A. Whenever a person, after applying for or receiving a driver's license, moves from the address named in the application or in the issued license or when the name of a licensee is changed by marriage or otherwise, the person shall, within ten days, notify the division of the new address in writing or by electronic media pursuant to department regulations. In the event of a change of name, the license shall be delivered by the licensee to the division and the change of name be accomplished on the license itself. The division may require such evidence as it deems satisfactory regarding the change of name.
B. A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a penalty assessment misdemeanor.
History: 1953 Comp., § 64-5-22, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 244; 2004, ch. 59, § 14; 2018, ch. 74, § 36.
The 2018 amendment, effective July 1, 2018, provided a penalty for a violation of this section, and made technical changes; added subsection designation "A."; and added Subsection B.
The 2004 amendment, effective March 4, 2004, added to the method of notice "by electronic media pursuant to department regulations".
Law reviews. — For article, "Survey of New Mexico Law, 1979-80: Criminal Law and Procedure," see 11 N.M.L. Rev. 85 (1981).
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