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===New Mexico=== We have a couple ways of registering vehicles without titles. If the vehicle has a VIN number you must run a 50 state VIN check to verify if the vehicle is on the stolen list. We do this by sending the "VIN check form" to our main MVD office in Santa Fe. If it comes back clean we must obtain a "BOND" that usually costs 50 bones through a private insurance company that deals in bond insurance. The bond is in case an owner comes along down the road and claims the vehicle as theirs. The bond shuts them up. Show the MVD all your bills of sale for the vehicle, the 50 state check and the bond and they issue you a clean title. If you start with a "hybrid hot rod" where the body is different than the frame, NM goes by what the frame is to determine the vehicle make and model. If the frame has a VIN number stamped in it, which most do in "secret places" only the State VIN inspectors know the locations. If they find the VIN, they will title the vehicle by the frame number no matter what the body is! You can put any body on any frame but the frame rules. The "hard way" is a "home made vehicle" title. This is required if you build a vehicle from scratch that doesn't have any VIN information. Glass vehicles and "bare body builds" without VIN tags must go this route. If you build the frame from scratch you must go the home made vehicle route. This is a bitch as the vehicle must meet all the standard safety features required of all vehicles like functional lights, turn signals, rear view mirrors, horn, Dual master cylinders and two means of stopping the vehicle, i.e. functional emergency brake, windows, etc. You must also get the vehicle weighed at a certified scale. The vehicle will be titled as a current year vehicle as it was titled. In other words if you build a 1930 hot rod it will be titled a 2012, or current year vehicle. Being a new vehicle it must also have ALL the emissions gear required for the year of the engine if it's 1975 or newer! CATS, O2 sensors, canister, etc, etc. If the engine is 1974 or older, it doesn't require emissions testing and all you have to do is take it to the Emissions HQ in Albuquerque and obtain an emissions exemption certificate. You can also go to a "Title specialist" licensed with the state to get the title for you, for a price. It involves them advertising the vehicle with a lien for a certain amount of time. If nobody claims it you get a title for it. This route is the most expensive but you don't have to do any legwork. This was taken from New Mexico's Motor Vehicle Division website (http://www.mvd.newmexico.gov/Manuals/Pages/Vehicles%209A.htm) (For others rebuilt kits, see: http://www.mvd.newmexico.gov/Manuals/Pages/Vehicles%209B.htm, and http://www.mvd.newmexico.gov/Manuals/Pages/Vehicles%209C.htm) Chapter 9, Section A: Reconstructed, Rebuilt or Homemade/Shop-Built Vehicles Revised September 8, 2008 ________________________________________ Reconstructed, rebuilt, homemade or shop-built vehicles may be titled if the applicant has all the required documents and provided that the vehicle conforms to all vehicle equipment safety standards applicable to the particular vehicle. Requirements 1. Manufacturer's Certificate of Origin (MCO) or Certificate of Title Required only for a factory chassis. Does not apply if the chassis is homemade/“shop built”. 2. Invoices and Bills of Sale Must be provided for all parts purchased to build the vehicle. 3. Affirmation for Specially Constructed or Reconstructed Vehicle The "Affirmation for Specially Constructed or Reconstructed Vehicle" form (MVD-10015), must be completed and signed by the applicant attesting to the fact that the vehicle has been constructed or reconstructed from a factory or homemade/“shop built” chassis. The affirmation also indicates whether the vehicle was previously titled or registered in another state. 4. Vehicle Equipment Affirmation The "Vehicle Equipment Affirmation" form (MVD-10053), must be completed and signed by the applicant. Review the document to be sure that the applicant has checked off all equipment required for the type of vehicle being registered. Assembled vehicles must comply with federal standards for highway use (this is the owner's responsibility). If the applicant tells you that some of the equipment is still missing or not working, DO NOT process the transaction. 5. Weight Certificate Must be provided to accurately assess registration fees (exept for motorcycles and off-highway vehicles). 6. Affidavit of VIN Required for each different VIN that appears on the vehicle's factory chassis, cab and/or engine. 7. NCIC check If there are different VINs on the factory chassis, cab and/or engine, an NCIC check is required on each VIN. 8. New Mexico Assigned VIN For home-made trailers and other vehicles that require a secondary number, a New Mexico Assigned VIN must be affixed to the vehicle by a Motor Vehicle Division employee or a certified Law Enforcement Inspector. When preparing to affix the New Mexico Assigned VIN plate to vehicle, if the vehicle obviously does not comply with vehicle equipment standards, do not attach the plate. Instead, VOID the transaction. Factory-Made Chassis Determines Year Model On vehicles that are reconstructed, the chassis (when the chassis, parts and equipment, including the frame, are standard factory equipment) will determine the year model of a vehicle. Enter the VIN from the title of the chassis as the primary number and a New Mexico Assigned VIN as a secondary vehicle identification number. The vehicle must be identified as "REBUILT" in the "brand" field. The Title Application (all copies) must be stamped with the "REBUILT" brand. Shop-Built Chassis Determines Year Model If the vehicle, including the chassis and/or body, is built from scrap metal, “shop-built” parts or parts from other vehicles, the year in which the vehicle is built will determine the year model. The vehicle make will be "HOMEMADE," and the constructed vehicle must comply with all current safety requirements for highway operation. Assign a New Mexico Assigned VIN as the primary vehicle identification number. 9. Fees Normal fees apply. The excise tax will be based on the purchase price of the partially dismantled vehicle, other parts purchased, plus labor involved in rebuilding the vehicle.
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