A. The department shall issue a standardized special registration plate with a logo specified in Section 66-3-424 N.M. Stat. Ann. indicating that the recipient is a search and rescue member.

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B. For a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00), which shall be in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fees, a motor vehicle owner who is a search and rescue member may apply for the issuance of a special registration plate as defined in Subsection A of this section. No two owners shall be issued identically lettered or numbered plates.

C. The twenty-five dollars ($25.00) fee provided in Subsection B of this section shall be waived for each registration period in which a validating sticker is issued under the provisions of Section 66-3-17 N.M. Stat. Ann., in lieu of the issuance of a special search and rescue member plate.

D. The revenue from the special search and rescue member registration plate fee imposed by Subsection B of this section shall be distributed as follows:

(1)     ten dollars ($10.00) of the fee collected for each registration plate shall be retained by the department and is appropriated to the department for the manufacture and issuance of the registration plates; and

(2)     fifteen dollars ($15.00) of the fee collected for each registration plate shall be paid to the state treasurer for credit to the motor vehicle suspense fund for distribution in accordance with Section 66-6-23 N.M. Stat. Ann..