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Attorney General Known to
exist from at least as early as 1972 in a red-on-white color scheme.
Those from the 1980's and later are in the ubiquitous yellow-on-red
style of political and judicial plates of the period. All of the known
types are either silk
screened or embossed “ATTY GENERAL” or “ATTORNEY GENERAL” and have a
one-digit serial, usually “6.” |
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Commissioner of Public Lands
The Commissioner of Public Lands is the head of the State Land Office,
whose mission is to generate revenue from state lands through oil and
gas leases and other activities. The funds go into the state coffers and
are used for a wide range of state expenditures. These tags bear the
words “COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC LANDS” or an abbreviation thereof, and a
single digit serial, normally “7.” |
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Corporation Commissioner
The State Corporation Commission (SCC) and the State Utility Commission
(SUC) were former state entities which oversaw the licensing and
regulatory control of various corporations within the state, including
insurance companies, public utilities, and intra- and interstate
carriers of passengers and cargo, among many others. A Corporation
Commissioner was an elected official who was a member of the SCC. In
1999 the Public Regulation Commission (PRC) was created to replace both
the SCC and the SUC. |
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District Attorney
Embossed “DISTRICT ATTORNEY,” and with plate serial having a prefix of
DA. A portion of the numeric part of the serial identifies the Judicial
District for which the person is the DA. |
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Driver Education Mandated
in 1961 and issued at least as far back as 1964, they were in the
maroon-on-reflective-blue colors of other official plates of the time.
The plates have a prefix of DE, followed by the zia and a numeric serial
number, and were
used on both state- and dealer-owned cars employed in driver education
courses. |
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Real Estate Commissioner
A real estate commissioner is a member of the New Mexico Real Estate
Board, which was created by state law in 1959 and charged with enforcing
the Real Estate License Law and the Real Estate Commission Rules. |
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Secretary of State Known
from as early as 1946, but it is not known if they were issued in all
years. The Secretary of State’s duties primarily have to do with
oversight of elections within the state, but this person was also the
official who conducted motor vehicle licensing from 1912 through
April 15, 1923. |
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State Auditor The Office
of the New Mexico State Auditor was established by the New Mexico State
Constitution, and the State Auditor is an elected official. The primary
purpose of the agency is to ensure that the financial affairs of every
agency are
thoroughly examined and audited each year. All known examples of this
plate have a single numeric digit of “4” as a serial number. |
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State Board of Education
These plates are known from the late 1990s and early 2000s, with the
words “STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION” silk screened on the plate. This agency
is now called the New Mexico Public Education Department. The department
provides direction and oversight at the state level for public education
in the state. |
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State Transportation Pool
Transportation Pool vehicles can be assigned to state agencies for
varying periods of time without the agency itself having to purchase a
vehicle. The agency pays for the use of the vehicle, in effect leasing
it from the Transportation Pool. At times also called the State Motor
Pool, this department is now part of the Transportation Services
Division of the General Services Department, and the vehicles today
carry the same generic State Government license plates as do most other
state-owned vehicles. |
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State Treasurer These
plates are known from the 1970s and 1980s, all bearing the words “STATE
TREASURER” and a single-digit serial number, which is usually “5.” The
State Treasurer is an elected official whose office serves as the
state’s banker. |
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