On 2019 Jun 21 08:33:14, you wrote to aaron thomas:

 GS>>> Can you get a license plate without showing a car liability
 GS>>> insurance  certificate to the authority?
 at>> Yes. This happened in New Mexico. The lady was polite; she waited for
 at>> police to arrive, and explained to them that she was an undocumented
 at>> immigrant from Mexico, and had no insurance, and then the cop watched
 at>> as she drove away, and said there was nothing he could do.

 GS> LOL. I don't believe that.

why not? just because something is required where you live doesn't mean that it
 is where someone else lives...

 GS> If you don't supply the *required* documents, why would the office
 GS> hand over the license plates?

no one said they did/would...

AFAICT, in new mexico, vehicle insurance has been required since 1978 by "NMSA
1978"... but i've not spent a lot of time tracking down when the laws was
actually changed to require at least liability insurance on a vehicle...

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