Any owner of a motor vehicle, including a motorcycle, may apply for the issuance of a special "prestige" or "vanity" registration plate. Both the traditional yellow and Centennial designs are available, though motorcycle Prestige plates are available only in traditional yellow.

A prestige plate may have 1-7 characters (1-6 characters for a motorcycle). The characters can include the Zia symbol, spaces, apostrophes, dashes, or any combination of letters and numbers. A requested character set may be rejected if 1) it duplicates any existing plate; 2) the division finds it to be derogatory or obscene; or (3) it falsely states or implies that the vehicle or the driver represents the authority of a governmental agency or official.

Fee: $17.00 initially and upon each regular registration renewal.

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(Motor Vehicle Code Section 66-3-424.26 NMSA 1978)

The $37.00 amount is payable, in addition to regular motor vehicle registration fees, for initial issuance of the Santa Fe 400th Anniversary special plate. The same special plate fee will also be due upon each registration renewal on or before June 30, 2012.

However, the $37.00 fee shall not be due for registration renewals on or after July 1, 2012.
Twenty-five dollars ($25.00) of each $37.00 fee collected for the Santa Fe 400th special plate will be distributed to the City of Santa Fe to commemorate the four hundredth anniversary of the City of Santa Fe.

No Longer Available. Limited Run Plate.

(Motor Vehicle Code Section 66-3-424.23 NMSA 1978)

The City of Las Cruces registration plate is available only to motor vehicle owners who are residents of the City of Las Cruces. $25.00 of the $37.00 fee collected for each City of Las Cruces plate is appropriated to the city of Las Cruces Recreation Fund.

Fee: $37.00 initially and upon each regular registration renewal.

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