresidents, unlicensed drivers, unregistered vehicles and accidents in other states, as 66-5-212 NMSA 1978, effective January 1, 1984.

A motorist cannot obtain restoration of driver's license by obtaining discharge of the judgment taken against him in the bankruptcy court. 1957 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 57-76.

Revocation is based on state's considered public policy. — This section intended that a driver's license should remain revoked regardless of whether the motorist had obtained his discharge in bankruptcy, and such is based on the considered public policy of this state. 1957 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 57-76.

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