New Mexico
What is the what makes it abandoned on private property for New Mexico?
For New Mexico, what makes it abandoned on private property is left unattended on either public or private property for at least 30 days; statutory citation is NMSA 1978 (NM MVD Vehicle Procedures Manual, Chapter 1), recorded from its source on 2026-08-18.
Abandoned vehicle a vehicle or motor vehicle that has been determined by a New Mexico law enforcement agency: (1) to have been left unattended on either public or private property for at least 30 days; (2) not to have been reported stolen; (3) not to have been claimed by any person asserting ownership; and (4) not to have been shown by normal record-checking procedures to be owned by any person
— mvd.newmexico.gov, retrieved 2026-08-18
- State
- New Mexico our reading
- What makes it abandoned on private property
- left unattended on either public or private property for at least 30 days verified
- Statutory citation
- NMSA 1978 (NM MVD Vehicle Procedures Manual, Chapter 1) our reading
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Source
- mvd.newmexico.govhttps://www.mvd.newmexico.gov/chapter-1-vehicles-definitions/