Vehicles at Two-Thirds the Registration Fee
A veteran who cannot use the property exemption registers vehicles at two-thirds of the normal fee instead — the same DVS certificate machinery, pointed at the car.
Verified August 20, 2026
What this benefit is
A veteran who cannot use the property exemption registers vehicles at two-thirds of the normal fee instead — the same DVS certificate machinery, pointed at the car.
What it's worth: Vehicle registration at two-thirds of the normal fee
- The route exists for veterans NOT claiming a property exemption — the certificate is pointed at one or the other.
Who is entitled to it
- You hold DVS certification as a qualifying veteran.
- Your home is in New Mexico.
Not sure whether that describes you?
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How to claim it
- 1Get the DVS certificate of eligibility — the same document that drives the property exemptions.
- 2Point it at the vehicle only if you are not using a property exemption; the two routes are alternatives, not a stack.
- Form
- DVS certificate of eligibility
- File with
- The Motor Vehicle Division, with the DVS certificate
- Documents you will need
- dd214
- Annual
- Claimed once a year.
Sources
- authority · published policyNew Mexico Department of Veterans Services — State Benefits
Why only one source type: The DVS benefits page — read for the property records — states the two-thirds registration route for veterans not claiming a property exemption. MVD pages were not read separately.
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