Any motor vehicle owner who has been issued a citation for an illegible registration plate and who fails to comply with the terms of the citation requiring the acquisition of a duplicate or replacement plate within thirty days of the date of the citation is guilty of a misdemeanor.
History: 1953 Comp., § 64-8-10, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 508.
Cross references. — For authority of officer to issue citation for illegible registration plate, see 66-3-17 NMSA 1978.