A. The department is vested with the power and is charged with the duty of observing, administering and enforcing the Motor Vehicle Code [66-1-1 NMSA 1978] in cooperation with state and local agencies as provided by law and the provisions of law now existing or hereinafter enacted.
B. The secretary may seek an injunction in any district court to require compliance with or prohibit violation of the Motor Vehicle Code.
C. A person authorized to carry out the duties imposed on the department by law is authorized to copy a record or document, including a birth certificate, necessary to establish that an applicant has met the requirements for issuance of a document issued by the department.
History: 1953 Comp., § 64-2-3, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 7; 1991, ch. 160, § 5; 1995, ch. 31, § 6; 2007, ch. 319, § 10.
The 2007 amendment, effective June 15, 2007, added Subsection C, providing for the copying of records or documents by persons authorized to carry out the duties of the department.
The 1995 amendment, effective July 1, 1995, deleted former Subsection B relating to adoption of an official seal by the secretary, and redesignated former Subsection C as Subsection B.
The 1991 amendment, effective July 1, 1991, substituted "department" for "director" in the catchline and in Subsection A; deleted former Subsection B, relating to the authority of the director to adopt and enforce rules and regulations; redesignated former Subsections C and D as present Subsections B and C; substituted "secretary" for "director" in Subsections B and C; substituted "department or any of its divisions" for "division" at the end of Subsection B; substituted "under the Motor Vehicle Code" for "herein" at the end of Subsection C; and made stylistic changes in Subsection A.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 7A Am. Jur. 2d Automobiles and Highway Traffic § 18.
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