Section 66-8-4 - Authority of division to suspend or revoke a registration.

66-8-4. Authority of division to suspend or revoke a registration.

The division may suspend or revoke the registration of a vehicle or a certificate of title, registration evidence, or registration plate or any nonresident permit or other permit in any of the following events:   

A.     when the division is satisfied that such registration or that such certificate, card, plate or permit was fraudulently or erroneously issued;   

B.     when the division determines that a registered vehicle is mechanically unfit or unsafe to be operated or moved upon the highways;   

C.     when a registered vehicle has been dismantled or wrecked;   

D.     when the division determines that the required fee has not been paid and the same is not paid upon reasonable notice and demand;   

E.     when a registration evidence, registration plate, or permit is knowingly displayed upon a vehicle other than the one for which issued;   

F.     when the division determines that the owner has committed any offense under the Motor Vehicle Code [66-1-1 NMSA 1978] involving the registration, or the certificate, registration evidence, plate or permit; or   

G.     when the division is so authorized under any other provision of law.