Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-244 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 248 / Section 14-244
Sec. 14-244. Signals.
Status: in_force

See Sec. 14-111g re operator's retraining program.

Backing in highway without signal. 108 C. 562; 111 C. 364. Cited. 114 C. 421. Mere act of turning is not sufficient signal. 115 C. 468. Statute is not limited to vehicles operated on traveled portion. 116 C. 253. Stoplight to be adequate signal must light up before stopping begins. 117 C. 615. Instructions to jury concerning change of direction. 121 C. 509. Failure to signal affords basis of recovery only if proximate cause of damage. 122 C. 262. Hand signal is not required in preference to mechanical signal. Id., 217; 127 C. 288. Failure to signal as not a substantial factor. 125 C. 75. Stopping without signal; duty of driver following to use reasonable care. Id., 472. Failure to signal as a substantial factor in producing accident. 127 C. 313. Cited. 129 C. 537. Failing to signal intention of slackening and changing direction. 130 C. 381. Jury could find that proper signals were given. 135 C. 627. Violation is negligence per se but charge held adequate which stated that statute required a certain course of action. 146 C. 10. Cited. 149 C. 371, 372. Where, in special defense of contributory negligence, defendant's alleged failure to use care of reasonably prudent person, to keep proper lookout and to operate automobile in such manner as to prevent collision, reference by court in its charge to statute was proper. Id., 386. Cited. 154 C. 615; 155 C. 409. Whether defendant violated section and such violation was the proximate cause of plaintiff's damage are questions for the jury. 167 C. 533.

Cited. 5 Conn. Cir. Ct. 694.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-272a — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 248 / Section 14-272a
Sec. 14-272a. Carrying of children in pick-up trucks or open-bed vehicles. Restrictions.
Status: in_force

(b) Violation of any provision of subsection (a) of this section shall be an infraction.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-36i — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-36i
Sec. 14-36i. Seizure and forty-eight-hour suspension of operator's license of person who is sixteen or seventeen years of age for certain violations.
Status: in_force

(b) If any person operating a motor vehicle, subject to the provisions of section 14-36g , is stopped by a police officer and arrested or issued a summons by such officer for a violation of subdivision (4) of subsection (a) of section 14-219 , section 14-227a or 14-227g , subsection (c) of section 14-224 , section 14-222 or 14-227m or subdivision (1) or (2) of subsection (a) of section 14-227n , the motor vehicle operator's license of such person shall be suspended for a period of forty-eight hours commencing on the date and time such person is arrested or such summons is issued, and such officer, acting on behalf of the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, shall immediately seize and take possession of such person's motor vehicle operator's license and cause such motor vehicle to be removed. In order to regain possession of such person's operator's license after such forty-eight-hour period, such person and, unless such person is emancipated in accordance with the provisions of section 46b-150b , such person's parent or legal guardian shall appear in person at the police department, state police barracks or other location designated by the police officer, and sign a written acknowledgment of the return of such license. No restoration fee shall be required to be paid to the commissioner, in accordance with the provisions of section 14-50b , but the police officer shall make a written report of the violation and the suspension action, in such form and containing such information as the commissioner shall prescribe, and shall file or transmit such report to the commissioner in such time and manner as the commissioner shall prescribe.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-251 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 248 / Section 14-251
Sec. 14-251. Parking vehicles.
Status: repealed

(b) No vehicle shall be permitted to remain parked within twenty-five feet of an intersection or an approach to a marked crosswalk, except (1) within ten feet of such intersection or marked crosswalk if such intersection or marked crosswalk has a curb extension treatment with a width equal to or greater than the width of the parking lane, or (2) if there is an available parking space that was established on or before October 1, 2022. No vehicle shall be permitted to remain parked within twenty-five feet of a stop sign caused to be erected by the traffic authority in accordance with the provisions of section 14-301 , except where permitted by the traffic authority of the city of New Haven at the intersection of one-way streets located in and comprised entirely of highways under the jurisdiction of the city of New Haven.

(c) No vehicle shall be permitted to remain stationary upon the traveled portion of any highway at any curve or turn or at the top of any grade where a clear view of such vehicle may not be had from a distance of at least one hundred fifty feet in either direction. The Commissioner of Transportation may post signs upon any highway at any place where the keeping of a vehicle stationary is dangerous to traffic, and the keeping of any vehicle stationary contrary to the directions of such signs shall be a violation of this section. No vehicle shall be permitted to remain stationary upon the traveled portion of any highway within fifty feet of the point where another vehicle, which had previously stopped, continues to remain stationary on the opposite side of the traveled portion of the same highway. No vehicle shall be permitted to remain stationary within the limits of a public highway in such a manner as to constitute a traffic hazard or obstruct the free movement of traffic thereon, provided a vehicle which has become disabled to such an extent that it is impossible or impracticable to remove it may be permitted to so remain for a reasonable time for the purpose of making repairs thereto or of obtaining sufficient assistance to remove it.

(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to emergency vehicles and to maintenance vehicles displaying flashing lights or to prohibit a vehicle from stopping, or being held stationary by any officer, in an emergency to avoid accident or to give a right-of-way to any vehicle or pedestrian as provided in this chapter, or from stopping on any highway within the limits of an incorporated city, town or borough where the parking of vehicles is regulated by local ordinances.

(e) Violation of any provision of this section shall be an infraction.

See Sec. 14-107 re liability of owner, operator or lessee of vehicle.

See Sec. 14-307 re parking restrictions.

Shoulder is not part of “traveled portion” of highway. 114 C. 336; Id., 651; 127 C. 340. Statute does not authorize parking on traveled portion without other precautions, if necessary, than those expressly required by it. 116 C. 574. Cited. 121 C. 439. What constitutes traveled portion is question of fact. 127 C. 341. Is not repealed by definition of “parked vehicle” in Sec. 14-1 but is intended to be read with it. 142 C. 592. Violation of section constitutes negligence as a matter of law; but for such negligence to be actionable, it must be proven to have been a proximate cause of decedent's injury. 153 C. 64. Cited. 162 C. 462; 170 C. 74; 174 C. 275.

Cited. 17 CA 697. Statute supersedes local parking ordinance that does not address specific provisions of statute. 59 CA 434. City cannot enact ordinance prohibiting diagonal parking outside its limits on the public highway because of section; it can only enact legislation with respect to property within its legitimate control. 76 CA 222.

Cited. 23 CS 211. Use of word “impracticable” as well as “impossible” in section implies other factors besides mechanical condition of car are involved in deciding whether disabled car exception in section applies; the word “disabled” in section which prohibits stationary vehicles on highways except those which are disabled must be construed as applying not only to vehicles which cannot be moved under their own power but also to those which cannot be removed with reasonable safety and without creating danger greater than that which exists from their being stationary. 33 CS 49. Court must find facts sufficient to support conclusion that plaintiff was negligent because of his violation of statute, including facts negating the application of any statutory exceptions. 37 CS 574.

Cited. 4 Conn. Cir. Ct. 217.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-215a — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 248 / Section 14-215a
Sec. 14-215a. Operation while license is suspended pursuant to section 14-140.
Status: in_force

(b) Any person who violates the provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall, for a first offense, be fined not less than one hundred fifty dollars or more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than three months, or both, and, for any subsequent offense, be fined not less than two hundred dollars or more than six hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-289j — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 248 / Section 14-289j
Sec. 14-289j. Restrictions on the use and sale, lease or rental of mini-motorcycles.
Status: in_force

(b) No person shall operate a mini-motorcycle or ride as a passenger on a mini-motorcycle on any highway or public sidewalk. No owner of a mini-motorcycle shall permit a person to operate the owner's mini-motorcycle or to ride as a passenger on the owner's mini-motorcycle on any highway or public sidewalk.

(c) Except on private property owned by the operator of a mini-motorcycle, no person shall operate a mini-motorcycle or ride as a passenger on a mini-motorcycle on any private property in this state unless such operator has in the operator's possession written permission from the owner of the private property to operate such mini-motorcycle and, as the case may be, to carry a passenger on such property.

(d) Except on private property owned by the owner of the mini-motorcycle, no owner of a mini-motorcycle shall permit a person to operate the owner's mini-motorcycle or to ride as a passenger on the owner's mini-motorcycle on any private property in this state unless such operator has in the operator's possession written permission from the owner of the private property to operate such mini-motorcycle and, as the case may be, to carry a passenger on such property.

(e) Any police officer who issues a summons for the alleged violation of subsection (b), (c) or (d) of this section shall cause the mini-motorcycle that was being operated to be impounded for a period of forty-eight hours after the issuance of such summons. The owner of such mini-motorcycle may reclaim such mini-motorcycle after the expiration of such forty-eight-hour period upon payment of all transportation and storage costs.

(f) No person may offer a mini-motorcycle for sale, lease or rent unless such mini-motorcycle has a warning label that gives warning information about the safe and legal use of a mini-motorcycle and about the limitations on use and the possible consequences of use in violation of such limitations, set forth in subsections (b) to (e), inclusive, of this section. Such person, on sale, lease or rent of a mini-motorcycle, shall give a written clear and conspicuous statement, separate from the warning label, to the purchaser, lessee or renter of such mini-motorcycle containing such warning information. Advertisements for mini-motorcycles and oral communications of a person offering a mini-motorcycle for sale, lease or rent shall not contain information inconsistent with any information required in this section. Until regulations required in subsection (g) of this section are adopted, persons offering a mini-motorcycle for sale, lease or rent shall display such warning information, advertise and make oral communications in a manner consistent with the provisions of this section. The provisions of this subsection do not apply to any person selling fewer than five used mini-motorcycles in one calendar year, provided any person claiming inapplicability of the provisions of this subsection shall have the burden of proving such inapplicability.

(g) On or before January 1, 2007, the Department of Motor Vehicles shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, that set forth the warning information required in this section and manner of display of such warning information, establish reasonable transportation and storage fees and otherwise implement the provisions of this section.

(h) Nothing in this section shall prohibit a municipality from adopting more restrictive limitations on the use and sale, lease or rent of mini-motorcycles.

(i) Violation of any provision of this section shall be an infraction.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-65f — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-65f
Sec. 14-65f. (Formerly Sec. 14-65b). Motor vehicle repairs, written or oral authorizations and written acknowledgments. Estimates. Claims. Penalty.
Status: in_force

(2) In addition to, or as part of, the written authorization set forth in subdivision (1) of this subsection, a motor vehicle repair shop shall obtain a written acknowledgment that the customer is aware of his or her right to choose the licensed repair shop where the motor vehicle will be repaired. Such acknowledgment shall read as follows: “I am aware of my right to choose the licensed repair shop where the damage to the motor vehicle will be repaired.” A repair shop shall not repair a motor vehicle without such acknowledgment, which may be transmitted by facsimile or by electronic mail.

(b) If the repair shop is unable to estimate the cost of repair because the specific repairs to be performed are not known at the time the vehicle is delivered to the repair shop, the written authorization required by this section need not include an estimate of the maximum cost of parts and labor. In such a case, prior to commencing any repairs, the repair shop shall notify the customer of the work to be performed and the estimated maximum cost to the customer of the necessary parts and labor, obtain the customer's written or oral authorization and record such information on the invoice.

(c) If, during the course of performing repair work, the repair shop discovers that repairs other than those authorized are needed or that the cost of authorized repairs will exceed the estimate, the repair shop shall not proceed with the repairs without first obtaining the customer's additional written or oral consent and recording such information on the invoice.

(d) No repair shop shall have a claim against a motor vehicle for repairs, other than for repairs actually performed and authorized, in an amount greater than that authorized by the customer under the provisions of sections 14-65e to 14-65j , inclusive.

(e) If a motor vehicle is delivered to a repair shop at a time when the shop is not open for business, the authorization to repair the vehicle and the estimate of the cost of parts and labor may be given orally but shall be recorded on the invoice.

(f) Unless requested by a customer, the requirement for a repair shop to furnish an advance written estimate shall not apply to repair work for which the total cost for parts and labor is less than fifty dollars.

(g) Violation of any provision of this section shall be an infraction.

See Sec. 14-65 l re notice to be included in appraisals or estimates for repairs.

Cited. 11 CA 168.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-295 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 248 / Section 14-295
Sec. 14-295. Double or treble damages for personal injury or property damage resulting from certain traffic violations.
Status: in_force

Treble damages were originally mandatory and were made discretionary in 1909; the jury should find the actual damages and the court multiply them. 59 C. 1. Statute is to be strictly construed; multiple damages cannot be awarded if the complaint omits any element of statute; 66 C. 570; 75 C. 124; or alleges other tortious acts, so that the verdict does not necessarily establish violation of statute. 59 C. 1; 84 C. 52; 87 C. 256. Multiple damages should be claimed in the demand for relief. 84 C. 52; 87 C. 257. Cited. 111 C. 729. Additional damages are penal and are not recoverable from insurer. 127 C. 533. Cited. 134 C. 599; 192 C. 280; Id., 301; 196 C. 494; 203 C. 667. Unconstitutionally deprives defendant of jury trial; statute does not purport to authorize jury determination of multiple damages. 206 C. 608. Cited. 211 C. 133; 216 C. 40.

Judicially created standard precludes unlimited and arbitrary discretion by the court in its application of statute. 4 CA 451. Cited. 8 CA 254; 31 CA 781; 43 CA 1.

Cited. 39 CS 228.

Double or treble damages may be claimed in complaint alleging both common-law and statutory negligence, provided facts which bring case within statute are clearly stated. 4 Conn. Cir. Ct. 462–464.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-14 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-14
Sec. 14-14. Registration of motor vehicles owned by minors. Proof of financial responsibility.
Status: in_force

Where a minor's vehicle is registered in the name of the father for the purpose of evading financial responsibility, the registered owner of the vehicle is estopped to deny not only ownership of the vehicle but also that the minor-owner was acting in furtherance of the business of the father when the tort occurred. 3 Conn. Cir. Ct. 591, 598.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-314e — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 249 / Section 14-314e
Sec. 14-314e. Training requirements for traffic authority.
Status: in_force

(b) On or before January 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, each traffic authority, or such authority's appointed representative, shall complete one training offered pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. The Connecticut Training and Technical Assistance Center shall maintain records indicating when a traffic authority, or such authority's representative, completed such training.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-289b — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 248 / Section 14-289b
Sec. 14-289b. Operation of motorcycles and autocycles.
Status: in_force

(b) The operator of a motorcycle shall not (1) overtake and pass, in the same single traffic lane occupied by such motorcycle, any motor vehicle other than a motorcycle, or (2) operate a motorcycle between lanes of traffic. An autocycle shall not overtake and pass any motor vehicle operating in the same single traffic lane occupied by such autocycle.

(c) Any person operating a motorcycle manufactured after January 1, 1980, on a highway, shall illuminate the head lamp of such motorcycle at all times it is being operated.

(d) No provision of this section shall apply to a police officer during the performance of his official duties.

(e) Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall have committed an infraction.

See Sec. 14-111g re operator's retraining program.

Cited. 194 C. 129.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-163d — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-163d
Sec. 14-163d. Vehicles in intrastate or interstate commerce. Evidence of security requirements or insurance. Suspension of registration.
Status: in_force

(b) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles may establish a system to verify, by means of electronic communication, that an owner of a motor vehicle described in subsection (a) of section 14-163c has the security requirements imposed by law. If the commissioner uses such system to make an inquiry to any insurance company that is licensed to issue automobile liability insurance in this state, or to any data source maintained by the United States Department of Transportation pursuant to the provisions of Title 49, Part 387 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as amended, the commissioner may accept the results of such inquiry in lieu of a filing by the owner pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, for the period for which such filing is required.

(c) When the owner of a motor vehicle files evidence under subsection (a) of this section or when a company licensed to issue automobile liability insurance in this state provides verification under subsection (b) of this section, the commissioner shall construe such evidence or verification as proof that the owner of a motor vehicle or motor vehicles described in subsection (a) of section 14-163c has insurance coverage of not less than the amounts required under Title 49, Part 387 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as amended, or any applicable section of chapter 246.

(d) In addition to other penalties provided by law, the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, after notice and opportunity for hearing in accordance with chapter 54, shall suspend the registration of each motor vehicle registered in the name of any owner who fails to file a motor carrier identification report or to provide satisfactory evidence of the security requirements imposed by law.

(e) Each filing made in accordance with the provisions of subsection (a) of this section by each for-hire motor carrier or private motor carrier of property or passengers, and each owner of any motor vehicle that transports hazardous materials, as described in subsection (a) of section 14-163c , shall provide satisfactory evidence of insurance coverage or other security in amounts not less than are required by the provisions of Title 49, Part 387 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as amended. Such requirement concerning the amount of security that must be evidenced to the commissioner may be made applicable by the commissioner to the initial registration of any such motor vehicle, including the registration of any motor vehicle under the International Registration Plan, in accordance with the provisions of section 14-34a .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-46b — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-46b
Sec. 14-46b. Establishment of board. Membership. Compensation. Executive session.
Status: in_force

(b) Initially, three members shall be appointed for a two-year term, three members for a three-year term and the remainder of the members for a four-year term. Appointments thereafter shall be for four-year terms. Any vacancy shall be filled by the commissioner for the unexpired portion of a term. The commissioner shall designate the chairperson of the board.

(c) Board members shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses or services incurred in performing their duties, including the giving of testimony at any administrative hearing when requested by the commissioner. Medical professionals who are not members of the board and conduct examinations at the request of the board shall be compensated for these examinations.

(d) The board shall meet at the call of the commissioner at least annually. Special meetings may be held to fulfill the responsibilities specified in section 14-46c .

(e) Any meeting of the board in which the medical condition of any individual is discussed for purposes of making a recommendation on his or her fitness to operate a motor vehicle shall be held in executive session.

(f) As used in this section and section 14-46c , “medical professional” means a licensed physician, physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse or optometrist.

Cited. 225 C. 499.

Cited. 33 CA 727; 41 CA 866.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-101 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-101
Sec. 14-101. Turn signals.
Status: in_force

See Sec. 14-96e(b) re measurements determining when turn signals required.

See Sec. 14-244 re hand signals.

Statutes do not require driver to give hand signal in preference to mechanical signal. 122 C. 210. Cited. 129 C. 122.

Cited. 2 CS 99.

Cited. 5 Conn. Cir. Ct. 694.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-187 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 247 / Section 14-187
Sec. 14-187. Assignment of security interest.
Status: in_force

(b) The assignee may, but need not to perfect the assignment, have the certificate of title endorsed or issued with the assignee named as lienholder, upon delivering to the commissioner the certificate and an assignment by the lienholder of record in the form the commissioner prescribes. If the security interest of the lienholder is maintained in the electronic title file pursuant to subsection (b) of section 14-175 , the lienholder may submit evidence of the assignment of the security interest, in such form and manner as the commissioner directs, and may request the commissioner to issue a certificate of title with the assignee named as lienholder.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-21h — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-21h
Sec. 14-21h. Number plates for animal population control. Fees. Regulations.
Status: in_force

(b) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, which provide for a one-time fee of fifty dollars to be charged for animal population control program commemorative number plates in addition to the regular fee or fees prescribed for the registration of a motor vehicle. Fifteen dollars of such one-time fee shall be deposited in an account controlled by the Department of Motor Vehicles to be used for administrative costs of carrying out the provisions of this subsection. Such number plates shall have letters and numbers selected by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles. The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles may establish a higher fee for: (1) Such number plates which contain letters in place of numbers as authorized by section 14-49 , in addition to the fee or fees prescribed for plates issued under said section; and (2) such number plates which are low number plates, in accordance with section 14-160 , in addition to the fee or fees prescribed for plates issued under said section.

(c) The biennial renewal fee for the registration certificate of a motor vehicle for which an animal population control program commemorative number plate has been issued shall include, in each renewal year subsequent to the year of issuance, an animal population control program commemorative number plate fee in the amount of fifteen dollars, of which five dollars shall be allocated for administrative costs to the Department of Motor Vehicles, which shall be in addition to the fee for the renewal of the registration certificate. No additional renewal fee shall be charged for renewal of registration for any motor vehicle bearing animal population control program commemorative number plates which contain letters in place of numbers, or low number plates, in excess of the renewal fee for animal population control program commemorative number plates with letters and numbers selected by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles. No additional fee shall be charged for transfer of an existing registration to or from a registration with animal population control program commemorative number plates.

(d) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, in consultation with the Commissioner of Agriculture, shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to establish procedures for the issuance, renewal and replacement of animal population control program commemorative number plates.

(e) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall notify eligible motorists of the opportunity to obtain animal population control program commemorative number plates by including a notice with all motor vehicle registration renewals and by posting appropriate posters or signs in all division facilities and offices. The notices, posters and signs shall be designed by the Commissioner of Agriculture in consultation with the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles.

(f) All fees established and collected pursuant to this section other than those moneys designated for administrative costs of the Department of Motor Vehicles, shall be deposited in the animal population control program account established under section 22-380g .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-16c — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-16c
Sec. 14-16c. Insurance companies', persons', firms' or corporations' duties re totalled vehicles and certificates of title. Operation and inspection of totalled vehicles. Regulations.
Status: in_force

(2) (A) Any person, firm or corporation that is a self-insurer and owns a motor vehicle for which a certificate of title has been issued in this state, that has been declared a total loss and that is offered for sale in this state by such self-insurer or its agent, shall stamp the word “SALVAGE” in one-inch-high letters not to exceed three inches in length on the vehicle's certificate of title and shall attach to such certificate of title a copy of the appraiser's damage report for such totalled motor vehicle, except that if such self-insurer determines that such motor vehicle has ten or more major component parts that are damaged beyond repair and must be replaced, the self-insurer shall stamp the words “SALVAGE PARTS ONLY” in one-inch-high letters not to exceed three inches in length on the motor vehicle's certificate of title. Any person, firm or corporation that is insured other than by means of self-insurance and owns such a motor vehicle, shall forward the vehicle's certificate of title to the company insuring such vehicle or the company paying the totalled claim. Such insurer shall stamp the word “SALVAGE” in one-inch-high letters not to exceed three inches in length on the certificate of title except that if the insurance company determines that such motor vehicle has ten or more major component parts that are damaged beyond repair and must be replaced, the insurer taking possession of such motor vehicle shall stamp the words “SALVAGE PARTS ONLY” in one-inch-high letters not to exceed three inches in length on the motor vehicle's certificate of title and shall return such certificate to such person, firm or corporation. A copy of such certificate shall be sent by the person, firm or corporation to the Department of Motor Vehicles. If the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles determines that salvage information required to be reported by a self-insurer to the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System under 49 USC Sections 30501 to 30505, inclusive, and 28 CFR Sections 25.51 to 25.57, inclusive, is available to the department on a regular basis from the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System, the commissioner may discontinue the requirement that a self-insurer submit a copy of such certificate to the department. (B) Any person, firm or corporation that is a self-insurer and owns a motor vehicle for which a certificate of title has been issued in any state other than this state that has been declared a total loss and that is offered for sale in this state by such self-insurer or its agent, shall attach to such certificate of title a copy of the appraiser's damage report for such totalled motor vehicle.

(3) For purposes of this subsection, “major component part” has the same meaning as provided in subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 14-149a .

(b) Any insurance company or its agent taking possession of a motor vehicle in accordance with subsection (a) of this section or any person, firm or corporation that owns such motor vehicle shall copy the certificate and give the original of such certificate, with a copy of the appraiser's damage report attached thereto, to any subsequent purchaser of the motor vehicle that has been declared a total loss. The name and address of any such purchaser shall be recorded on the original and the copy, as provided on the certificate. The copy shall serve only as a record of transfers of the total loss motor vehicle.

(c) Any insurance company that takes possession of a motor vehicle for which a certificate of title has been issued in this state, as a result of a full settlement of a claim for damage or theft, but is unable to obtain the title to the vehicle from the insured or any lienholder of record for the vehicle may apply to the department for a certificate of title, SALVAGE title or SALVAGE-PARTS ONLY title, as described in subsection (a) of this section. The application for a certificate of title pursuant to this subsection shall (1) be on a form prescribed by the commissioner, (2) include documents as required by the commissioner in lieu of the documents required under subsection (a) of this section, and (3) include evidence satisfactory to the commissioner that the insurance company (A) provided at least two notices by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the insured and any lienholder of record for the vehicle indicating the insurance company's intention to apply for a certificate of title as the owner of the vehicle, and (B) made payment to the insured or any lienholder of record in full settlement of the claim involving the vehicle. The commissioner may issue a certificate of title pursuant to this subsection only in the name of the insurance company not earlier than thirty days after the date of the payment described in subparagraph (B) of subdivision (3) of this section is made.

(d) The person, firm, company or corporation required to stamp “SALVAGE” on the certificate of title shall stamp the following statement on the face of any original or copy of such certificate issued in accordance with this section: “WARNING: ALL PURCHASERS OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE DESCRIBED HEREIN MUST RECORD THEIR NAME AND ADDRESS ON THE REVERSE SIDE. THIS VEHICLE CANNOT BE REGISTERED OR RETITLED WITHOUT PASSING INSPECTION UNDER SECTION 14-103a . THIS DOCUMENT MUST BE SUBMITTED AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION.”

(e) No motor vehicle for which a copy of a certificate of title has been made in accordance with this section may be operated upon any highway in this state, except that an owner of any such motor vehicle who is a motor vehicle dealer or repairer licensed under the provisions of section 14-52 may operate such vehicle for the purpose of presenting the vehicle for inspection pursuant to section 14-103a . If such vehicle fails to comply with the minimum standards, it shall be transported from the site of such inspection. If any such motor vehicle is rebuilt for sale or use, the owner shall apply to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles for an original certificate of title and present the vehicle for inspection pursuant to section 14-103a . The certificate of title issued in accordance with this section must be presented at the time of inspection, unless waived by the commissioner for good cause.

(f) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, a motor vehicle for which a certificate of title has been issued in this state, that has been declared a total loss in settlement of a claim for theft, having no damage to a major component part or having damage not exceeding (1) fifteen per cent of the retail value of such motor vehicle, as determined in accordance with the provisions of section 38a-353 , or (2) one thousand dollars as evidenced by an insurance adjuster's damage appraisal report, shall not be required to have its certificate of title stamped in accordance with the provisions of this section provided proof of such damage or lack of damage to a major component part, is attached to such certificate.

(g) No insurance company and no firm or corporation that is a self-insurer may sell or transfer any totalled or salvaged motor vehicle, major component parts or any other parts of a motor vehicle to any person, firm or corporation that is not licensed under the provisions of subparts (D) or (H) of part III of this chapter. No person, firm or corporation licensed as a new or used car dealer who holds a permit pursuant to the provisions of section 14-65 may sell or transfer any totalled or salvaged motor vehicle with a certificate of title stamped “SALVAGE PARTS ONLY” or any motor vehicle that has ten or more major component parts damaged beyond repair and in need of replacement to any person, firm or corporation which is not licensed under the provisions of subpart (H) of this part or under a similar provision of law of any other state. Any sale or transfer in violation of the provisions of this section shall constitute an unfair method of competition and an unfair or deceptive act or practice, as defined by section 42-110b .

(h) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1-350b and the requirements of section 1-350d that a signature on a power of attorney executed in this state be witnessed by two witnesses and acknowledged by a notary public, a commissioner of the Superior Court or other individual authorized by law to take acknowledgments, a power of attorney used to support an application for or transfer of a certificate of title by an insurance company or its agent shall only require the signature or electronic signature of the insured who has received or is to receive a total loss settlement of a claim for damage or theft from the insurance company.

(i) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to implement the provisions of this section.

See Sec. 38a-356 re insurance companies' duty to release information relative to investigations concerning a motor vehicle's loss or potential loss.

Cited. 231 C. 707.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-298 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 249 / Section 14-298
Sec. 14-298. Office of the State Traffic Administration.
Status: reserved

See Sec. 7-136i re preliminary review of municipal petitions, applications or permit requests.

Court may take judicial notice of State Traffic Commission regulations. 133 C. 453. Cited. 134 C. 636; 181 C. 114. Uniform Administrative Procedure Act not applicable to regulations under statute which are not of general applicability; distinction between regulations within and without the purview of that act discussed. 183 C. 313. Legislature reserved to State Traffic Commission the ultimate authority to regulate through truck traffic. 203 C. 267.

Cited. 28 CA 283.

Cited. 4 Conn. Cir. Ct. 104.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-241 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 248 / Section 14-241
Sec. 14-241. Turns.
Status: in_force

(b) At any intersection where traffic is permitted to move in both directions on each highway entering the intersection, an approach for a left turn shall be made in that portion of the right half of the highway nearest the center line thereof and by passing to the right of such center line where it enters the intersection, and after entering the intersection the left turn shall be made so as to leave the intersection to the right of the center line of the highway being entered.

(c) At any intersection where traffic is restricted to one direction on one or more of the highways, the driver of a vehicle intending to turn left shall approach the intersection in the extreme left-hand lane lawfully available to traffic moving in the direction of travel of such vehicle, and after entering the intersection the left turn shall be made so as to leave the intersection, as nearly as practicable, in the left-hand lane lawfully available to traffic moving in such direction upon the highway being entered.

(d) “Deceleration lane” means an added outside lane of a highway laned for traffic which immediately precedes an exit road from such highway, and “acceleration lane” means an added outside lane of a highway laned for traffic which immediately follows an entrance road into such highway. Where deceleration and acceleration lanes exist, all turns made to leave or enter the highway shall be made from or into such lanes.

(e) On any state highway the Office of the State Traffic Administration, and, on highways under their jurisdiction, local traffic authorities, may cause rotaries or roundabouts, signs or other devices conforming to the manual on uniform traffic control devices to be placed within or adjacent to intersections and thereby direct that a different course from that specified in this section be traveled by vehicles turning at an intersection, and when rotaries or roundabouts, signs or other devices are so placed, no driver shall turn a vehicle otherwise than as directed thereby.

(f) Violation of any of the provisions of this section shall be an infraction.

See Sec. 14-111g re operator's retraining program.

See Sec. 14-295 re assessment of double or treble damages.

Annotations to former section:

Mere signal by traffic officer to proceed does not excuse driver turning rapidly to left before reaching center of intersection; effect of established custom to make short turn to left at the point. 98 C. 75. Negligence in passing to left of center of intersection when making left turn. 108 C. 185. Cited. 111 C. 729. Judgment showing defendant had pleaded guilty to information charging simply a violation of statute is not admissible as admission of negligence. 114 C. 388. Cited. Id., 404; 115 C. 296. Under former statute, impracticability of operation of bus to right of center of intersection was not a justification. Id., 466. Whether failure to slow down or to signal or to do both constitutes violation depends on what reasonable care requires. 116 C. 578. Cited. 117 C. 522. Mere intention to pass to left of center is not a violation. Id., 609, 610. Cited. 118 C. 126. Contributory negligence in failing to keep to right of center while passing vehicle at intersection. 122 C. 6. What constitutes intersection when highway bounds are curved. Id., 202, see also 125 C. 553. Bicycle cutting corner. 122 C. 447; Id., 611. No exception in case of minor. Id., 448. Pedestrian is entitled to assume that vehicle will pass to right of center of intersection. 124 C. 692. Passing to left of intersection is negligence per se. 125 C. 159. Methods for determining center of highway and of dirt road. 126 C. 478. Recovery not denied where plaintiff's failure to keep to right of center of intersection was not proximate cause of collision. 130 C. 176, 177. Under former statute, requirement of keeping to right of center of intersection applied on one-way street. 133 C. 370. “Sign” at intersection includes lines on pavement for direction of traffic. Id., 453. Where plaintiff claimed defendant turned to left before reaching intersection, failure of court to charge that person turning to left should keep to right of center of intersection was harmful error. 134 C. 194. Violation is negligence per se but charge held adequate which stated that statute required a certain course of action. 146 C. 10. Cited. 147 C. 638; 149 C. 371. Where, in special defense of contributory negligence, defendant's alleged failure to use care of reasonably prudent person, to keep proper lookout and to operate automobile in such manner as to prevent collision, reference by court in its charge to statute was proper. Id., 386. Cited. 150 C. 355; 154 C. 615; 155 C. 409; 163 C. 146.

Cited. 14 CS 232.

Driver making right turn 7 feet from curb held to have exercised due care in civil case. 2 Conn. Cir. Ct. 269. Cited. 5 Conn. Cir. Ct. 695.

Annotations to present section:

Cited. 206 C. 608.

Cited. 4 CA 451.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-96g — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-96g
Sec. 14-96g. Colors of lamps and reflectors. Reflective sheeting on certain vehicles.
Status: in_force

(b) Rear clearance lamps, identification lamps and those marker lamps and reflectors mounted on the rear or on the sides near the rear of a vehicle shall display or reflect a red color. Any motor vehicle or equipment owned by a governmental agency which is engaged in construction or maintenance work may display red or white reflective sheeting on the rear of such vehicle or equipment.

(c) All lighting devices and reflectors mounted on the rear of any vehicle shall display or reflect a red color, except that the stop light or other signal device may be red, amber or yellow, and except that the light illuminating the license plate shall be white and the light emitted by a back-up lamp shall be white or amber.

(d) Each school bus or student transportation vehicle may display retroreflective tape or reflective sheeting on the rear or on the sides of such vehicle in accordance with regulations which shall be adopted by the commissioner pursuant to chapter 54.

(e) Failure to have and mount lamps, reflectors or lighting devices as required by this section shall be an infraction.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-21x — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-21x
Sec. 14-21x. Men's Health commemorative number plates. Fees. Regulations. Men's Health account.
Status: in_force

(b) A fee of sixty dollars shall be charged for Men's Health commemorative number plates, in addition to the regular fee or fees prescribed for the registration of a motor vehicle. Fifteen dollars of such fee shall be deposited in an account controlled by the Department of Motor Vehicles to be used for the cost of producing, issuing, renewing and replacing such number plates and forty-five dollars of such fee shall be deposited in the account established under subsection (d) of this section. No additional fee shall be charged in connection with the renewal of such number plates. No transfer fee shall be charged for transfer of an existing registration to or from a registration with Men's Health commemorative number plates. Such number plates shall have letters and numbers selected by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles. The commissioner may establish a higher fee for: (1) Number plates that contain the numbers and letters from a previously issued number plate; (2) number plates that contain letters in place of numbers, as authorized by section 14-49 , in addition to the fee or fees prescribed for registration under said section; and (3) number plates that are low number plates issued in accordance with section 14-160 , in addition to the fee or fees prescribed for registration under said section. All fees established and collected pursuant to this section, except moneys designated for administrative costs of the Department of Motor Vehicles, shall be deposited in the Men's Health account established under subsection (d) of this section.

(c) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, in consultation with the Commissioner of Public Health, may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to establish standards and procedures for the issuance, renewal and replacement of Men's Health commemorative number plates.

(d) There is established a Men's Health account which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account within the General Fund. The account shall contain any moneys required by law to be deposited in the account. The funds in the account shall be expended by the Department of Public Health to enhance public awareness of efforts to treat and cure prostate cancer and to support research into treatment for prostate cancer. The Commissioner of Public Health may receive private donations to the account and any such receipts shall be deposited in the account.

(e) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles may provide for the reproduction and marketing of the Men's Health commemorative number plate image for use on clothing, recreational equipment, posters, mementoes or other products or programs deemed by the commissioner to be suitable as a means of supporting the Men's Health account established under subsection (d) of this section. Any moneys received by the commissioner from such marketing shall be deposited in said account.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-96y — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-96y
Sec. 14-96y. Number of head lamps. Number in combination with other lamps.
Status: in_force

(b) Whenever a motor vehicle equipped with head lamps as herein required is also equipped with any auxiliary lamps or a spot lamp or any other lamp on the front thereof projecting a beam of intensity greater than three hundred candlepower, not more than a total of four of any such lamps on the front of a vehicle shall be lighted at any one time when upon a highway.

(c) Failure to have lamps as required by this section shall be an infraction.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-2 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-2
Sec. 14-2. Appointment of Commissioner of Motor Vehicles.
Status: in_force

See Sec. 4-12 re removal of officers and commissioners for misconduct, incompetence or neglect of duty.

Annotations to former statute:

Failure of Senate to act on nomination did not create vacancy which Governor was authorized to fill; incumbent held over de jure. 132 C. 518. Cited. 133 C. 43; 136 C. 317.

Cited. 13 CS 343.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-320 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 250 / Section 14-320
Sec. 14-320. Approval of gasoline station location by commissioner.
Status: in_force

Action of commissioner is reviewable only where he has acted arbitrarily, illegally or abused his discretion. 117 C. 262. Cited. 149 C. 513. Revocation cannot be by letter and without hearing. 149 C. 517.

Cited. 3 CS 224.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-281b — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 248 / Section 14-281b
Sec. 14-281b. Summons issued to holder of license endorsement while operating school bus or student transportation vehicles; copy to be sent to employer and local board of education; notification of disposition of case.
Status: in_force

(b) Within five days of the conviction, forfeiture, nolle or other disposition of a holder of a license endorsement for any violation while operating a school bus or student transportation vehicle, a report of the conviction, forfeiture, nolle or other disposition shall be transmitted by the court to the employer of the license endorsement holder and the board of education for which such school bus or student transportation vehicle is performing contract services.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-65a — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-65a
Sec. 14-65a. Exemption of dealers in certain trailers. Authorized transactions of marine dealers.
Status: in_force

(b) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, for the more efficient performance of said commissioner's duties, may allow a marine dealer, as defined in section 15-141 , registered with the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, to: (1) Sell any trailers required to be registered in accordance with the provisions of this chapter; (2) issue temporary registrations; and (3) submit applications for permanent registrations, in accordance with the provisions of subsection (c) of section 14-12 , and sections 14-61 and 14-61a .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-111n — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-111n
Sec. 14-111n. Reports of comparable convictions. Suspension of operator's license.
Status: in_force

(b) For the purpose of the action required to be taken by the commissioner in accordance with subsection (a) of this section, the conviction in another member jurisdiction for an offense involving the following acts or conduct shall be treated as a conviction under the following subdivisions:

(1) Manslaughter or assault with a motor vehicle or negligent homicide with a motor vehicle shall be deemed a conviction of a violation of section 53a-56b , 53a-60d or 14-222a ;

(2) Operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, or any combination thereof, shall be deemed a conviction of a violation of subsection (a) of section 14-227a ;

(3) Leaving the scene of an accident or failure to stop and render aid in the event of an accident or collision resulting in the death or personal injury of another shall be deemed a conviction of a violation of either subsection (a) or (b) of section 14-224 , depending on the acts or conduct reported and the circumstances as determined by the commissioner; or

(4) Unsafe, dangerous or reckless operation of a motor vehicle shall be deemed a conviction of a violation of section 14-222 .

(c) If the commissioner is notified by a member jurisdiction that a person who is the holder of a motor vehicle operator's license issued in this state has been convicted of a felony, in the commission of which a motor vehicle was used, the commissioner shall, if such person's acts or conduct would constitute an offense classified as a felony under section 53a-25 , suspend such person's operator's license for such period of time as may be determined by the commissioner.

(d) If the commissioner is notified by a member jurisdiction that a person who is the holder of a motor vehicle operator's license has been convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, in accordance with subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of this section, the commissioner may consider the conviction as a second or subsequent violation of section 14-227a if such person has been convicted previously of a violation of section 14-227a or has been convicted previously of a substantially similar offense in a member jurisdiction, as shown by such person's driver control record, within the past ten years, and the commissioner may impose the suspension and require the person to install and maintain an ignition interlock device on each motor vehicle owned or operated by such person for the period of time required for a second or subsequent offense by the provisions of subsections (g) and (h) of section 14-227a . It shall not be a defense to a suspension imposed pursuant to this subsection, or subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of this section, that the blood alcohol concentration of the person convicted in a member jurisdiction, or the blood alcohol concentration required for conviction of a per se offense in the member jurisdiction in which the person was convicted, is less than the blood alcohol concentration required for conviction of a per se offense in this state.

See Sec. 14-227o re discount for ignition interlock device services.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-111e — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-111e
Sec. 14-111e. Suspension or delay in issuance of operator's license for person under twenty-one years of age convicted of certain violations.
Status: in_force

(2) The commissioner shall suspend, for a period of sixty days, the motor vehicle operator's license or nonresident operating privilege of any person who has been convicted of a violation of subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 30-89 or subsection (b) or (c) of section 21a-279a and who was under the age of twenty-one at the time of such violation.

(3) The commissioner shall suspend, for a period of thirty days, the motor vehicle operator's license or nonresident operating privilege of any person who has been convicted of a violation of subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of section 30-89 and who was under the age of twenty-one at the time of such violation.

(b) The commissioner shall not issue a new motor vehicle operator's license under the provisions of section 14-36 to any person who has been convicted of a violation of section 30-88a or section 30-89 , subsection (e) of section 1-1h , subsection (a) of section 21a-279a or subsection (d) of section 21a-267 and who was under the age of twenty-one at the time of such violation until a period of one hundred fifty days has elapsed from the date all applicable requirements for any such license have been satisfied by such person.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-168a — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 247 / Section 14-168a
Sec. 14-168a. Sale of assembled wreckers or other motor vehicles by used car dealers.
Status: in_force

(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to allow any such used car dealer to act as a licensed manufacturer of a motor vehicle.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-27 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-27
Sec. 14-27. Number plates for public service motor vehicles.
Status: in_force

(b) Each motor bus holding a permit for interstate operation under the provisions of section 13b-89 , except those registered under section 14-365 , shall carry number plates to be furnished by the commissioner, which number plates shall indicate that such vehicle is licensed for interstate motor bus service.

(c) Each taxicab shall carry number plates to be furnished by the commissioner, which number plates shall indicate that such vehicle is licensed for taxicab service.

(d) Each motor vehicle in livery service shall carry number plates to be furnished by the commissioner, which number plates shall indicate that such vehicle is licensed for livery service.

(e) Each motor vehicle holding a permit for livery service, under sections 13b-101 to 13b-109 , inclusive, which service is for transportation between points within this state and points outside of this state shall carry number plates to be furnished by the commissioner, which plates shall indicate that such vehicle is licensed for interstate livery service.

(f) Each school bus shall carry number plates furnished by the commissioner and the number plates shall indicate that the school bus is licensed to transport students. Each school bus bearing such number plates shall be used primarily for the transportation of students. Each school bus used in part in livery service shall carry number plates indicating such dual usage.

(g) Failure to carry number plates as required by this section shall be an infraction.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-46d — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-46d
Sec. 14-46d. Confidential use of reports or records. Testimony re reports or records.
Status: in_force

Cited. 225 C. 499.

Cited. 33 CA 727; 41 CA 866.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-307k — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 249 / Section 14-307k
Sec. 14-307k. Disclosure, storage, retention and destruction of personally identifiable information. Disclosure of other information and data gathered from photo noise violation monitoring device.
Status: in_force

(b) No personally identifiable information shall be stored or retained by the municipality or a vendor unless such information is necessary for the charging, collection and enforcement of the fines imposed pursuant to an ordinance adopted under section 14-307j .

(c) Any information and other data gathered from a photo noise violation monitoring device shall be subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, as defined in section 1-200 , except no personally identifiable information may be disclosed.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-386 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 255 / Section 14-386
Sec. 14-386. Enforcement. Failure to stop snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle upon request.
Status: in_force

(b) No person operating a snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle shall refuse to stop his snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle after being requested or signaled to do so by an authorized law enforcement officer, or the owner or the agent of the owner of the property upon which such snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle is being operated. Any person operating a snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle who refuses to stop his snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle upon such request or such signal by an authorized law enforcement officer shall have committed an infraction.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-36e — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-36e
Sec. 14-36e. (Formerly Sec. 10-24). Course in motor vehicle operation and highway safety.
Status: in_force

(b) Each local and regional board of education may provide a course of instruction in motor vehicle operation and highway safety on a secondary school level, which course (1) shall consist of not less than thirty clock hours of classroom instruction offered during or after school hours as said board of education, in its discretion, may provide, including instruction of not less than fifteen minutes concerning the responsibilities of an operator of a motor vehicle under subsection (b) of section 14-223 and the penalty for a violation of the provisions of said subsection (b), and (2) may include behind-the-wheel instruction of up to twenty clock hours. Such course shall be open to enrollment by any person between the ages of sixteen and eighteen, inclusive, who is a resident of the town or school district or whose parent, parents or legal guardian owns property taxable in such town or school district. Any such board of education may contract for such behind-the-wheel instruction with a licensed drivers' school.

See Sec. 14-292 re requirement that vehicles driven by student drivers bear distinctive markers.

Annotation to former section 10-24:

Cited. 152 C. 151.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-67 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-67
Sec. 14-67. Qualifications of licensee; bond; fees. Solicitation of service contracts.
Status: in_force

(b) If the commissioner is of the opinion that the applicant is reliable, entitled to confidence and of sufficient financial responsibility, such applicant shall be granted a license to perform such service in this state. The license shall expire biennially and such license may be renewed as long as the commissioner regards such licensee as reliable, entitled to confidence and of sufficient financial responsibility.

(c) No license shall be granted under the provisions of this section unless the applicant deposits the sum of ten thousand dollars in cash or securities of a market value in said amount in this state and approved by the commissioner, or in lieu thereof a surety bond in like amount of a company legally authorized to do business in this state. Such bond shall be in favor of and for the protection, use and benefit of all members of such club or association and of all persons whose applications for such membership have been accepted and who have secured a judgment against such licensee for failure to perform its contract and which, after thirty days, remains unsatisfied, but in no event shall any judgment recovered against any such licensee be satisfied under such bond for more than one hundred dollars in any one action.

(d) The commissioner shall grant such license if the applicant has complied with the provisions of this section and the commissioner may, for cause, after notice and hearing, revoke such license. If the applicant or licensee is aggrieved either by the commissioner's refusal to grant a license or the revocation of such license, such applicant or licensee may appeal from the commissioner's decision in accordance with the provisions of section 4-183 .

(e) On and after October 1, 2012, the fee for each such license or the renewal thereof shall be five hundred dollars.

(f) No person shall solicit or aid in the solicitation of another person to purchase automobile club or automobile association service from any person, firm, association or corporation which is not licensed under this section.

(g) No person shall, orally or in writing, misrepresent the terms, benefits or provisions of any automobile club or automobile association service contract issued or to be issued by any person, firm, association or corporation.

(h) Any person, firm, association or corporation which violates any provision of this section shall be guilty of a class D misdemeanor.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-67r — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-67r
Sec. 14-67r. (Formerly Sec. 21-22a). Fencing.
Status: in_force

Cited. 233 C. 254; Id., 281.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-15d — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-15d
Sec. 14-15d. Electronic issuance of registration or certificate of title by electronic issuance licensee. Fee. Regulations.
Status: in_force

(b) Any electronic issuance licensee who files such applications electronically shall provide a form, as prescribed by the commissioner, to the owner or lessee of the motor vehicle that is the subject of such application. Such form shall include (1) the amount of any fee charged by such licensee to file such application electronically, (2) a statement that such licensee is not affiliated with the department, (3) information regarding how such owner or lessee may file a complaint with the department concerning a transaction performed pursuant to this section, and (4) any other information prescribed by the commissioner. Such licensee shall require such owner or lessee to acknowledge the information contained in such form by obtaining such owner or lessee's signature on such form.

(c) No electronic issuance licensee who files an application electronically pursuant to this section shall charge the owner or lessee of the motor vehicle that is the subject of any such application a fee in excess of twenty-five dollars to file such application electronically with the department.

(d) The commissioner shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to implement the provisions of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-29 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-29
Sec. 14-29. Owners of motor or service buses, taxicabs, school buses, school transportation vehicles and motor vehicles in livery service to furnish insurance or bond.
Status: in_force

(b) The amount of insurance or of such bond that each such vehicle owner or lessee shall carry as insurance or indemnity against claims for personal injury or death and legal liability resulting from damage to the property of passengers or others for any one accident shall be not less than (1) a single limit of liability of (A) one hundred thousand dollars, if such vehicle is designed or used to transport seven passengers or less, or (B) seven hundred fifty thousand dollars, if such vehicle is designed or used to transport eight to fourteen passengers without compensation; (2) the minimum amounts established in 49 CFR Part 387, as amended from time to time, if such vehicle is designed or used to transport eight passengers or more for compensation, or fifteen passengers or more without compensation; (3) one million five hundred thousand dollars, if such vehicle is operated in livery service under the provisions of sections 13b-101 to 13b-109 , inclusive, and designed or used to transport fourteen passengers or less; and (4) five million dollars, if such vehicle is operated in livery service under the provisions of sections 13b-101 to 13b-109 , inclusive, and designed or used to transport fifteen passengers or more.

(c) (1) Any person or company issuing any such insurance or indemnity bond shall file with the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles a certificate in such form as the commissioner prescribes, and no such insurance or bond shall lapse, expire or be cancelled while the registration is in force until the commissioner has been given at least ten days' written notice of an intention to cancel and until the commissioner has accepted other insurance or another indemnity bond and has notified the person or company seeking to cancel such insurance or bond that such other insurance or bond has been accepted or until the registration of such motor vehicle described in such insurance policy or bond has been suspended or cancelled.

(2) No person or company issuing any such insurance or indemnity bond shall issue an insurance policy or indemnity bond for a motor vehicle specified in subsection (a) of this section for limits less than those specified in subsection (b) of this section. Upon initial registration or renewal of any such motor vehicle, the commissioner may presume that an insurance policy or indemnity bond meets the minimum amounts specified in said subsection (b) for such vehicle.

(d) Any person injured in person or property by any such motor vehicle may apply to the commissioner for the name and description of the insurer of the vehicle causing such injury or the name of the surety upon any indemnity bond of any such owner or the name of the holder of a certificate of financial responsibility.

(e) Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than one year or both.

Cited. 9 CA 686.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-21d — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-21d
Sec. 14-21d. Prisoner of war and congressional medal of honor registration and number plate.
Status: in_force

(b) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, at the request of any recipient of the congressional medal of honor, shall register, without charge, any passenger motor vehicle, camper or passenger and commercial motor vehicle owned or leased by such person, provided no more than two such registrations may be issued to any such person. The commissioner shall issue a special certificate of registration and a number plate or set of number plates in accordance with the provisions of subsection (a) of section 14-21b for each such vehicle. The surviving spouse of a recipient of the congressional medal of honor issued such special registration may retain any such registration and number plates without charge for his or her lifetime or until such time as he or she remarries.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-153a — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-153a
Sec. 14-153a. Exemption. Penalty.
Status: in_force

(b) Any person who violates any provision of section 14-153 shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-36j — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-36j
Sec. 14-36j. Commissioner to amend regulations re content of safe driving instruction courses. Attendance by parent or guardian.
Status: in_force

(b) A parent or guardian of any such applicant to whom a learner's permit or youth instruction permit is issued on or after August 1, 2008, who is less than eighteen years of age, shall attend such two hours of instruction with such applicant. Before any such applicant is permitted to take the driver's test, such applicant shall provide an affidavit to the commissioner, signed under penalty of false statement, by an official of the driver's school, high school or other secondary school by which such course was conducted, that a parent or guardian attended the two hours of instruction required by subsection (a) of this section with such applicant.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-98a — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-98a
Sec. 14-98a. Tires to be in safe operating condition.
Status: in_force

Cited. 41 CA 664; 46 CA 633.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-227g — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 248 / Section 14-227g
Sec. 14-227g. Operation by person under twenty-one years of age while blood alcohol content exceeds two-hundredths of one per cent. Procedures. Penalties.
Status: in_force

(b) The fact that the operator of a motor vehicle appears to be sixteen years of age or over but under twenty-one years of age shall not constitute a reasonable and articulable suspicion that an offense has been or is being committed so as to justify an investigatory stop of such motor vehicle by a police officer.

(c) The provisions of subsections (b), (d), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j), and (k) of section 14-227a , adapted accordingly, shall be applicable to a violation of subsection (a) of this section.

Commissioner of Motor Vehicles not limited to criminal prosecution where defendant is under 21 years of age and operated motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol but can also suspend license of such person. 86 CA 51.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-21j — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-21j
Sec. 14-21j. Amistad commemorative number plates. Fees. Regulations.
Status: in_force

(b) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, which shall provide for a one-time fee of fifty dollars to be charged for Amistad commemorative number plates, in addition to the regular fee or fees prescribed for the registration of a motor vehicle. Fifteen dollars of such one-time fee shall be deposited in an account controlled by the Department of Motor Vehicles to be used for administrative costs of carrying out the provisions of this subsection. Such number plates shall have letters and numbers selected by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles. The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles may establish a higher fee for: (1) Such number plates which contain letters in place of numbers as authorized by section 14-49 in addition to the fee or fees prescribed for plates issued under said section 14-49 ; and (2) such number plates which are low number plates, in accordance with section 14-160 , in addition to the fee or fees prescribed for plates issued under said section 14-160 . All fees established and collected pursuant to this section, except moneys designated for administrative costs of the Department of Motor Vehicles, shall be deposited in the Amistad commemorative account established pursuant to section 14-21k .

(c) No additional renewal fee shall be charged for renewal of registration for any motor vehicle bearing Amistad commemorative number plates which contain letters in place of numbers, or low number plates, in excess of the renewal fee for Amistad commemorative number plates with letters and numbers selected by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles. No transfer fee shall be charged for transfer of an existing registration to or from a registration with Amistad commemorative number plates.

(d) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to establish standards and procedures for the issuance, renewal and replacement of Amistad commemorative number plates.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-298a — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 249 / Section 14-298a
Sec. 14-298a. Operation of motor vehicle exceeding posted clearance, load or weight limit prohibited.
Status: in_force

(b) Any person violating any provision of this section shall, (1) for a first offense, be fined not more than one thousand dollars, and (2) for a subsequent offense, be fined not more than two thousand five hundred dollars.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-21i — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-21i
Sec. 14-21i. Greenways commemorative number plates. Fees. Greenways commemorative account. Regulations.
Status: in_force

(b) (1) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall charge a fee of fifty dollars for a greenways commemorative number plate, with letters and numbers selected by the commissioner, in addition to the regular fee or fees prescribed for the registration of a motor vehicle. The commissioner shall deposit fifteen dollars of such fee into an account controlled by the Department of Motor Vehicles to be used for the cost of producing, issuing, renewing and replacing such commemorative number plates, and thirty-five dollars of such fee into the greenways commemorative account established pursuant to subsection (d) of this section.

(2) The commissioner shall charge a fee of seventy dollars for a greenways commemorative number plate that (A) contains letters in place of numbers as authorized by section 14-49 , or (B) is a low number plate in accordance with section 14-160 , in addition to the fee or fees prescribed for plates issued under said sections. The commissioner shall deposit fifteen dollars of such fee into an account controlled by the Department of Motor Vehicles to be used for the cost of producing, issuing, renewing and replacing such commemorative number plates, and fifty-five dollars of such fee into the greenways commemorative account.

(c) No additional renewal fee shall be charged for renewal of registration for any motor vehicle bearing greenways commemorative number plates which contain letters in place of numbers, or low number plates, in excess of the renewal fee for greenways commemorative number plates with letters and numbers selected by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles. No transfer fee shall be charged for transfer of an existing registration to or from a registration with greenways commemorative number plates.

(d) There is established an account to be known as the “greenways commemorative account” which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account within the General Fund. The account shall contain any moneys required by law to be deposited in the account. The funds in the account shall be expended by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection to fund the greenways capital grant program established pursuant to section 23-101 and the bikeway, pedestrian walkway, recreational trail and greenway grant program described in section 23-103 .

(e) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to establish standards and procedures for the issuance, renewal and replacement of greenways commemorative number plates.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-43 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-43
Sec. 14-43. Misrepresentation renders license void.
Status: in_force

(b) No person shall obtain or attempt to obtain any license for another by misrepresentation or impersonation and any license obtained by misrepresentation or impersonation is void.

(c) Any person who violates any provision of this section and any person who fails to surrender a falsely obtained operator's license upon the demand of the commissioner shall be fined not more than two hundred dollars.

That a licensed operator is under age does not ipso facto make his license void. 107 C. 213.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-217 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 248 / Section 14-217
Sec. 14-217. Operator to give name and address and show or surrender license, registration and insurance identification card when requested.
Status: in_force

Cited. 161 C. 371; 181 C. 299.

Cited. 24 CA 438; 30 CA 742; 45 CA 303.

Operator's license is privilege granted by state, not a right, and subject to reasonable restrictions; roadblock stopping by state police is valid exercise of police power. 4 Conn. Cir. Ct. 385, 389, 394.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-342 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 250 / Section 14-342
Sec. 14-342. Sale of motor oil regulated.
Status: in_force

(b) No person, firm or corporation shall expose for sale, offer for sale or sell, from any tank or container or other distributing device or equipment, any other motor lubricating oils than those indicated by the name, trade name, symbol, sign or other distinguishing mark or device of the manufacturer or distributor, appearing upon the tank, container or other distributing equipment from which the same are sold, offered for sale or distributed.

(c) No person, firm or corporation shall expose for sale, offer for sale or sell, under any trademark or trade name in general use, any motor lubricating oils, except those manufactured or distributed by the manufacturer marketing motor lubricating oils, under such trademark or trade name; or substitute, mix or adulterate the motor lubricating oils sold, offered for sale or distributed under such trademark or trade name; or refill used packages or containers, which have contained goods sold under a trademark, unless with products of the same manufacturer and of the same grade. No person, firm or corporation shall sell or offer for sale, as lubricating oil, any oil that has been rerun, refiltered, reclaimed or refined from crankcase draining, or any other oil that has been used for purposes of lubrication, unless such oil is sold and labeled “reconditioned motor oil”, and such person, firm or corporation shall, upon the request of the commissioner, disclose the source of supply of the above-named products.

(d) Any person, firm or corporation which violates any provision of this section shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days or both for each offense.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-21k — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-21k
Sec. 14-21k. Amistad commemorative account.
Status: in_force

(b) The moneys in said account shall be expended by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management for the purposes of: (1) Innovative community programs to further the goal of informing the public of the 1839 uprising against the crew of the Spanish slave schooner, The Amistad, and the United States Supreme Court case that arose from such uprising; (2) allocation of grants to agencies, institutions or persons to conduct research, provide public education, establish outreach programs and enhance public awareness of the Amistad uprising and its place in Connecticut's history; and (3) reimbursement to the Department of Motor Vehicles for the cost of producing, issuing, renewing and replacing Amistad commemorative number plates, including administrative expenses, pursuant to section 14-21j .

(c) The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management may receive private donations to said account and any such receipts shall be deposited in said account.

(d) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles may provide for the reproduction and marketing of the Amistad commemorative number plate image for use on clothing, recreational equipment, posters, mementoes or other products or programs deemed by the commissioner to be suitable as a means of supporting the Amistad commemorative account. Any moneys received by the commissioner from such marketing shall be deposited in said account.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-261 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 248 / Section 14-261
Sec. 14-261. Towing and pushing of vehicles. Double trailers and semitrailers.
Status: in_force

(b) Any person pushing, propelling, drawing or towing a motor vehicle, except as authorized by the provisions of this section shall be deemed to have committed an infraction.

Cited. 145 C. 141.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-261a — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 248 / Section 14-261a
Sec. 14-261a. Regulation of commercial vehicle combinations.
Status: in_force

(b) Any person operating a commercial vehicle combination or a semitrailer, as described in subsection (c) of section 14-262 , in violation of any provision of subsection (a) of this section shall be fined one thousand dollars for each offense. The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall also suspend, for sixty days, the motor vehicle registration certificate, privilege to operate or operator's license of any such person.

Cited. 199 C. 667.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-64 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-64
Sec. 14-64. Suspension and revocation of licenses. Civil penalties. Restitution orders.
Status: in_force

See Sec. 14-67h for definition of “major component parts”.

Section does not authorize commissioner to delegate quasi-judicial functions. 151 C. 679. Cited. 165 C. 10. Commissioner has power of suspension when he finds that a repairer has misrepresented the condition of a motor vehicle he has repaired. Id., 15. Requires notice and hearing re alleged relations. Id., 42. 1973 amendment of section, which provides that a false statement as to prior ownership shall be a basis for suspension, is a clarification of the prior statute. Id., 416, 421. Section is penal in nature and is to be strictly construed; the word “condition” is to be construed according to its commonly approved usage, i.e., the actual mechanical status of the vehicle. Id., 416, 419, 420. Mileage on an automobile clearly relates to its condition. Id., 559. Commissioner, before imposing a suspension under section, was not precluded from examining plaintiff's past record kept by him; he may act on facts which are known to him even though they are not produced at the hearing. Id., 559, 567. Commissioner's revocation of plaintiff's license because of a violation of Sec. 14-51 sustained as it was supported by the evidence. 167 C. 304. Proof of the making of a false statement requires a finding by the commissioner of an intent to deceive by the dealer. Id., 493. Cited. 176 C. 11; 211 C. 508.

Cited. 30 CS 131; 36 CS 586. 1981 amendment to statute did not confer jurisdiction to fine a former licensee whose license had expired prior to institution of commissioner's complaint. 40 CS 226.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-319 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 250 / Section 14-319
Sec. 14-319. License required for sale of gasoline. Prohibited grounds for refusal to grant or renew license.
Status: in_force

(b) The commissioner shall not refuse to grant or renew any license under this section on the ground that (1) any licensed activity shall be conducted by the licensee on real property on which shall also be located one or more other businesses, enterprises, or activities, whether or not licensed under section 14-52 , owned or operated by one or more persons, other than the licensee, or (2) the licensee shall make use of any common areas or facilities together with the owner or operator of any such other business, enterprise or activity.

(c) In determining whether to grant or to renew any license under this section, the commissioner shall consider whether the applicant or licensee has been found in any judicial or administrative proceeding to have violated the requirements of subsection (c) of section 14-332a .

See Secs. 16a-6 and 16a-22d re information to be submitted by applicant.

See Sec. 21a-10(b) re staggered schedule of license renewals.

History of statutes concerning licensing of gasoline stations. 123 C. 312. Cited. 125 C. 720. Applicant for station in New Haven is not required to comply with Sec. 14-321 before applying to commissioner under this section. 128 C. 701. Cited. 131 C. 715. Does not preclude zoning board from considering size of lot for proposed station in determining whether it will imperil public. 134 C. 155. Cited. 135 C. 709; 138 C. 326. A later decision of zoning appeals board constituted a conclusive determination that there had been a change in conditions and amounted to a revocation of certificate issued 6 years before. 139 C. 677. Cited. Id., 680; 140 C. 622; 142 C. 66; 144 C. 61; 147 C. 517; 149 C. 514.

Cited. 3 CA 556.

Cited. 3 CS 224.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-300f — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 249 / Section 14-300f
Sec. 14-300f. Vehicles to stop for school crossing guard. Penalties. Issuance of warning or summons upon report of school crossing guard.
Status: in_force

(b) Any person who violates any provision of subsection (a) of this section shall be fined four hundred fifty dollars for the first offense and, for each subsequent offense, not less than five hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both.

(c) Upon receipt of a written report from any school crossing guard specifying the license plate number, color and type of any motor vehicle observed by such school crossing guard violating any provision of subsection (a) of this section and the date, approximate time and location of such violation, a police officer may issue a written warning or summons to the owner of such vehicle.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-213 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 248 / Section 14-213
Sec. 14-213. Operation without carrying operator's license.
Status: in_force

Failure to carry his license does not make an operator “an unlicensed person”. 93 C. 457.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-235 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 248 / Section 14-235
Sec. 14-235. Vehicle not to be driven on left side of highway on curve or upgrade.
Status: in_force

See Sec. 14-111g re operator's retraining program.

See Sec. 14-295 re assessment of double or treble damages.

Cited. 149 C. 385; 150 C. 356; 206 C. 608; 208 C. 94.

Cited. 4 CA 451.

The only intent requisite to a conviction is the intent or purpose to do the prohibited act; without that intent, no crime has been committed. 24 CS 214.

Where defendant contended that he was not aware of intersection, that there were no “no passing” signs and that he had no intent to commit prohibited act, held that affirmative proof of intent is not required; 24 CS 214 distinguished. 4 Conn. Cir. Ct. 9, 10, 11.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-304 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 249 / Section 14-304
Sec. 14-304. Safety zones.
Status: in_force

(b) No person shall operate or drive any vehicle over or through any safety zone established under the provisions of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-105 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-105
Sec. 14-105. Television screens or similar devices prohibited. Exceptions.
Status: in_force

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, the driver of a commercial motor vehicle equipped with a garbage compactor, detachable container or a curbside recycling body may, when engaged in the activity of refuse collection on any public highway, use a closed video monitor for backing after such vehicle is shifted out of reverse and placed into forward motion, for such time as may be necessary to observe motor vehicles or pedestrians that may be behind such vehicle in a position that cannot be viewed using such vehicle's mirror system.

(c) Violation of any provision of this section shall be an infraction.

Cited. 35 CS 659.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-191 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 247 / Section 14-191
Sec. 14-191. Suspension or revocation of certificate.
Status: in_force

(b) Suspension or revocation of a certificate of title does not, in itself, affect the validity of a security interest noted on it.

(c) When the commissioner suspends or revokes a certificate of title, the owner or person in possession of it shall, immediately upon receiving notice of the suspension or revocation, mail or deliver the certificate to the commissioner.

(d) The commissioner may seize and impound any certificate of title which has been suspended or revoked.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-219c — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 248 / Section 14-219c
Sec. 14-219c. Use of speed monitoring devices to support a conviction.
Status: in_force

Statute does not set out a test for admissibility of laser readings; purpose of statute is to provide a presumption of accuracy for laser readings when state satisfies the 5 conditions contained in statute. 70 CA 223.

Statute refers to the accuracy of radar readings and does not purport to create any prima facie presumptions with respect to the accuracy of a patrol car's speedometer. 37 CS 601. Court held to be reasonable in time test for accuracy conducted 3 weeks after the arrest. 39 CS 313.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-279a — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 248 / Section 14-279a
Sec. 14-279a. Operation of school bus monitoring system by board of education or municipality. Vendor agreement. Report.
Status: in_force

(b) A municipality or local or regional board of education may install, operate and maintain live digital video school bus violation detection monitoring systems, or may enter into an agreement with a private vendor for the installation, operation and maintenance of such monitoring systems. Such agreement shall provide for the compensation to the vendor for the expense of the monitoring services and cost of equipment provided by the vendor and for the reimbursement of the vendor for the expenses of installing, operating and maintaining the monitoring system. Such agreement shall provide that the vendor shall, on an annual basis, submit a report to such municipality or local or regional board of education that includes, but is not limited to: (1) The total number of citations issued pursuant to section 14-279b as a result of a violation detected and recorded by the monitoring system, and (2) the total amount of funds collected from such citations. The municipality or local or regional board of education shall, not later than thirty days after receipt of such report, submit such report to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to transportation and public safety and security. A municipality or local or regional board of education serving a municipality that has entered into an agreement with a private vendor for the installation, operation and maintenance of a live digital video school bus violation detection monitoring system shall use amounts remitted to such municipality in accordance with subsection (e) of section 51-56a , in respect to the violation of section 14-279 , to reimburse the private vendor for the expenses for installing, operating and maintaining the monitoring system.

(c) A warning sign shall be posted on all school buses in which a monitoring system is installed and operated pursuant to this section indicating the use of such system.

(d) A monitoring system installed pursuant to this section shall record images of the number plate of a motor vehicle only, and shall not record images of the occupants of such motor vehicle or of any other persons or vehicles in the vicinity at the time the images are recorded.

(e) (1) A municipality or local or regional board of education that is not operating a live digital video school bus violation detection monitoring system pursuant to subsection (b) of this section prior to July 1, 2024, shall not (A) commence operation of such a system on or after July 1, 2024, or (B) enter into an agreement with a private vendor pursuant to subsection (b) of this section for the installation, operation and maintenance of such a system on or after July 1, 2024.

(2) A municipality or local or regional board of education, or a private vendor under an agreement pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, that is operating a live digital video school bus violation detection monitoring system pursuant to subsection (b) of this section on July 1, 2024, shall cease operation of such system not later than July 1, 2026, except as provided in subdivision (3) of this subsection.

(3) A private vendor operating a live digital video school bus violation detection monitoring system may continue operating such system on or after July 1, 2026, provided (A) the agreement regarding such operation was entered into pursuant to subsection (b) of this section prior to July 1, 2024, (B) no option to renew or extend such agreement is exercised on or after July 1, 2024, that would extend such operation to include any period of time on or after July 1, 2026, and (C) such operation ceases upon termination of such agreement.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-332a — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 250 / Section 14-332a
Sec. 14-332a. Surcharges. Tie-in-sales. Price reduction requirements.
Status: in_force

(b) Any retail dealer that adds a surcharge to the price of gasoline or other product intended for use in the propelling of motor vehicles using combustion type engines sold by him at retail, or requires a tie-in-sale as a condition of such sale, shall be subject to the penalties provided in section 14-331 . Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prohibit any charge for financing in accordance with sections 36a-675 to 36a-685 , inclusive.

(c) (1) During the period commencing on July 1, 1998, and ending on October 1, 1998, upon the reduction in the tax required by section 12-458 , that is effective July 1, 1998, and during the period commencing on July 1, 2000, and ending November 1, 2000, upon the reduction in the tax required by said section 12-458 , that is effective July 1, 2000, each retail dealer shall, in accordance with subdivision (2) of this subsection, reduce the per-gallon price of gasoline or other product intended for use in the propelling of motor vehicles using combustion type engines sold by such retail dealer at retail in an amount equal to the amount of the reduction in such tax that is imposed on each gallon of such gasoline or other product. Such retail dealer shall maintain any such price reduction in effect for a period of not less than one hundred twenty days after such tax reduction.

(2) The price reduction required by subdivision (1) of this subsection shall take effect not later than (A) two days following the effective date of the applicable tax reduction, or (B) the close of business on the business day on which the retail dealer has completed the sale of an amount of such gasoline or other product equal to the total number of gallons of such gasoline or other product in the inventory of the retail dealer at midnight on the effective date of such tax reduction, whichever is later.

(3) Any retail dealer that violates this subsection shall be subject to the penalties set forth in section 14-331 . A violation of this subsection shall be deemed an unfair or deceptive trade practice under subsection (a) of section 42-110b .

(4) The following shall be affirmative defenses to any action or administrative proceeding brought against a retail dealer under section 14-331 or chapter 735a for an alleged violation of this subsection: (A) An increase in the wholesale price of such gasoline or other product that occurs after any such tax reduction; (B) an increase in any other tax imposed on such gasoline or other product that occurs after any such tax reduction; or (C) any other bona fide business cost increase incurred by a retail dealer and upon which the retail dealer relied in making the decision to forego the implementation or continuation of any such price reduction in whole or in part.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-227c — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 248 / Section 14-227c
Sec. 14-227c. Blood, breath or urine sample and drug influence evaluation required following accident resulting in death or serious physical injury.
Status: in_force

(b) If any surviving operator whose motor vehicle is involved in an accident resulting in the serious physical injury, as defined in section 53a-3 , or death of another person, and (1) a police officer has probable cause to believe that such operator operated such motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug, or both, or (2) such operator has been charged with a motor vehicle violation in connection with such accident and a police officer has a reasonable and articulable suspicion that such operator operated such motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug, or both:

(A) A blood, breath or urine sample shall be obtained from such surviving operator. The test shall be performed by or at the direction of a police officer according to methods and with equipment approved by the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection and shall be performed by a person certified or recertified for such purpose by said department or recertified by persons certified as instructors by the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection. The equipment used for such test shall be checked for accuracy by a person certified by the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection immediately before and after such test is performed. If a blood test is performed, it shall be on a blood sample taken by a person licensed to practice medicine and surgery in this state, a qualified laboratory technician, a registered nurse, a physician assistant or a phlebotomist. A blood sample obtained from an operator pursuant to this subsection shall be examined for the presence and concentration of alcohol and any drug by the Division of Scientific Services within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection; and

(B) A drug recognition expert shall conduct a drug influence evaluation of such surviving operator, provided such operator is not seriously injured or otherwise unable to take such evaluation as a result of the accident.

(c) Each police officer who obtains from a surviving operator any blood, breath or urine sample or a drug influence evaluation conducted on such operator pursuant to subsection (b) of this section shall submit to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles a written report providing the results of such sample or evaluation on a form approved by the commissioner. The commissioner may, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing held in accordance with chapter 54 and section 14-227b , suspend the motor vehicle operator's license or operating privilege of such person and require such person to install and maintain an ignition interlock device as provided for in subsection (i) of section 14-227b . Such hearing shall be limited to a determination of the following issues: (1) Was the person operating the motor vehicle; (2) was the person's sample obtained in accordance with, or drug influence evaluation conducted pursuant to, the provisions of subsection (b) of this section; and (3) was the examined sample found to have an elevated blood alcohol content, as defined in section 14-227b or was the person operating the motor vehicle under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug, or both.

(d) In any motor vehicle accident resulting in the death of a person, the law enforcement unit, as defined in section 7-294a , responding to the accident shall assign an officer trained in advanced roadside impaired driving enforcement to respond, if such an officer is available.

Cited. 35 CS 511.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-145b — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-145b
Sec. 14-145b. Storage and release of motor vehicles that have been towed or rendered immovable.
Status: in_force

(2) No vehicle shall be rendered immovable on private property through use of a wheel-locking device pursuant to sections 14-145 to 14-145c , inclusive, unless the vehicle is located in a secure place on such property that is reasonably accessible for the purpose of vehicle redemption. Personnel to provide for vehicle redemption shall be on such property for not less than eight hours after a vehicle has been rendered immovable. Additionally, signage shall describe the hours for vehicle redemption when the eight-hour deadline has passed. If the vehicle is towed or removed from such property, all provisions of sections 14-145 to 14-145c , inclusive, relating to the towing or removal of a vehicle shall be applicable.

(b) When a vehicle has been towed or removed pursuant to sections 14-145 to 14-145c , inclusive, it shall be released to its owner, a lending institution or a person authorized by the owner or lending institution to regain possession, upon demand, provided the demand is made between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday or at a reasonable time on Saturday, Sunday or holidays and the owner or authorized person presents proof of registration and pays the costs of towing or removal and of storage.

(c) Any vehicle owner, lending institution or agent of the owner or lending institution, shall have the right to inspect the vehicle before accepting its return or removal of a wheel-locking device. No general release of any kind that would release the person or firm towing, removing or storing the vehicle or rendering the vehicle immovable from liability for damages or from liability for any claim that the vehicle was towed or rendered immovable without justification may be required from any vehicle owner, lending institution or agent of the owner or lending institution, as a condition of release of the vehicle. A receipt showing the name of the person or firm towing or removing the vehicle or rendering the vehicle immovable and an itemization of the charges shall be provided to the person paying the towing or removal and storage costs or the charge for removal of a wheel-locking device at the time of payment.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-286e — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 248 / Section 14-286e
Sec. 14-286e. Police officers, firefighters or emergency service personnel on bicycles.
Status: in_force

(b) The exemptions granted in subsection (a) of this section shall apply only when such bicycle is making use of an audible warning signal device, including, but not limited to a siren, whistle or bell.

(c) The provisions of this section shall not relieve the operator of a bicycle from the duty to drive with due regard for the safety of all persons and property.

See Sec. 14-286d re definition of “bicycle”.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-267b — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 248 / Section 14-267b
Sec. 14-267b. Weight restrictions for motor buses. Penalties.
Status: in_force

(b) A person who violates any provision of subsection (a) of this section shall be subject to the penalties set forth in subsection (f) of section 14-267a .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-48c — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-48c
Sec. 14-48c. Registration of commercial motor vehicle engaged in seasonal operations.
Status: in_force

(b) The fee for such six-month registration shall be one-half of the annual registration fee.

(c) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 to carry out the provisions of subsection (a) of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-271 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 248 / Section 14-271
Sec. 14-271. Securing of loads.
Status: in_force

(b) No person shall operate on any highway any vehicle with any load unless such load and any covering thereon is securely fastened so as to prevent such covering or load from becoming loose, detached or in any manner a hazard to other users of the highway.

(c) No person shall operate on any highway any vehicle having a gross weight of five thousand pounds or more which is designed and used exclusively for the collection and transportation of refuse and which has a separable container with an open top unless the contents of such container are secured by the use of a screen or other material having perforations of a size not greater than two square inches when such container is attached to such vehicle.

(d) The provisions of this section shall not apply to motor vehicles registered as farm motor vehicles or vehicles used for farming purposes.

(e) Violation of any provision of this section shall be an infraction for each offense.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-344d — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 250a / Section 14-344d
Sec. 14-344d. State allocation and distribution of fuel not affected. Provisions inapplicable to certain service stations.
Status: in_force

(b) The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any service station operated by a producer or refiner of petroleum products with its employees on July 1, 1979, which is used as a training or test marketing center or for advertising or public relations purposes. No producer or refiner may operate more than one such service station in the state under the provisions of this subsection.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-275d — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 248 / Section 14-275d
Sec. 14-275d. Program for funding to offset sales tax on purchase of school buses equipped with seat safety belts.
Status: in_force

(b) A school district participating in the program shall provide written notice concerning the availability and proper use of such seat safety belts to a parent or legal guardian of each student who will be transported on such school bus. A school district shall instruct such students on the proper use, fastening and unfastening of such seat safety belts.

(c) No local or regional school district, carrier with whom a local or regional school district has contracted for the transportation of students, or operator of a school bus shall be liable for damages for injury resulting solely from a student's use, misuse or failure to use a seat safety belt installed on a school bus used in the program established under this section.

(d) The Department of Motor Vehicles, in collaboration with the Department of Education, shall inform local and regional school districts annually of the program established pursuant to subsection (a) of this section and how to apply to such program.

(e) During the 2030 regular session of the General Assembly, the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to transportation and education shall conduct a joint public hearing on the level of participation in such program and its effectiveness with respect to the use of such seat safety belts.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-26 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-26
Sec. 14-26. Motor or service buses, taxicabs, school buses, motor vehicles in livery service and school buses used in part in livery service.
Status: in_force

(b) The certificate of registration of a motor bus, service bus, taxicab, school bus and motor vehicle in livery service shall, at all times, be carried upon such motor vehicle and shall be subject to examination upon demand by any person authorized by law.

(c) Any person who violates any provision of this section shall have committed an infraction. Any person who violates any provision of subsection (b) of this section shall be fined fifty dollars.

See Sec. 13b-83 re registration of motor bus.

See Sec. 13b-99 re registration of taxicab.

See Sec. 13b-106 re registration of motor vehicles in livery service.

This section interpreted and held valid. 97 C. 239.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-242 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 248 / Section 14-242
Sec. 14-242. Turns restricted. Signals to be given before turning or stopping. U-turns. Left turns. Right turns when passing person riding bicycle, electric bicycle or electric foot scooter.
Status: in_force

(b) A signal of intention to turn right or left shall be given continuously during not less than the last one hundred feet traveled by the vehicle before turning.

(c) No person shall stop or suddenly decrease the speed of a vehicle without first giving an appropriate signal in the manner provided in section 14-244 to the driver of any vehicle immediately to the rear when there is opportunity to give such signal.

(d) No person shall turn a vehicle so as to proceed in the opposite direction upon any curve, or upon the approach to, or near the crest of, a grade, where such vehicle cannot be seen by the driver of any other vehicle approaching from either direction within five hundred feet, or at any location where signs prohibiting U-turns are posted by any traffic authority.

(e) The driver of a vehicle intending to turn to the left within an intersection or into an alley, private road or driveway shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle approaching from the opposite direction which is within the intersection or within the area formed by the extension of the lateral lines of the private alley, road or driveway across the full width of the public highway with which it intersects, or so close to such intersection of public highways or to the area formed by the extension of the lateral lines of said private alley, road or driveway across the full width of the public highway as to constitute an immediate hazard.

(f) No person operating a vehicle who overtakes and passes a person riding a bicycle, an electric bicycle or an electric foot scooter and proceeding in the same direction shall make a right turn at any intersection or into any private road or driveway unless the turn can be made with reasonable safety and will not impede the travel of the person riding the bicycle, electric bicycle or electric foot scooter.

(g) Violation of any of the provisions of this section shall be an infraction.

See Sec. 14-111g re operator's retraining program.

See Sec. 14-295 re assessment of double or treble damages.

Failure to signal is negligence as a matter of law but such negligence is a question of fact in determining proximate causation. 142 C. 142; 147 C. 187. Former statute cited. 145 C. 187. Violation is negligence per se but charge held adequate which stated that statute required a certain course of action. 146 C. 10. Cited. 149 C. 371. Where, in special defense of contributory negligence, defendant's alleged failure to use care of reasonably prudent person, to keep proper lookout and to operate automobile in such manner as to prevent collision, reference by court in its charge to statute was proper. Id., 386. Cited. 150 C. 355; 155 C. 409; 163 C. 146. Statute places a duty of reasonable safety on a driver who wishes to turn left into a private alleyway. 165 C. 422. Whether defendant violated section and such violation was the proximate cause of plaintiff's damage are questions for the jury. 167 C. 533. Cited. 179 C. 388; 206 C. 608; 234 C. 660.

Cited 2 CA 164; 4 CA 451; 17 CA 471; 22 CA 142; 30 CA 742; 36 CA 710; 43 CA 636.

Cited. 5 Conn. Cir. Ct. 694.

Subsec. (a):

No exception to signal requirement exists merely because there is no risk of collision in making turn. 154 C. 620. Cited. 166 C. 240. Plaintiff stopped his vehicle at curb and then turned left into driveway without signaling; this was violation of this Subsec., not Subsec. (b). 168 C. 64.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-262d — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 248 / Section 14-262d
Sec. 14-262d. Permits for vehicles transporting mobile homes, modular homes, house trailers or sectional houses.
Status: in_force

(b) Any person who violates the provisions of any permit issued under this section or fails to obtain such a permit shall be subject to the applicable penalties in subsection (g) of section 14-270 .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-12i — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-12i
Sec. 14-12i. Restoration fees. Reimbursement to entities returning confiscated registration number plates to the department.
Status: in_force

(b) In addition to other purposes authorized for the expenditure of moneys in the Special Transportation Fund to administer the program established by sections 14-12c and 14-12f to 14-12k , inclusive, 14-112 , 14-213b , 38a-343 and 38a-343a , the Insurance Commissioner, in consultation with the Office of Policy and Management and the Treasurer, may establish a plan or develop a procedure to provide for the reimbursement of municipalities for the necessary expenses incurred in enforcing the provisions of section 14-12h regarding the confiscation and return to the Department of Motor Vehicles of registration number plates.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-20b — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-20b
Sec. 14-20b. Number plates for veterans, members of the armed forces, members of the Hmong Laotian special guerilla units and eligible former reservists. Return and nonrenewal of number plates.
Status: in_force

(b) (1) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, at the request of any person who was a member of the Hmong Laotian special guerilla units, which units served in the United States secret war in the Kingdom of Laos during the Vietnam War, or any person who is an eligible former reservist, or the surviving spouse of any such person, and after verification from the Department of Veterans Affairs as provided under subdivision (2) or (3), as applicable, of this subsection, shall register any motor vehicle owned or leased for a period of at least one year by such person and shall issue a special certificate of registration and a set of number plates for each such motor vehicle, including a special certificate of registration and a set of number plates for any motor vehicle used exclusively for farming purposes by any such person, or the surviving spouse of such person, who is engaged in agricultural production as a trade or business. The plates shall expire and be renewed as provided in section 14-22 . The commissioner shall charge a fee for such plates, which fee shall cover the entire cost of making such plates and shall be in addition to the fee for registration of such motor vehicle.

(2) Any person who was a member of the Hmong Laotian special guerilla units, or the surviving spouse of such person, may submit a request to the Department of Veterans Affairs to be listed as a veteran, based on such person's service during the Vietnam War, for the purpose of obtaining a special certificate of registration and a set of number plates under subdivision (1) of this subsection. Such person, or the surviving spouse of such person, shall provide to said department (A) an affidavit stating (i) when such person served, (ii) where such person served, (iii) the unit in which such person served, and (iv) the capacity in which such person served; (B) any available corroborating witness affidavits; (C) any available official documentation of service; and (D) any other documents supporting such person's or such surviving spouse's affidavit. Said department shall, not later than thirty days after receipt of such request, verify whether such person was a member of the Hmong Laotian special guerilla units and, if so verified, notify the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles of such request and verification.

(3) (A) Any person who is an eligible former reservist, or the surviving spouse of such person, may submit a request to the Department of Veterans Affairs to be listed as a veteran, based on such person's service in a reserve component of the armed forces, for the purpose of obtaining a special certificate of registration and a set of number plates under subdivision (1) of this subsection. Such person, or the surviving spouse of such person, shall provide to said department all available official documentation of such service. Said department shall, not later than thirty days after receipt of such request, verify such person's service and, if so verified, notify the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles of such request and verification.

(B) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (1) of this subsection or subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, neither the issuance of such registration and number plates to a person by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles nor the listing of such person as a veteran by the Commissioner of Veterans Affairs shall constitute proof of such person's eligibility for any other benefit available to veterans.

(c) As used in this section, “eligible former reservist” means any person honorably discharged from, released under honorable conditions from or released with an other than honorable discharge based on a qualifying condition from, the United States Army Reserve, Army National Guard, Navy Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve, Coast Guard Reserve, Air Force Reserve or Air National Guard; and “veteran”, “armed forces” and “qualifying condition” have the same meanings as provided in section 27-103 .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-250 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 248 / Section 14-250
Sec. 14-250. Certain motor vehicles to stop at railroad crossing. Regulations. Penalty.
Status: in_force

(b) The operator of any commercial motor vehicle shall not attempt to cross a railroad grade crossing if such vehicle cannot be driven completely through such crossing, without shifting gears, on account of insufficient undercarriage clearance.

(c) The operator of any commercial motor vehicle shall not attempt to cross a railroad grade crossing if such vehicle does not have sufficient space to drive completely through such crossing and to clear the tracks without stopping.

(d) The commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to implement the provisions of this section, including exemptions for certain crossings and vehicles that are allowed by the provisions of 49 CFR 392.10.

(e) Any person who violates any provision of subsection (a) of this section shall be fined not less than one hundred fifty dollars or more than two hundred fifty dollars. Violation of any provision of subsection (b) or (c) of this section shall be an infraction.

Violation of statute is negligence as a matter of law. 140 C. 319. Cited. 145 C. 714.

Where plaintiff failed to stop at railway crossing, contributory negligence not established as matter of law. 17 CS 492; judgment reversed, see 140 C. 319.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-239 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 248 / Section 14-239
Sec. 14-239. One-way streets. Rotaries or roundabouts.
Status: in_force

(b) A vehicle passing around a rotary or roundabout shall have the right of way over entering vehicles and shall be driven only to the right of such rotary or roundabout, unless otherwise directed by signs.

(c) Violation of any of the provisions of this section shall be an infraction.

See Sec. 14-111g re operator's retraining program.

See Sec. 14-295 re assessment of double or treble damages.

Cited. 159 C. 91; 206 C. 608.

Cited. 4 CA 451.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-270c — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 248 / Section 14-270c
Sec. 14-270c. Official weighing areas. Staffing requirements.
Status: in_force

(1) Greenwich: Eight work shifts in each seven-day period from Sunday through Saturday. No such shifts shall be worked consecutively, except that two shifts may be worked consecutively on not more than three days;

(2) Danbury: The Department of Motor Vehicles shall staff six work shifts in each seven-day period from Sunday through Saturday. The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall, whenever possible, coordinate coverage between this official weighing area and the official weighing area in Greenwich in order to ensure concurrent coverage;

(3) Union: Between five and eight work shifts in each seven-day period from Sunday through Saturday; and

(4) Portable scale locations: The Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection shall assign troopers to work ten shifts in each seven-day period from Sunday through Saturday to conduct commercial motor vehicle enforcement throughout the four geographical areas established by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles with concentration in areas that have fewer hours of operation for the permanent weighing areas.

(b) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall adjust the work shifts required in subsection (a) of this section on a daily basis in order to effectuate an unpredictable schedule.

(c) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles may assign personnel to the permanent weighing areas in Waterford and Middletown or to the portable scale operations.

(d) The Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, in consultation with the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, shall assign one trooper to each weighing area working shift in each seven-day period from Sunday through Saturday to enforce laws relative to the safe movement of all vehicles on the highways of the state.

(e) In addition to the weighing area commercial motor vehicle enforcement activities, the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection shall perform roaming commercial motor vehicle enforcement on the highways of the state and such work shall be assigned to troopers trained in commercial motor vehicle enforcement.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-147 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-147
Sec. 14-147. Improper use of number plate or marker, registration or license. Penalty.
Status: in_force

(b) Any person who loans or sells any number plate or marker or certificate of registration issued by the commissioner, for use on any car, except as provided in sections 14-59 and 14-60 , shall have committed an infraction.

(c) No person shall use any motor vehicle registration or operator's license other than the one issued to such person by the commissioner, except as provided in section 14-18 ; and no person shall use a motor vehicle registration on any motor vehicle other than that for which such registration has been issued. Any person who violates any provision of this subsection shall have committed an infraction.

(d) Any person who loans any operator's license issued by the commissioner, for use by another person, shall have committed an infraction.

(e) Any person who sells any operator's license issued by the commissioner, for use by another person, shall be guilty of a class D misdemeanor.

See Sec. 14-111(b), (h) re suspension or revocation of license.

Cited. 161 C. 388; 200 C. 102.

Cited. 14 CA 309; judgment reversed, see 212 C. 50; 16 CA 272; 20 CA 336; Id., 521; 32 CA 84; 33 CA 49.

Cited. 26 CS 184.

Cited. 5 Conn. Cir. Ct. 219.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-46c — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-46c
Sec. 14-46c. Responsibilities of board; recommendations.
Status: in_force

Cited. 225 C. 499.

Cited. 33 CA 727; 41 CA 866.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-308 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 249 / Section 14-308
Sec. 14-308. Loading and unloading.
Status: in_force

(b) No operator of any vehicle shall park for a period of time longer than is necessary for the loading or unloading of materials or merchandise in any place marked as a loading or unloading zone.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-52b — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-52b
Sec. 14-52b. Surrender of new car dealer license in event of cancellation, termination or failure to renew franchise by manufacturer. Manufacturer to operate as a dealer on a temporary basis. Issuance of used car dealer's license to entity owned or controlled by a manufacturer. Extension of temporary license.
Status: in_force

(b) Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d) of this section, no person, firm or corporation licensed as a manufacturer in accordance with the provisions of section 14-67a may be the holder of a new or used car dealer's license issued in accordance with the provisions of section 14-52 , except a manufacturer may operate as a dealer on a temporary basis in accordance with the provisions of subdivision (8) of section 42-133cc . The provisions of this subsection shall apply to any firm or corporation that is owned or controlled by a manufacturer, as determined by the commissioner. Any applicant for a new or used car dealer license that is denied a license under the provisions of this subsection shall be entitled to a hearing in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54.

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, the commissioner may issue a used car dealer's license to a person, firm or corporation, owned or controlled by a manufacturer, engaged primarily in the business of rental of motor vehicles and industrial and construction equipment, provided: (1) Motor vehicles offered for sale by any such person, firm or corporation are limited to motor vehicles that have been previously used exclusively and regularly in the conduct of the business or motor vehicles traded in by purchasers of such previously used motor vehicles, (2) any warranty repairs performed by such person, firm or corporation are limited to motor vehicles that such person, firm or corporation owns, has previously owned, or has taken in trade, and (3) any retail financing provided or arranged by such person, firm or corporation is limited to vehicles sold by such person, firm or corporation.

(d) The commissioner may extend the period of a license issued to a manufacturer to operate a dealership on a temporary basis, in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of this section and subdivision (8) of section 42-133cc , for not more than one additional year, up to a maximum period of two years, if the commissioner is satisfied that such manufacturer has made and is continuing to make bona fide efforts to sell and transfer the dealership to a person, firm or corporation that is qualified to hold a new or used dealer's license.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-247 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 248 / Section 14-247
Sec. 14-247. Right-of-way at driveway or private road.
Status: in_force

See Sec. 14-111g re operator's retraining program.

See Sec. 14-295 re assessment of double or treble damages.

Annotations to former section:

Rule denying right-of-way to user of private way is not merely an exception to rule that car on right has right-of-way at intersection; duty of operator coming out of private way is to give vehicle on highway fair and reasonable opportunity to pass. 110 C. 358. Cited. 117 C. 699. User of private way has no right to drive out when this involves danger of collision. 127 C. 374.

Cited. 9 CS 142. Entry onto public highway from a private driveway discussed. 10 CS 183.

Annotations to present section:

Cited. 206 C. 608.

Cited. 4 CA 451.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-35 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-35
Sec. 14-35. Transporter's registration.
Status: in_force

(b) The commissioner may issue to the applicant a general distinguishing number, instead of requiring the applicant to register each motor vehicle owned by such applicant or temporarily in the applicant's custody. Thereupon, each motor vehicle owned by the applicant or temporarily in the applicant's custody shall be regarded as registered under, and having assigned to it, the distinguishing number. The commissioner shall charge a fee at the rate of two hundred fifty dollars per annum for each general distinguishing number.

(c) A registrant shall furnish proof of financial responsibility to the commissioner as provided by section 14-112 .

(d) Except as provided in this subsection, no registrant shall rent or allow or cause to be rented, operate or allow or cause to be operated for hire, use or cause to be used for the purpose of conveying passengers, merchandise or freight for hire, or operate as a commercial vehicle with a load, any motor vehicle registered under a transporter number plate. The number plate shall not be loaned to any person and shall not be used by its holder for personal purposes. The registrant who holds a transporter number plate may operate, or cause to be operated by a bona fide employee, motor vehicles for the purpose of transportation or repossession of motor vehicles owned by such registrant or temporarily in such registrant's custody. Such number plate may be used for the movement on a contract or other basis of a storage or office trailer, house trailer, modular building or similar, nonpower trailing unit having unitized construction and to which a removable axle assembly is attached. Any dealer in boats may use, or allow or cause to be used, any trailer so registered for the purpose of transporting a boat or boats, together with any necessary equipment, between a demonstration site and such dealer's established place of business.

(e) Any person who violates any provision of subsection (d) of this section shall be fined not less than two hundred fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-314c — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 249 / Section 14-314c
Sec. 14-314c. Erection of signs to warn operators of presence of persons who are deaf. Regulations.
Status: in_force

(b) The Office of the State Traffic Administration may adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 to carry out the purposes of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-66c — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-66c
Sec. 14-66c. Sale or disposal of motorized personal property. Penalty.
Status: in_force

(b) If any motorized personal property is towed or otherwise removed by a wrecker licensed under section 14-66 , at the direction of an officer attached to an organized police department or an owner of real property where such personal property has been abandoned, such property shall be taken to and stored in a suitable place. Within forty-eight hours following the time that such property is taken into custody, the licensee or operator of the wrecker shall give written notice by certified mail to the owner, if known, (1) that such property has been taken and stored, and (2) of the location of such property. Such licensee or operator shall have a lien upon the same for towing or removal charges and storage charges. If such owner does not claim such property, or if the owner of such property is not known, the licensee or operator of the wrecker may sell or dispose of such property after thirty days, subject to any provision of the general statutes, or any regulation adopted thereunder, concerning the sale or disposal of such property.

(c) Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, for a first offense, be deemed to have committed an infraction and be fined not less than thirty-five dollars or more than fifty dollars, and, for each subsequent offense, be guilty of a class D misdemeanor.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-164b — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246a / Section 14-164b
Sec. 14-164b. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles.

(2) “Fleet” means a group of owned or leased motor vehicles subject to emissions inspection pursuant to subsection (c) of section 14-164c owned or leased by one person, firm, corporation, or governmental entity.

(3) “Fleet emissions inspection station” means an inspection station owned or leased by the owner or operator of a fleet and licensed by the commissioner for conducting emission inspections of fleet vehicles.

(4) “Independent contractor” means any person, business, firm, partnership, limited liability company or corporation with whom the commissioner may enter into an agreement providing for the leasing, construction, equipping, maintaining, staffing, management or operation of official emissions inspection stations pursuant to this chapter.

(5) “Official emissions inspection station” means an emissions inspection facility approved by the commissioner, whether placed in a permanent structure or in a mobile unit for conveyance among various locations within this state, including any such facility located on the premises of a licensed dealer or repairer, for the purpose of conducting exhaust emissions inspections of all vehicles required to be inspected pursuant to this chapter.

(6) “Open recall” has the same meaning as provided in section 14-65n .

(7) “Twenty-five or more years old”, when used with respect to the age of a motor vehicle, means that the difference between the model year of such motor vehicle and the current calendar year is twenty-five or more.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-111h — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-111h
Sec. 14-111h. Definitions applicable to driver license agreement.
Status: in_force

(1) “Administrative action” means a final determination by a duly authorized administrative agency that a person has violated laws related to the operation of a motor vehicle, or that a person is incapable of safely operating a motor vehicle;

(2) “Citation” means any summons, complaint or other official document issued to a person by a duly authorized law enforcement officer or judicial official for any violation relating to conduct to be reported under the driver license agreement;

(3) “Conviction” has the meaning provided in section 14-1 and includes a judgment by default, or in absentia;

(4) “Driver control record” means the driving history record maintained by the jurisdiction of record in accordance with the driver license agreement;

(5) “Failure to comply” means failure to appear or to answer a citation in the manner required by law or the failure to pay fines, penalties or costs related to the disposition of the violation for which the citation has been issued;

(6) “Identification card” means a nondriver identity card issued in accordance with the provisions of section 1-1h ;

(7) “Jurisdiction” means a state, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, a territory or province of Canada or any state of the Republic of Mexico or the federal district of Mexico;

(8) “Jurisdiction of record” means the jurisdiction that has issued the last driver's license to a person or, if the person has not been issued a driver's license, the jurisdiction of the person's most current address, as shown on the citation, or record of conviction or on any associated report;

(9) “License”, “driver's license” or “operator's license” means an authorization or privilege to operate a motor vehicle in accordance with the laws of a jurisdiction that is recognized by all member jurisdictions;

(10) “Licensing authority” means the official organization or entity responsible for administering the driver licensing laws of a member jurisdiction, and with reference to this state, means the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles;

(11) “Member jurisdiction” means a jurisdiction that has entered into the driver license agreement; and

(12) “Withdrawal” means the suspension, revocation, cancellation or denial of a license or motor vehicle registration or of the privilege to operate a motor vehicle or to obtain a license or registration.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-12o — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-12o
Sec. 14-12o. Courtesy registration when proof of ownership pending.
Status: in_force

(b) For six months or any part thereof, the fee for a courtesy registration shall be one-sixth of the amount specified for a three-year permanent registration, one-quarter of the amount specified for a two-year permanent registration and one-half of the amount specified for a one-year permanent registration. The owner of a motor vehicle with a courtesy registration may receive a permanent registration upon presentation of documents to the commissioner demonstrating proof of ownership. No part of the fee paid for a courtesy registration shall be refunded or applied to the fee for the permanent registration of the motor vehicle.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-65j — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-65j
Sec. 14-65j. False statements. Charges for repairs not performed. Completion of repairs. Penalty.
Status: in_force

(b) No repair shop shall charge a customer for repairs which have not been performed.

(c) A repair shop shall complete repairs on a motor vehicle on the same business day the vehicle is delivered to the repair shop by the customer, unless: (1) The customer is informed at the time the vehicle is delivered that repairs will not be completed on the day of delivery; (2) the customer consents to a later date of completion; or (3) as soon as it learns that repairs will not be completed on the day of delivery, the repair shop makes reasonable efforts to notify the customer and obtain consent but is unable to contact the customer. Such efforts shall be included in the record required by subsection (d) of section 14-65g .

(d) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall adopt regulations in accordance with chapter 54 to carry out the provisions of sections 14-65e to 14-65j , inclusive.

(e) A violation of subsection (a) or (b) of this section shall be a class B misdemeanor.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-96f — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-96f
Sec. 14-96f. Special requirements for buses, trucks, trailers, truck tractors.
Status: in_force

(a) Buses and trucks eighty inches or more in overall width: (1) On the front, two clearance lamps, one at each side, and on vehicles manufactured or assembled after October 1, 1967, three identification lamps meeting the specifications of subdivision (f) of this section; (2) on the rear, two clearance lamps, one at each side, and after October 1, 1967, three identification lamps meeting the specifications of subdivision (f) of this section; (3) on each side, two side marker lamps, one at or near the front and one at or near the rear; (4) on each side, two reflectors, one at or near the front and one at or near the rear.

(b) Trailers and semitrailers eighty inches or more in overall width: (1) On the front, two clearance lamps, one at each side; (2) on the rear, two clearance lamps, one at each side, and after October 1, 1967, three identification lamps meeting the specifications of subdivision (f) of this section; (3) on each side, two side marker lamps, one at or near the front and one at or near the rear; (4) on each side, two reflectors, one at or near the front and one at or near the rear.

(c) Truck tractors: On the front, two cab clearance lamps, one at each side, and on vehicles manufactured or assembled after October 1, 1967, three identification lamps meeting the specifications of subdivision (f) of this section.

(d) Trailers, semitrailers and pole trailers thirty feet or more in overall length: On each side, one amber side marker lamp and one amber reflector centrally located with respect to the length of the vehicle.

(e) Pole trailers: (1) On each side, one amber side marker lamp at or near the front of the load; (2) one amber reflector at or near the front of the load; (3) on the rearmost support for the load, one combination marker lamp showing amber to the front and red to the rear and side, mounted to indicate maximum width of the pole trailer.

(f) Whenever required or permitted by sections 14-96a to 14-96aa , inclusive, identification lamps shall be grouped in a horizontal row, with lamp centers spaced not less than six nor more than twelve inches apart, and mounted on the permanent structure of the vehicle as closely as practicable to the vertical centerline; provided, where the cab of a vehicle is not more than forty-two inches wide at the front roof line, a single identification lamp at the center of the cab shall be deemed to comply with the requirements for front identification lamps.

(g) Failure to equip vehicles as required by this section shall be an infraction for each offense.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-129 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-129
Sec. 14-129. Self-insurance.
Status: in_force

(b) The commissioner may, in his discretion, upon the application of such person, issue a certificate of self-insurance when he is satisfied that such person is possessed and will continue to be possessed of ability to pay judgments obtained against such person.

(c) Upon not less than five days' notice and a hearing pursuant to such notice, the commissioner may, upon reasonable grounds, cancel a certificate of self-insurance. Failure to pay any judgment within thirty days after such judgment has become final shall constitute a reasonable ground for the cancellation of a certificate of self-insurance.

Cited. 143 C. 202; 169 C. 267. Self-insurance provision discussed. 248 C. 195. Self-insurers not required to provide uninsured motorist coverage. 254 C. 404.

City's notification to Insurance Commissioner that does not contain a specific amount of its exposure as a self-insurer does not deem city to have agreed to unlimited liability coverage; section does not and cannot define amount of coverage that a city agreed to provide when it became a self-insurer. 63 CA 815. Self-insured municipal employer was not required to create a writing to give notice of its intention to reduce amount of its uninsured motorist coverage by amount of workers' compensation benefits paid to plaintiff employee because the self-insured municipality functions as both insurer and insured. 82 CA 752; judgment reversed, see 273 C. 519.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-286a — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 248 / Section 14-286a
Sec. 14-286a. Rights and duties of person riding bicycle, electric bicycle or electric foot scooter. Regulation of use of bicycle, electric bicycle and electric foot scooter.
Status: in_force

(b) Every person operating a bicycle solely by hand or foot power upon and along any sidewalk or across any roadway upon and along any crosswalk shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to pedestrians walking in such areas as provided by the general statutes, except as provided otherwise by any ordinance of any city, town or borough or any regulation of the Office of the State Traffic Administration, issued or adopted pursuant to the provisions of section 14-289 .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-80 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-80
Sec. 14-80. Mechanical equipment.
Status: in_force

(b) Each motor vehicle operated by an internal combustion engine shall be equipped, except as hereinafter provided, with a muffler or mufflers designed to prevent excessive, unusual or unnecessary exhaust noise. The muffler or mufflers shall be maintained by the owner in good working order and shall be in use whenever the motor vehicle is operated. No person, including a motor vehicle dealer or repairer or a motorcycle dealer, shall install, and no person shall use, on a motor vehicle, a muffler or mufflers lacking interior baffle plates or other effective muffling devices, a gutted muffler, a muffler cutout or a straight exhaust except when the motor vehicle is operated in a race, contest or demonstration of speed or skill as a public exhibition pursuant to subsection (a) of section 14-164a , or any mechanical device which will amplify the noise emitted by the vehicle. No person, including a motor vehicle dealer or repairer or a motorcycle dealer, shall remove all or part of any muffler on a motor vehicle except to repair or replace the muffler or part for the more effective prevention of noise. No person shall use on the exhaust system or tail pipe of a motor vehicle any extension or device which will cause excessive or unusual noise.

(c) The engine of every motor vehicle shall be equipped and adjusted to prevent excessive fumes or exhaust smoke.

(d) All pipes carrying exhaust gases from the motor shall be constructed of, and maintained with, leak-proof metal. Exhaust pipes shall be directed from the muffler or mufflers toward the rear of the vehicle and shall be approximately parallel with the longitudinal axis of the vehicle and approximately parallel to the surface of the roadway, or shall be directed from the muffler upward to a location above the cab or body of the vehicle so that fumes, gases and smoke are directed away from the occupants of the vehicle. Exhaust pipes on a passenger vehicle shall extend to the extreme rear end of the vehicle's body, not including the bumper and its attachments to the body, or shall be attached to the vehicle in such a way that the exhaust pipes direct the exhaust gases to either side of the vehicle ensuring that fresh ambient air is located under the vehicle at all times. The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles may adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 to establish safety standards for passenger vehicles equipped with exhaust pipes located in front of the rear axle.

(e) Every motor vehicle shall, when operated on a highway, be equipped with a horn in good working order and capable of emitting sound audible under normal conditions from a distance of not less than two hundred feet, but no horn or other warning device shall emit an unreasonably loud or harsh sound or a whistle.

(f) No vehicle shall be equipped with, nor shall any person use on a vehicle, any siren, whistle or bell as a warning signal device, except as otherwise permitted by this section. Any motor vehicle may be equipped with a theft alarm signal device which is so arranged that it cannot be used by the driver as an ordinary warning signal. Any authorized emergency vehicle may be equipped with a siren, whistle or bell, capable of emitting sound audible under normal conditions from a distance of not less than five hundred feet and of a type approved by the Department of Motor Vehicles. Such signal shall not be used unless the vehicle is operated in response to an emergency call or in the immediate pursuit of an actual or suspected violator of the law, in which event the driver of the vehicle shall sound the signal when reasonably necessary to warn pedestrians and other drivers of the approach of the vehicle.

(g) Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be fined one hundred fifty dollars for each offense.

See Sec. 14-107 re liability of owner, operator or lessee of vehicle in prosecutions for violation of this section.

See Sec. 14-283(d) re duty of emergency vehicle drivers to drive with due regard to safety of persons and property.

The lack of proper brakes is admissible to prove reckless driving. 106 C. 385. Violation of former statute as to brakes was not negligence per se. 109 C. 654; see 122 C. 212–214. Cited. 117 C. 174. Allegation that defendant “was operating his truck with improper brakes” is sufficient to invoke statute. 130 C. 358. Failure to have brakes in condition required by statute is negligence per se, whether or not defect is due to any negligence by owner or operator. Id., 359. Where rear axle broke but it was not found that axle was part of brakes, no violation of statute. Id., 359, 360. Jury could not reasonably conclude that operation of bus was not a violation of statute and did not constitute negligence. 135 C. 660. History and purpose of statute; violation constitutes negligence. 146 C. 149. Where plaintiff desires particular reference be made to statute, he must request specific charge. 148 C. 595. In absence of evidence that braking systems of any of vehicles involved failed to comply with relevant provisions of section, issue of inadequate or defective brakes should not have been committed to jury. 150 C. 158. Where no evidence of defective brakes, judge properly charged jury to disregard allegations of complaint re defective brakes. 154 C. 212. Having found unrestricted racing events on defendant's track constituted a nuisance, the court which prescribed limitations thereto properly modified its injunction to comply with amendments to statute. 158 C. 478. Cited. 162 C. 125.

Cited. 30 CA 263; 35 CA 126; judgment reversed, see 235 C. 360.

Cited. 24 CS 101. Summary judgment on issue of liability rendered for plaintiff on defendant's violation of statute. 25 CS 183. Cited. Id., 216. A violation of statute is negligence per se whether or not the defect in the braking system was due to the negligence of the operator. 31 CS 325. Illegal use of siren. 34 CS 551. Cited. 35 CS 659.

Section is not so unconstitutionally vague that the circuit court will strike it down. 5 Conn. Cir. Ct. 472. The phrase “excessive fumes or exhaust smoke” is not unconstitutionally vague but of reasonable certainty and understandability. 6 Conn. Cir. Ct. 108, 110, 111.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-80i — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-80i
Sec. 14-80i. Brake equipment and handlebars of motorcycles.
Status: in_force

(b) No person shall operate a motorcycle on a highway or in any parking area for ten or more motor vehicles if the motorcycle is equipped with handlebars that are more than the height of the operator's shoulders.

(c) Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be deemed to have committed an infraction for each offense.

Cited. 29 CA 791.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-25d — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-25d
Sec. 14-25d. Registration of DUKW or similar amphibious vehicle. Restrictions or prohibitions imposed by traffic authority.
Status: in_force

(b) Any traffic authority, as defined in section 14-297 , may impose restrictions or prohibitions concerning the use and operation of any such amphibious vehicle registered as a motor bus, on any highway or bridge under its jurisdiction as such traffic authority determines to be necessary for the protection of the passengers of such amphibious vehicle and highway users.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-164i — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246a / Section 14-164i
Sec. 14-164i. Diesel-powered commercial motor vehicles emissions systems. Inspections. Regulations. Penalties. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(b) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall provide for the conduct of emissions inspections of diesel-powered commercial motor vehicles operated on the highways of this state using the method or methods selected by the commissioner under subsection (a) of this section. Such inspections may be performed in conjunction with any safety or weight inspection at any official weighing area or other location designated by the commissioner. In lieu of any such inspection performed by the commissioner, the commissioner may accept the results of an inspection performed (1) by agreement with an owner or operator of a fleet of diesel-powered commercial motor vehicles licensed by the commissioner pursuant to subsection (h) of section 14-164c , or (2) by any licensed motor vehicle dealer or repairer authorized by the commissioner, pursuant to this section, to establish a diesel-powered commercial motor vehicle inspection station. The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall design a sticker to be affixed to the windshield of a diesel-powered commercial motor vehicle inspected in accordance with the provisions of this section, which shall bear the date of inspection.

(c) Any person, as defined in subsection (g) of this section, whose vehicle fails to pass an inspection under subsection (b) of this section shall have the vehicle repaired and, within forty-five consecutive calendar days, present proof of emissions-related repairs of such vehicle in such form as the commissioner shall require. The commissioner shall issue a two-year intrastate waiver from compliance with emissions standards to any such vehicle failing to meet such standards but complying with the minimum repair requirements. For purposes of this section, the minimum repair requirements for diesel-powered commercial motor vehicles shall be the expenditure of one thousand dollars towards emissions-related repairs of such vehicle. The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall suspend the commercial registration, issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, of any vehicle for which no proof of emissions-related repairs has been submitted within such forty-five-day period.

(d) When a diesel-powered commercial motor vehicle fails to submit to an emissions inspection requested in conjunction with any safety or weight inspection at any official weighing area or other location designated by the commissioner, or fails to comply with any provision of this section, the commissioner shall (1) suspend the registration privilege to operate the vehicle on the highways of the state, and (2) notify the jurisdiction in which the vehicle is registered and request said jurisdiction to suspend the registration of the vehicle.

(e) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 to implement the provisions of this section.

(f) No diesel-powered commercial motor vehicle shall be operated on the highways of this state unless such vehicle complies with the provisions of this section and the regulations adopted by the commissioner. Any person who operates or permits the operation of any such vehicle in violation of the provisions of this section or the regulations adopted by the commissioner shall be fined not more than two hundred dollars for a first violation and not more than five hundred dollars for a second or subsequent violation committed within one year after a previous violation.

(g) For the purposes of this section, (1) “commercial motor vehicle” shall not be construed to include a school bus, and (2) “person” means the person holding title to the vehicle or having legal right to register the same, including a purchaser under a conditional bill of sale and a lessee for a term of more than thirty days.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-252a — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 248 / Section 14-252a
Sec. 14-252a. Removal of ice and snow from motor vehicle required. Penalty.
Status: in_force

(b) If the operator of a noncommercial motor vehicle violates the provisions of subsection (a) of this section and snow or ice is dislodged from such vehicle and causes personal injury or property damage, such operator shall be fined not less than two hundred dollars but not more than one thousand dollars for each offense.

(c) On and after December 31, 2013, the operator of any commercial motor vehicle, as defined in section 14-1 , shall remove any accumulated ice or snow from such motor vehicle, including the hood, trunk and roof of such motor vehicle, so that any ice or snow accumulated on such vehicle does not pose a threat to persons or property while the vehicle is being operated on any street or highway of this state. Any such operator who fails to remove accumulated ice or snow that poses such a threat shall be fined seventy-five dollars and shall be deemed to have committed an infraction.

(d) On and after December 31, 2013, if the operator of a commercial motor vehicle violates the provisions of subsection (c) of this section and snow or ice is dislodged from such vehicle and causes personal injury or property damage, such operator shall be fined not less than five hundred dollars but not more than twelve hundred fifty dollars for each offense.

(e) This section shall not apply to (1) any operator of a motor vehicle during a period of snow, sleet or freezing rain if such period began and continued during the period of the motor vehicle's operation, or (2) any operator of a motor vehicle during the time such vehicle is parked.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-68 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-68
Sec. 14-68. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(a) “Drivers' school” means the business of giving instruction, for compensation, in the driving of private passenger motor vehicles and does not include training of professional drivers of motor vehicles other than private passenger motor vehicles;

(b) “Fraudulent practice” includes but is not limited to (1) any conduct or representation tending to give the impression that a license to operate a motor vehicle or any other license, registration or service granted by the commissioner may be obtained by any means other than the means prescribed by law or (2) furnishing or obtaining the same by illegal or by improper means or (3) requesting, accepting, exacting or collecting money for such purpose.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-21w — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-21w
Sec. 14-21w. Share the Road commemorative number plates. Fees. Regulations. Share the Road account. Use of image.
Status: in_force

(b) A fee of sixty dollars shall be charged for Share the Road commemorative number plates, in addition to the regular fee or fees prescribed for the registration of a motor vehicle. Fifteen dollars of such fee shall be deposited in an account controlled by the Department of Motor Vehicles to be used for the cost of producing, issuing, renewing and replacing such number plates and forty-five dollars of such fee shall be deposited in the account established under subsection (d) of this section. No additional fee shall be charged in connection with the renewal of such number plates. No transfer fee shall be charged for transfer of an existing registration to or from a registration with Share the Road commemorative number plates. Such number plates shall have letters and numbers selected by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles. The commissioner may establish a higher fee for: (1) Number plates that contain the numbers and letters from a previously issued number plate; (2) number plates that contain letters in place of numbers as authorized by section 14-49 , in addition to the fee or fees prescribed for registration under said section; and (3) number plates that are low number plates issued in accordance with section 14-160 , in addition to the fee or fees prescribed for registration under said section. All fees established and collected pursuant to this section, except the amount deposited in the account controlled by the department, shall be deposited in the Share the Road account established under subsection (d) of this section.

(c) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, in consultation with the Commissioner of Transportation, may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to establish standards and procedures for the issuance, renewal and replacement of Share the Road commemorative number plates.

(d) There is established a Share the Road account which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account within the General Fund. The account shall contain any moneys required by law to be deposited in the account. The funds in the account shall be expended by the Department of Transportation to enhance public awareness of the rights and responsibilities of bicyclists and motorists while jointly using the highways of this state and to promote bicycle use and safety in this state. The Commissioner of Transportation may receive private donations to said account and any such receipts shall be deposited in said account.

(e) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles may provide for the reproduction and marketing of the Share the Road commemorative number plate image for use on clothing, recreational equipment, posters, mementoes or other products or programs deemed by the commissioner to be suitable as a means of supporting the Share the Road account established under subsection (d) of this section. Any moneys received by the commissioner from such marketing shall be deposited in said account.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-42 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-42
Sec. 14-42. Application for or renewal of operator's license or identity card. Anatomical gift.
Status: in_force

(b) The commissioner shall require any person who applies for or renews an operator's license or identity card to indicate whether such person consents or declines to make an anatomical gift through inclusion in the state donor registry maintained pursuant to section 14-42a . An operator's license issued to a person who has authorized inclusion on such donor registry shall have a donor symbol imprinted on such license or identity card.

See Sec. 14-10 re record-keeping with respect to operator's licenses and registrations.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-7 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-7
Sec. 14-7. Deputy commissioners.
Status: in_force

Section does not authorize delegation of the authority of deputy commissioner to any other assistant. 151 C. 679.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-283d — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 248 / Section 14-283d
Sec. 14-283d. Motor vehicle operator required to stop when approaching frozen dessert truck with flashing red signal lights and extended arms.
Status: in_force

(b) The operator of a vehicle on a highway with two or more lanes for traffic separated by a safety island or physical barrier may proceed without stopping upon approaching or overtaking a frozen dessert truck on another lane.

(c) (1) On and after July 1, 2021, and until September 30, 2021, any person who violates any provision of this section shall receive a warning.

(2) On and after October 1, 2021, any person who violates any provision of this section shall, for a first offense, be deemed to have committed an infraction, and for a subsequent offense, shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-21m — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-21m
Sec. 14-21m. Olympic Spirit commemorative account.
Status: in_force

(b) The moneys in said account shall be distributed quarterly by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management to the United States Olympic Committee, a nonprofit entity. Said moneys shall be expended by the United States Olympic Committee on efforts dedicated to providing athletes with support and training, and preparing athletes for sports competition.

(c) The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management may receive private donations to said account and any such receipts shall be deposited in said account.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-270 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 248 / Section 14-270
Sec. 14-270. Permits for nonconforming vehicles. Regulations. Penalties.
Status: in_force

(b) Any permit issued in respect to any vehicle, self-propelled vehicle, or combination of vehicles or vehicle and trailer on account of its excessive weight shall be limited to the gross weight shown or to be shown on the commercial registration certificate or any commercial registration certificate issued on an apportionment basis. A permit granted under this section for a vehicle or load, greater than twelve feet, but no greater than thirteen feet six inches in width and traveling on undivided highways, shall require a single escort motor vehicle to precede such vehicle or load. No escort motor vehicle shall be required to follow such vehicle or load on such highways.

(c) Any permit issued under this section or a legible copy or facsimile shall be retained in the possession of the operator of the vehicle, self-propelled vehicle or combination of vehicles or vehicle and trailer for which such permit was issued, except that an electronic confirmation of the existence of such permit or the use of the special number plates described in section 14-24 and any regulations adopted thereunder shall be sufficient to fulfill the requirements of this section.

(d) (1) The owner or lessee of any vehicle may pay either a fee of thirty dollars for each permit issued for such vehicle under this section or a fee as described in subdivision (3) of this subsection for such vehicle, payable to the Department of Transportation. (2) An additional transmittal fee of twelve dollars shall be charged for each permit issued under this section and transmitted via electronic means. (3) The commissioner may issue an annual permit for any vehicle transporting (A) a divisible load, (B) an overweight or oversized-overweight indivisible load, or (C) an oversize indivisible load. The owner or lessee shall pay an annual fee of nine dollars per thousand pounds or fraction thereof for each such vehicle. A permit may be issued in any increment up to one year, provided the owner or lessee shall pay a fee of one hundred dollars for such vehicle or vehicle and trailer for each month or fraction thereof. (4) The annual permit fee for any vehicle transporting an oversize indivisible load shall not be less than six hundred fifty dollars. (5) The commissioner may issue permits for divisible loads in the aggregate not exceeding fifty-three feet in length. (6) An additional engineering analysis fee of two dollars per thousand pounds or fraction thereof over two hundred thousand pounds shall be charged for an oversize-overweight vehicle and trailer or a commercial vehicle combination and load that exceeds a permit weight of two hundred thousand pounds.

(e) (1) The Commissioner of Transportation shall adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, prescribing standards for issuance of permits for vehicles with divisible or indivisible loads not conforming to the provisions of section 14-267a .

(2) In adopting regulations pursuant to this section, the commissioner shall allow for the issuing of a wrecker towing or transporting emergency permit, provided such movement of a wrecked or disabled vehicle by a wrecker with a permit issued pursuant to this subdivision shall be in accordance with any limitations as to highway or bridge use and maximum rate of speed as specified by the commissioner.

(f) The provisions of subsection (d) of this section shall not apply to the federal government, the state, municipalities or fire departments.

(g) Any person who violates the provisions of any permit issued under this section or fails to obtain such a permit, when operating any motor vehicle or combination of vehicles described in section 14-163c , shall be subject to the following penalties:

(1) A person operating a vehicle with a permit issued under this section that exceeds the weight specified in such permit shall be subject to a penalty calculated by subtracting the permitted weight from the actual vehicle weight and the rate of the fine shall be fifteen dollars per one hundred pounds or fraction thereof of such excess weight;

(2) A person who fails to obtain a permit issued under section 14-262 or 14-264 and who is operating a vehicle at a weight that exceeds the statutory limit for weight shall be subject to a penalty calculated by subtracting the statutory limit for weight from the actual vehicle weight and the rate of the fine shall be fifteen dollars per one hundred pounds or fraction thereof of such excess weight;

(3) A person operating a vehicle with a permit issued under this section that exceeds the length specified in such permit shall be subject to a minimum fine of three hundred dollars;

(4) A person operating a vehicle with a permit issued under this section that exceeds the width specified in such permit shall be subject to a minimum fine of three hundred dollars;

(5) A person operating a vehicle with a permit issued under this section that exceeds the height specified in such permit shall be subject to a minimum fine of one thousand dollars;

(6) A person operating a vehicle with a permit issued under this section on routes not specified in such permit, shall be fined (A) one thousand five hundred dollars for each violation of the statutory limit for length, width, height or weight, and (B) shall be subject to a penalty calculated by subtracting the statutory weight limit of subsection (b) of section 14-267a from the actual vehicle weight and such weight difference shall be fined at the rate provided for in subparagraph (G) of subdivision (2) of subsection (f) of section 14-267a ; or

(7) A person (A) operating a vehicle with an indivisible load and violating one or more of the provisions of subdivisions (1) to (6), inclusive, of this subsection shall be required to obtain a permit, or (B) operating a vehicle with a divisible load and violating one or more of the provisions of subdivisions (1) to (6), inclusive, of this subsection shall be required to be off loaded to the permit limit.

(h) (1) If the origin, destination, load description, tractor registration, trailer registration, hours of travel, number of escorts, signs or flags of a vehicle with a permit issued under this section differ from those stated on such permit or required by regulations adopted pursuant to this section, a minimum fine of two hundred dollars shall be assessed for each such violation.

(2) If the days of travel of a vehicle with a permit issued under this section differ from those stated on such permit or the vehicle is operated under a false or fraudulent permit, a minimum fine of one thousand five hundred dollars shall be assessed for such violation in addition to any other penalties assessed.

(i) A person operating a vehicle under a forged permit shall be subject to a minimum fine of ten thousand dollars, in addition to any other penalties which may be assessed, and such vehicle shall be impounded until payment of such fine or fines, or until order of the Superior Court. As used in this subsection, “forged permit” means a permit for a nonconforming vehicle that is subject to the provisions of this section, that has been falsely made, completed or altered, and “falsely made”, “falsely completed” and “falsely altered” have the same meanings as provided in section 53a-137 .

Cited. 22 CS 489.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-99 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-99
Sec. 14-99. Mirror. Motor vehicles with commercial registration to allow others to pass.
Status: in_force

See Sec. 14-230 re driving in right-hand lane.

See Sec. 14-285 re use of mirrors by vehicles other than motor vehicles.

Allegation that driver did not keep a constant observation of approach of vehicles from rear is sufficient to raise issue of compliance with statute. 119 C. 595, 596. Requires driver to keep such a regularly recurring observation of mirror as will make him aware of vehicles approaching in rear. 122 C. 216. Cited. 129 C. 13; 134 C. 644.

Cited. 30 CA 263.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-281c — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 248 / Section 14-281c
Sec. 14-281c. Report of serious accidents involving school buses or student transportation vehicles.
Status: in_force

See Sec. 14-277 re operator's duties on stopping bus.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-111m — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-111m
Sec. 14-111m. Notice of failure to comply with a citation.
Status: in_force

(b) Except as provided in subsection (a) of section 14-140 , any person who has been charged by any law enforcement officer of this state with a violation of any provision of any general statute relating to motor vehicles may be released upon such person's own recognizance, without posting collateral or bond.

(c) Upon receipt of each report made pursuant to subsection (a) of this section concerning a nonresident owner or operator of a motor vehicle, the commissioner shall notify the jurisdiction of record, in accordance with the procedures of the driver license agreement. Each notification of a conviction shall be made within thirty days of receipt by the commissioner. No such notification shall be made pursuant to this subsection more than six months later than the date of disposition by the court.

(d) Upon receipt of a notice of failure to comply with a citation issued by any member jurisdiction, or administrative action taken by such jurisdiction concerning any person who is licensed to operate a motor vehicle in this state or who is the owner of a motor vehicle registered in this state, the commissioner shall proceed to suspend such person's operator's license and, if authorized or required by any provision of the general statutes, the registration of any motor vehicle owned by such person, or the privilege to register any motor vehicle, until such time as the commissioner is duly notified, in the manner provided by the procedures of the driver license agreement, that such person has complied with the terms of such citation.

(e) The provisions of subsections (c) and (d) of this section shall apply only to citations issued for motor vehicle traffic or safety violations identified in the code of the driver license agreement, as set forth in regulations adopted by the commissioner, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-96n — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-96n
Sec. 14-96n. General lighting requirements.
Status: in_force

(b) Each person driving or leading any animal on any public highway from one-half hour after sunset until one-half hour before sunrise shall carry a light, which shall be so displayed as to be visible a distance of two hundred feet both in front and at the rear of such animal.

(c) Failure to carry lighting devices as required by this section shall be an infraction.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-148 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-148
Sec. 14-148. Abandoned markers.
Status: in_force

(b) Any officer may remove any number plate or number plates from any motor vehicle when such motor vehicle is apparently abandoned or when such number plate or number plates have been or are being used illegally and shall forward them to the commissioner with a statement of the reason for such removal.

(c) Violation of any provision of subsection (a) of this section shall be an infraction.

Cited. 30 CA 742.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-389 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 255 / Section 14-389
Sec. 14-389. Administration by Commissioner of Motor Vehicles. Reciprocal agreements.
Status: in_force

See Secs. 23-26b, 23-26d and 23-26f re powers of Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection to regulate all-terrain vehicles operating on state land.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-12g — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-12g
Sec. 14-12g. Suspension of motor vehicle registration for violation of mandatory security requirements. Suspension of motor vehicle operator's license. Consent agreements.
Status: in_force

(b) If a registered owner to whom notice of suspension was issued pursuant to subsection (a) of this section does not contest the determination that he or she has failed to maintain mandatory security, the commissioner may enter into a consent agreement with the owner, provided the owner presents satisfactory evidence of mandatory security and pays a civil penalty of two hundred dollars. The consent agreement shall provide that the registration of the motor vehicle shall not be suspended, or that any suspension imposed previously, pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, shall be rescinded, unless (1) the commissioner determines that on or after the effective date of the consent agreement the owner failed to continuously maintain the required security, and (2) the owner cannot establish to the satisfaction of the commissioner that the owner continuously maintained the required security after said effective date. A registered owner who presents satisfactory evidence of mandatory security and pays such civil penalty shall be deemed to have waived the opportunity to contest the determination that such owner has failed to maintain the mandatory security, whether or not such owner has signed the consent agreement contemporaneously with the payment of such penalty. Thereafter, all terms and conditions of such consent agreement shall apply to such owner. Such consent agreement shall not operate to prevent the commissioner from cancelling, suspending or revoking a registration pursuant to any other provision of the general statutes.

(c) The commissioner may suspend the motor vehicle operator's license of any person whose registration has been suspended in accordance with the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, or section 14-12c and who, not later than thirty days after the date of such suspension, has not entered into a consent agreement, in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, cancelled the registration or transferred ownership of the motor vehicle. Any person aggrieved by the decision of the commissioner to suspend his license under this subsection shall, prior to the effective date of such suspension, be afforded an opportunity for a hearing in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54.

See Sec. 38a-343a re requirement that insurance companies notify the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles of the cancellation of private passenger motor vehicle liability insurance policies.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-100 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-100
Sec. 14-100. Safety glass. Use of plastics.
Status: in_force

(b) The term “safety glass”, as used in this chapter, means glass so treated or combined with other materials that its use in motor vehicles will afford a greater degree of protection to occupants thereof than the use of glass not so treated or combined.

See Sec. 14-99f re windshield and view requirements.

See Sec. 14-99g re use of tinted or reflectorized windows and obstruction of view.

Registration of a motor vehicle, the windshield of which was not composed of approved safety glass as required by former statute, is not negligence which can be the basis of a cause of action against the public official issuing the registration by an individual injured, as the duty imposed was to the public. 142 C. 585.

Duty imposed on Commissioner of Motor Vehicles is a public duty and he is liable only to the state for nonperformance. 19 CS 172.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-164k — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246a / Section 14-164k
Sec. 14-164k. Feasibility study re implementation of variable fee structure for inspection determined by mileage and extent of pollutants. Negotiated inspection agreement not to prevent implementation of variable fee structure.
Status: in_force

(b) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall not enter into a negotiated inspection agreement or agreements to provide for the emission inspection of a motor vehicle which would prevent the implementation of a variable fee structure determined by the mileage and the extent of pollutants in the exhaust emissions of the vehicle.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-65n — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-65n
Sec. 14-65n. Notice re motor vehicle repaired or worked upon is subject to an open recall.
Status: in_force

(b) During the course of performing repair work or changing the oil or tires and tubes of a motor vehicle, a repairer licensed in accordance with section 14-52 or a person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of changing the oil or tires and tubes of a motor vehicle, shall determine whether the motor vehicle being repaired or worked upon is subject to an open recall by checking information provided by the manufacturer of the motor vehicle or other known and readily available sources, such as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. If the motor vehicle is subject to one or more open recalls, the repairer, person, firm or corporation shall provide the owner of the motor vehicle with written notice of each such open recall at the time of such repair or work. The notice shall include a description of each open recall and a statement that a motor vehicle dealer approved by the manufacturer of the motor vehicle may repair or modify the motor vehicle at no cost to the owner, except as provided in 49 USC 30120, as amended from time to time.

(c) Nothing in this section shall alter the liability under common law of any motor vehicle manufacturer or motor vehicle dealer approved by the manufacturer to repair or modify a motor vehicle subject to an open recall.

(d) A repairer or person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of changing the oil or tires and tubes of a motor vehicle and any employee of such repairer or person, firm or corporation shall not be liable to any person for any act or omission related to the provision of a written notice regarding an open recall required pursuant to this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-222a — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 248 / Section 14-222a
Sec. 14-222a. Negligent homicide with a motor vehicle.
Status: in_force

See Sec. 14-111g re operator's retraining program.

Cited. 202 C. 629; 222 C. 444; 226 C. 191.

Negligent homicide with a motor vehicle is a lesser included offense of misconduct with a motor vehicle (Sec. 53a-57). 9 CA 686. Cited. 11 CA 122; Id., 473; 22 CA 108; 27 CA 225; 28 CA 283; 38 CA 322.

Since motor vehicle violations are specifically excluded from definition of an offense, and, therefore, from definition of a crime, negligent homicide with a motor vehicle is not a crime to which youthful offender status may be applied. 49 CS 170.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-273 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 248 / Section 14-273
Sec. 14-273. Operation of motor vehicles requiring a passenger endorsement or passenger and school endorsement.
Status: in_force

(b) Any person who violates any provision of subsection (a) of this section shall be deemed to have committed an infraction.

See Sec. 14-250 re required stopping at railroad crossing.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-15c — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-15c
Sec. 14-15c. Repossession of rented motor vehicles by rental companies.
Status: in_force

(b) In taking possession of the rental motor vehicle pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the rental company may proceed (1) pursuant to judicial process, or (2) without judicial process, if it proceeds without breach of the peace.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-41c — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-41c
Sec. 14-41c. Renewal of operator's licenses and identity cards of incarcerated persons.
Status: in_force

(b) On or before January 1, 2025, the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall examine whether any feasible modifications can be made to expand the permissible forms of identification that may be utilized for purposes of obtaining operator's licenses and identity cards for persons who are incarcerated. If the commissioner determines that feasible modifications can be made, the commissioner shall implement such feasible modifications.

See Sec. 18-81ff re ensuring person who is incarcerated has state identity card or motor vehicle operator's license upon discharge or release.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-67h — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-67h
Sec. 14-67h. “Major component parts” defined.
Status: in_force

See Sec. 14-149 re procedure and penalty in cases involving mutilated or missing identification, engine or factory numbers.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-110 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-110
Sec. 14-110. Oaths and subpoenas. False statements or reports.
Status: in_force

(b) Whenever a carrier, as defined in section 14-212 , or a person acting on behalf of a carrier, files with the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, under the penalty of false statement, a report or other document that contains representations relating to the maintenance, repair or use of a school bus or motor vehicle used to transport students, and such report or other document contains one or more representations that are false, the carrier shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than two thousand five hundred dollars for each representation that is false.

Section does not authorize commissioner to delegate quasi-judicial functions. 151 C. 679. Cited. 171 C. 705, 723; 172 C. 263.

Cited. 9 CA 686.

Cited. 36 CS 586; 42 CS 602.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-65i — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-65i
Sec. 14-65i. (Formerly Sec. 14-65d). Signs required to be posted in motor vehicle repair shops. Penalty.
Status: in_force

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STATE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES.

EACH CUSTOMER IS ENTITLED TO...

1. A WRITTEN ESTIMATE FOR REPAIR WORK.

2. A DETAILED INVOICE OF WORK DONE AND PARTS SUPPLIED.

3. RETURN OF REPLACED PARTS, PROVIDED THE REQUEST IS MADE AT THE TIME WRITTEN OR ORAL AUTHORIZATION IS PROVIDED FOR WORK TO BE PERFORMED.

NO REPAIR WORK MAY BE UNDERTAKEN ON A VEHICLE WITHOUT THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE CUSTOMER.

NO CHARGES FOR REPAIR MAY BE MADE IN EXCESS OF THE WRITTEN ESTIMATE WITHOUT THE WRITTEN OR ORAL CONSENT OF THE CUSTOMER.

QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE ABOVE SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE MANAGER OF THIS REPAIR FACILITY.

UNRESOLVED QUESTIONS REGARDING SERVICE WORK MAY BE SUBMITTED TO:

DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES

DEALER REPAIR DIVISION

60 STATE STREET, WETHERSFIELD, CONNECTICUT

TELEPHONE:

HOURS OF OPERATION:

(b) Each motor vehicle repair shop shall post a sign, as required by this subsection, in each area of its premises where work orders are placed by customers. The sign shall state: (1) The hourly charge for labor; (2) the conditions, if any, under which the shop may impose charges for storage, and the amount of any such charges; and (3) the charge, if any, for a diagnosis.

(c) Each motor vehicle repair shop shall prominently display a sign in each area of its premises where work orders are placed by customers. The sign, which shall be in boldface type, shall read as follows:

NOTICE:

THE CUSTOMER HAS THE RIGHT TO CHOOSE THE LICENSED REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE DAMAGE TO HIS OR HER MOTOR VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED.

(d) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall determine the size, type face and form of the signs required by this section.

(e) Violation of any provision of this section shall be an infraction.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-227j — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 248 / Section 14-227j
Sec. 14-227j. Court order prohibiting operation of motor vehicle not equipped with ignition interlock device.
Status: in_force

(b) Any person who has been arrested for a violation of section 14-227a or 14-227m , subdivision (1) or (2) of subsection (a) of section 14-227n or section 53a-56b or 53a-60d , may be ordered by the court not to operate any motor vehicle unless such motor vehicle is equipped with an ignition interlock device. Any such order may be made as a condition of such person's release on bail, as a condition of probation or as a condition of granting such person's application for participation in the pretrial alcohol education program under section 54-56g or the pretrial impaired driving intervention program under section 54-56r and may include any other terms and conditions as to duration, use, proof of installation or any other matter that the court determines to be appropriate or necessary.

(c) All costs of installing and maintaining an ignition interlock device shall be borne by the person who is the subject of an order made pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.

(d) No ignition interlock device shall be installed pursuant to an order of the court under subsection (b) of this section unless such device has been approved under the regulations adopted by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles pursuant to subsection (i) of section 14-227a .

(e) No provision of this section shall be construed to authorize the operation of a motor vehicle by any person whose motor vehicle operator's license has been refused, suspended or revoked, or who does not hold a valid motor vehicle operator's license. A court shall inform the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles of each order made by it pursuant to subsection (b) of this section. If any person who has been ordered not to operate a motor vehicle unless such motor vehicle is equipped with an ignition interlock device is the holder of a special operator's permit issued by the commissioner under the provisions of section 14-37a , strict compliance with the terms of the order shall be deemed a condition to hold such permit, and any failure to comply with such order shall be sufficient cause for immediate revocation of the permit by the commissioner.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-227e — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 248 / Section 14-227e
Sec. 14-227e. Community service for persons convicted of operation while under the influence of liquor or drug.
Status: in_force

(1) “Community service” means the placement of defendants in unpaid positions with nonprofit or tax-supported agencies for the performance of a specified number of hours of work or service within a given period of time.

(2) “Community service plan” means an agreement between the court and the defendant which specifies (A) the number of required community service hours, (B) the type of agency for placement, (C) the period of time in which the community service will be completed, (D) the tentative schedule, (E) a brief description of the responsibilities, (F) conditions and sanctions for failure to fulfill the plan, and (G) the supervisor of the plan.

(b) In sentencing a defendant to perform community service, the court shall fix the conditions and terms of such sentence and shall review the community service plan and, upon approval, sentence such defendant in accordance with such plan. No sentence of community service shall be imposed without the consent of the defendant.

(c) Any organization administering sentences of community service shall prepare and file with the court a copy of all community service plans and shall notify the court when a defendant has successfully completed such plan.

(d) Any organization administering sentences of community service shall prepare a written statement outlining noncompliance by a defendant and shall without unnecessary delay notify the state's attorney for that judicial district requesting that a hearing be held to determine whether the sentence of community service should be revoked.

(e) The court may at any time, for good cause shown, terminate the sentence of community service or modify or enlarge the terms or conditions or require the defendant to serve the original incarcerative sentence for violation of any of the conditions of the sentence of community service.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-80b — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-80b
Sec. 14-80b. Ball joints and tie rod ends. Prohibition on certain installations and attachments to.
Status: in_force

(b) No person shall operate, or as owner cause or permit to be operated, any motor vehicle on which there has been installed or attached to the ball joints or tie rod ends any type of bushing, spring, shim or device which results in concealing the degree of play or motion in the ball joints or tie rod ends.

(c) Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be deemed to have committed an infraction for each offense.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-65g — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-65g
Sec. 14-65g. Waiver of estimates. Record of authorizations and of required information. Estimate of charges for diagnosis. Penalty.
Status: in_force

(b) Every waiver shall be substantially in the following form:

WAIVER OF ADVANCE ESTIMATE

I voluntarily request that repairs be performed on my vehicle without an advance estimate of their cost. By signing this form, I authorize reasonable and necessary costs to remedy the problems complained of up to a maximum of $..... The repair shop may not exceed this amount without my written or oral consent.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-96p — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-96p
Sec. 14-96p. Color of lights. Flashing lights. Intensity of lights.
Status: in_force

(b) Except as provided in section 14-96q , flashing lights are prohibited on motor vehicles, except: (1) Red and yellow lights when used for the purpose of receiving or discharging students on school buses; (2) white lights that are located on the top rear of school buses; (3) when such lights are used as a means for indicating a right or left turn; (4) when such lights are used in any manner to indicate (A) a disabled vehicle that is stopped in a hazardous location on the highway, or in close proximity thereto, (B) a motor vehicle that is unable to maintain the minimum speed of forty miles per hour on a limited access divided highway because of the grade of such highway, (C) a motor vehicle that is operating at such slow speed as to obstruct or endanger following traffic on any highway, or (D) a student transportation vehicle, as defined in section 14-212 , accommodating fifteen or fewer students with disabilities that is receiving or discharging such students; or (5) red lights when used by a frozen dessert truck pursuant to section 14-283f . For the purposes of this subsection, “students with disabilities” means students who have intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorder, mental disability, visual impairment, blindness, deafness, speech impairment or orthopedic impairment, who are hard of hearing or who have another health impairment who, by reason thereof, require special education and related services, and “frozen dessert truck” has the same meaning as provided in section 14-283c .

(c) Any lighted lamp or illuminating device upon a motor vehicle, other than head lamps, spot lamps or auxiliary driving lamps, that projects a beam of light of an intensity greater than three hundred candle power shall be so directed that no part of the beam strikes the level of the roadway on which the vehicle stands at a distance of more than seventy-five feet from the vehicle.

(d) Use of lights except as authorized by this section shall be an infraction.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-307f — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 249 / Section 14-307f
Sec. 14-307f. Disclosure, storage, retention and destruction of personally identifiable information. Disclosure of other information and data gathered from automated traffic enforcement safety devices.
Status: in_force

(b) No personally identifiable information shall be stored or retained by the municipality or a vendor unless such information is necessary for the charging, collection and enforcement of the fines imposed pursuant to an ordinance adopted under section 14-307c .

(c) The municipality or a vendor shall destroy personally identifiable information and other data that specifically identifies a motor vehicle and relates to a violation of an ordinance adopted under section 14-307c not later than thirty days after any fine is collected or the resolution of a hearing conducted for the alleged commission of such violation, whichever is later, except a municipality or vendor may retain a portion of personally identifiable information for the limited purpose of determining whether a person committed a second or subsequent violation of such ordinance. The municipality or vendor shall destroy any retained portion of personally identifiable information not later than one year after the date of such person's most recent violation.

(d) Any information and other data gathered from automated traffic enforcement safety devices shall be subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, as defined in section 1-200 , except no personally identifiable information may be disclosed.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-62a — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-62a
Sec. 14-62a. Advertisements of prices of motor vehicles. Penalty.
Status: in_force

(b) Any new or used car dealer violating the provisions of this section shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars. The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles may suspend or revoke, in accordance with section 14-64 , the license of any such dealer violating the provisions of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-179 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 247 / Section 14-179
Sec. 14-179. Transfer of interest in vehicle.
Status: reserved

(b) Upon request of the owner or transferee, a lienholder in possession of the certificate of title shall, unless the transfer was a breach of his security agreement, either deliver the certificate to the transferee for delivery to the commissioner or, upon receipt from the transferee of the owner's assignment, the transferee's application for a new certificate and the required fee, mail or deliver them to the commissioner. The delivery of the certificate does not affect the rights of the lienholder under his security agreement.

(c) If a security interest is reserved or created at the time of the transfer, the certificate of title shall be retained by or delivered to the person who becomes the lienholder, and the parties shall comply with the provisions of section 14-186 .

(d) Except as provided in section 14-180 and as between the parties, a transfer by an owner is not effective until the provisions of this section and section 14-182 have been complied with; however, an owner who has delivered possession of the vehicle of the transferee and has complied with the provisions of this section and section 14-182 requiring action by him is not liable as owner for any damages thereafter resulting from operation of the vehicle.

(e) If a certificate of title issued by the commissioner identifies two or more persons as joint owners of a motor vehicle, any such person may, unless otherwise precluded by law, effect a transfer of ownership of the motor vehicle to such person individually, or to any other person or persons, in the manner provided by subsection (a) of this section. The commissioner may presume that a person is a joint owner empowered to transfer ownership of such motor vehicle if the person's name appears on the certificates of title and registration.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-103d — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-103d
Sec. 14-103d. Vehicles using any pressurized gas as fuel. Regulations. Class C misdemeanor.
Status: in_force

(b) Any person who violates any provision of this section or any regulation adopted pursuant to this section shall be guilty of a class C misdemeanor.