Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-307d — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 249 / Section 14-307d
Sec. 14-307d. Guidelines issued by Department of Transportation re municipal plan on use and locations of automated traffic enforcement safety devices and re effectiveness of municipal plan.
Status: in_force

(b) Not later than January 1, 2026, the Department of Transportation shall issue written guidance to municipalities concerning how to evaluate the effectiveness of automated traffic enforcement safety devices and submit a subsequent plan to use such devices together with supporting documentation. Such guidance shall include the factors to be considered when determining whether an automated traffic enforcement safety device at a location improved traffic safety.

(c) The guidance issued pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be revised as necessary and published on the department's Internet web site.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-46e — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-46e
Sec. 14-46e. Recommendations of board to be advisory. Operation of motor vehicle on limited basis. Failure to comply with request of commissioner or board.
Status: in_force

(b) The commissioner may authorize a person whose license is withdrawn under sections 14-46a to 14-46g , inclusive, to operate a motor vehicle on a limited basis provided the following conditions are met: (1) The commissioner, after consultation with the board, determines that such person does not have a health problem that affects such person's ability to safely operate a motor vehicle and has ordered that such person submit to and pass a road skills test as a condition of license reinstatement; and (2) such operation occurs only while the person is under the instruction of and accompanied by a driving instructor licensed under section 14-73 , or is in a vehicle with a motor vehicle testing agent who is administering a road skills test.

(c) Any person who is the subject of any inquiry under sections 14-46a to 14-46g , inclusive, who refuses to submit to a physical examination or provide other information requested by the commissioner or board shall be considered unfit to operate a motor vehicle until such person complies with such request.

Cited. 226 C. 499.

Cited. 33 CA 727; 41 CA 866.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-283b — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 248 / Section 14-283b
Sec. 14-283b. Motor vehicle operator required to move over or reduce speed when approaching emergency vehicle that is stationary or traveling significantly below speed limit and nonemergency vehicle that is stationary and located on shoulder.
Status: in_force

(b) (1) Any operator of a motor vehicle on a highway when approaching one or more emergency vehicles that are stationary or traveling significantly below the posted speed limit and located on the shoulder, lane or breakdown lane of such highway shall (A) immediately reduce speed to a reasonable level below the posted speed limit, and (B) if traveling in the lane adjacent to the shoulder, lane or breakdown lane containing such emergency vehicle, move such motor vehicle over one lane, unless such movement would be unreasonable or unsafe.

(2) Any operator of a motor vehicle on a road that provides for two lanes of undivided traffic proceeding in the opposite direction when approaching one or more emergency vehicles that are stationary or traveling significantly below the posted speed limit and located on the shoulder, lane or breakdown lane of such road shall immediately reduce speed to a reasonable level below the posted speed limit until safely clear of the emergency vehicle.

(c) Any operator of a motor vehicle on a highway when approaching one or more nonemergency vehicles that are stationary and located on the shoulder, lane or breakdown lane of such highway shall, if traveling in the lane adjacent to the shoulder, lane or breakdown lane containing such nonemergency vehicle, move such motor vehicle over one lane, unless such movement would be unreasonable or unsafe.

(d) (1) Any person who violates the provisions of subsection (b) of this section shall have committed an infraction, except that if such violation results in the injury of the operator or any occupant of an emergency vehicle, such person shall be fined not more than two thousand five hundred dollars and, if such violation results in the death of the operator or any occupant of an emergency vehicle, such person shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars.

(2) Any person who violates the provisions of subsection (c) of this section shall have committed an infraction.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-302 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 249 / Section 14-302
Sec. 14-302. “Yield” signs.
Status: in_force

See Sec. 14-111g re operator's retraining program.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-107 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-107
Sec. 14-107. Liability of owner, operator, lessee.
Status: in_force

(b) Whenever there occurs a violation of section 10a-79 , 10a-92 , 10a-139 , 14-218a , 14-219 , 14-222 , 14-223 , 14-224 or 14-253a , or sections 14-275 to 14-281 , inclusive, or a violation of an ordinance, bylaw or regulation of any town, city or borough in regard to parking, proof of the registration number of any motor vehicle therein concerned shall be prima facie evidence in any criminal action or in any action based on an infraction that the owner was the operator thereof, except in the case of a leased or rented motor vehicle, such proof shall be prima facie evidence in any criminal action that the lessee was the operator thereof.

Inapplicable to civil action. 155 C. 222.

Cited. 22 CS 389. Owner who has failed to use due care to prevent overloading under Sec. 14-267 is guilty even though he had no actual or constructive knowledge that vehicle was being overloaded. Id., 482. Cited. 23 CS 424; 30 CS 233.

Shifting of burden of proof not a denial of due process re defendant. 2 Conn. Cir. Ct. 239. Trial court rejected defendant's rebuttal testimony re credibility. Id., 329. Cited. Id., 594. Statute as it relates to presumptive evidence does not violate due process since there is a rational and reasonable connection between the facts proved and the ultimate fact presumed, the prima facie inference raised being based on the common experience that as a general rule the owner of a car drives his own vehicle. 3 Conn. Cir. Ct. 462, 463. Cited. 4 Conn. Cir. Ct. 658. Either the operator or the owner of any motor vehicle, or both, may be prosecuted under section for violation of statute which punishes those who evade responsibility in motor vehicle operation, Sec. 14-224. 5 Conn. Cir. Ct. 561. Registration of motor vehicle being prima facie evidence as to the operator of an offending vehicle is constitutionally valid and does not violate the fourteenth amendment; fifth amendment protection against self-incrimination is not violated because it is not necessary for one to testify to rebut it. 6 Conn. Cir. Ct. 298.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-216 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 248 / Section 14-216
Sec. 14-216. Operation by persons under eighteen without insurance.
Status: in_force

Mere fact that owner's son, admittedly under 16, was operator of car does not ipso facto establish violation by owner. 18 CS 41.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-106a — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-106a
Sec. 14-106a. Tamper-resistant odometer required. Mileage reading required on registration application.
Status: in_force

(b) The application for registration of a motor vehicle shall include the mileage reading at the time of registration, sale or transfer.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-4a — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-4a
Sec. 14-4a. Conduct of hearings and rendering of decisions.
Status: in_force

Cited. 168 C. 587.

Cited. 39 CS 285; 40 CS 505; 42 CS 602.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-21r — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-21r
Sec. 14-21r. Childhood cancer awareness 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) Providing funding to the pediatric oncology units at Connecticut Children's Medical Center and Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital, and (2) reimbursement of the Department of Motor Vehicles for the cost of producing, issuing, renewing and replacing childhood cancer awareness number plates, including administrative expenses, pursuant to section 14-21f .

(c) The secretary may receive private donations to said account and any such receipts shall be deposited in the account.

(d) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles may provide for the reproduction and marketing of the childhood cancer awareness 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 childhood cancer awareness account. Any moneys received by the commissioner from such marketing shall be deposited in said account.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-228 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 248 / Section 14-228
Sec. 14-228. Leaving motor vehicle without setting brake.
Status: in_force

See Sec. 14-107 re liability of owner, operator or lessee of vehicle.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-13 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-13
Sec. 14-13. Registration certificate and insurance identification card to be carried in vehicle.
Status: in_force

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

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

As to the effect of failure to carry the certificate in the car, see the analogous ruling as to operator's license. 93 C. 457. Cited. 110 C. 148.

Cited. 11 CA 644.

Cited. 4 Conn. Cir. Ct. 385; Id., 390.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-57 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-57
Sec. 14-57. Appeal.
Status: in_force

See Sec. 52-192 re precedence of appeals under this section in order of trial.

No fatal objection to joinder of application for approval as to gasoline station under Sec. 14-321 and application for approval as to repair business under Sec. 14-54. 134 C. 151. Commission can go no further than apply the test incorporated in statute. 143 C. 634. Cited. 148 C. 456.

Cited 24 CA 369.

Appeal in Superior Court not in conflict with Sec. 52-7. 14 CS 450.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-238 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 248 / Section 14-238
Sec. 14-238. Controlled-access highways.
Status: in_force

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

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

Cited. 161 C. 204; 206 C. 608.

Cited. 4 CA 451.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-44h — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-44h
Sec. 14-44h. Expiration and renewal of commercial drivers' licenses.
Status: in_force

(b) A commercial driver's license shall expire within a period not exceeding four years following the date of the operator's next birthday. The fee for such original license shall be seventeen dollars and fifty cents per year. Any previously licensed operator who fails to renew a commercial driver's license in accordance with this subsection shall be charged a late fee of twenty-five dollars upon renewal of such commercial driver's license.

(c) The commissioner shall, at least fifteen days before the date on which each commercial driver's license expires, notify the operator of the expiration date in a manner determined by the commissioner. The commissioner shall not provide such notification by mail to any such licensee if the United States Postal Service has determined that mail is undeliverable to the address for such person that is documented in the records of the Department of Motor Vehicles. Any previously licensed operator who operates a commercial motor vehicle within sixty days after the expiration date of such operator license without obtaining a renewal of such license shall be deemed to have failed to renew a motor vehicle operator's license and shall be fined in accordance with the amount designated for the infraction of failure to renew a motor vehicle operator's license. Any operator so charged shall not be prosecuted under section 14-36 for the same act constituting a violation under this section but said section 14-36 shall apply after the sixty-day period.

(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1-3a , if the expiration date of any commercial driver's license falls on any day when offices of the commissioner are closed for business or are open for less than a full business day, the license shall be deemed valid until midnight of the next day on which offices of the commissioner are open for a full day of business.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-307g — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 249 / Section 14-307g
Sec. 14-307g. Initial and annual reports by municipality.
Status: in_force

(b) Not later than a year after a municipality submits a report pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, and each year thereafter until an automated traffic enforcement safety device is no longer operational in the municipality, the municipality shall submit a report to the Department of Transportation and to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to transportation, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a . Such annual report shall include, but need not be limited to, (1) the number of motor vehicles that were subject to one citation, two citations, three citations or four or more citations, (2) in the case of an automated traffic enforcement safety device that records images of motor vehicles failing to comply with the provisions of subdivision (3) of subsection (b) of section 14-299 when facing a steady red signal on a traffic control signal, the number of citations at each location that were issued to motor vehicles making a right turn, proceeding through the intersection and making a left turn, (3) a list of engineering and educational measures undertaken by the municipality to improve safety in locations when automated traffic enforcement safety devices are operational, and (4) data regarding how many citations were issued, how many hearings were requested and the results of any such hearings.

(c) The Department of Transportation shall make any report received pursuant to the provisions of this section available on the department's Internet web site.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-15b — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-15b
Sec. 14-15b. Motor vehicle rental contracts. Required notice re collision damage waiver. Prohibited sales and advertising practice. Loss of use of a rental motor vehicle.
Status: in_force

(1) “Collision damage waiver” means any contractual provision whereby a lessor of rental motor vehicles agrees for a charge to waive any claims against a lessee for any damages to a rental motor vehicle during the term of the rental contract;

(2) “Rental motor vehicle” means a private passenger motor vehicle, as defined in subsection (e) of section 38a-363 , which is not the subject of a lease with the option to purchase where the lessee has the right to possession; and

(3) “Loss of use” means the deprivation of the use of a rental motor vehicle by the person, firm or corporation leasing or renting such motor vehicle during the period reasonably required to make repairs to the motor vehicle.

(b) Any motor vehicle rental contract incorporating a provision for collision damage waiver shall comply with the provisions of chapter 742 and shall provide conspicuous notice that the lessee's personal automobile insurance policy may cover collision damage, fire and theft damage and personal injury incurred while using a rental motor vehicle, and of the annualized rate for the collision damage waiver and any liability provisions. Any such contract shall detail the full extent of its coverage.

(c) No person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of renting or leasing rental motor vehicles shall: (1) Make any false or misleading statements either orally or in writing, in connection with the sale, offer to sell, or advertisement of a collision damage waiver; (2) omit any material statement in connection with the sale, offer to sell or advertisement of such waiver; or (3) make any statement that the purchase of a collision damage waiver is mandatory.

(d) Any motor vehicle rental contract may incorporate a provision whereby the person, firm or corporation leasing or renting motor vehicles is able to recover the loss of use of a rental motor vehicle because of any damage to such motor vehicle incurred during the term of such contract. Any amount collected pursuant to such a provision shall not exceed an amount equivalent to one day of the daily rental fee stated in the contract for every four hours of labor required to repair such damage, provided such amount does not exceed a reasonable estimate of the actual income lost for the loss of use of such motor vehicle. The limitation on any such amount shall not apply to a person, firm or corporation that, incidental to the conduct of its principal business, rents or leases a rental motor vehicle without a driver in the state.

(e) A violation of any of the provisions of this section shall be deemed an unfair or deceptive trade practice under chapter 735a.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-248b — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 248 / Section 14-248b
Sec. 14-248b. Livestock crossing paths. Right-of-way.
Status: in_force

(b) Persons guiding cattle or other livestock across the highway shall yield the right-of-way to any authorized emergency vehicle, as defined in section 14-1 , approaching such person and emitting any audible signal or displaying or making any visual signal reasonably indicating that such vehicle is being operated in an emergency situation. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to relieve the driver of such an authorized emergency vehicle from any duty to drive with due regard for the safety of all persons using the highway or from the duty to exercise due care to avoid colliding with any person, cattle or other livestock. Each operator of a motor vehicle shall grant the right-of-way and slow or stop such vehicle if necessary to grant the right-of-way, to any person guiding cattle or other livestock across the roadway within a crossing path. No operator of a vehicle approaching from the rear shall overtake and pass any vehicle the operator of which has stopped at any crossing path marked, as provided in subsection (a) of this section, to permit guided cattle or other livestock to cross the roadway. A violation of this subsection shall be an infraction.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-329 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 250 / Section 14-329
Sec. 14-329. Standard gallon. Delivery through meter. Delivery and electronic delivery tickets. Disclosure of purchaser's cost associated with retail fuel oil or propane gas. Exemptions. Penalties.
Status: in_force

(2) A seller may provide an electronic version of a delivery ticket instead of a delivery ticket expressed in ink or other indelible substance, if the seller or agent of such seller and the purchaser of a fluid, described in subdivision (1) of this subsection, agree to such electronic delivery, in writing. The seller shall retain a record of each electronic delivery ticket for not less than twelve months.

(3) One of such delivery or electronic delivery tickets shall be surrendered, upon demand, to the sealer of weights and measures, for inspection, and such ticket or, when the sealer desires to retain the original ticket or electronic ticket, a measure slip issued by the seller or his or her agent, shall be delivered to the purchaser or purchaser's agent or representative at the time of the delivery of such fluid. If the purchaser or purchaser's agent takes such fluid from the place of purchase, a delivery ticket showing the actual number of gallons, or gallons and tenths, delivered shall be given to the purchaser or purchaser's agent at the time of delivery. In the case of an electronic delivery ticket, the seller or agent of such seller shall transmit the electronic delivery ticket to the purchaser or purchaser's agent not more than two business days after such delivery. Delivery tickets shall bear the name or identification number of the seller's driver and shall be sequentially numbered. Copies of delivery tickets shall be retained by the seller for one year and shall be available for inspection during normal business hours. No seller, or agent of such seller, shall possess a delivery ticket which has been printed with, or an electronic delivery ticket which contains, a record of a delivery which has not occurred. The method of determining the number of gallons of any such fluid delivered shall be by measuring the same in measures that have been tested and sealed by a sealer of weights and measures.

(b) No person, firm or corporation shall sell at retail fuel oil or propane gas to be used for residential heating unless all of the purchaser's costs associated with such fuel oil or propane gas, including, but not limited to, unit price and any delivery surcharge, are disclosed to the purchaser, in writing, at the time the purchaser enters into a purchase contract with the seller or at the time of renewal of such contract. Such disclosures shall be made by the seller when the purchaser places an order for such fuel oil or propane gas if there is no contract between the seller and purchaser.

(c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to barge, railroad tank car, drum or slow flow meter delivery.

(d) The provisions of this section requiring meters to print tenths of a gallon shall not apply to bulk plant deliveries to a reseller, or bulk delivery of gasoline to service stations for resale. On other high-speed, large volume deliveries, the Commissioner of Consumer Protection may waive the one-tenth gallon requirement, upon request. On all of these deliveries the meters shall print an accurate record in gallons.

(e) Any person who, by himself or by his agent or employee, or as the employee or agent of another, violates any provision of this section shall be subject to the penalties provided in chapter 750, concerning weights and measures, or chapter 296, concerning operation of fuel supply businesses, as applicable.

Cited. 40 CS 295.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-280 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 248 / Section 14-280
Sec. 14-280. Display of signs and signals by school bus and student transportation vehicle. Portable signs. Penalty.
Status: in_force

(2) Any student transportation vehicle when engaged in the transportation of children to and from private or public camps or the transportation exclusively of children to activities, except school activities, may display a sign or signs, as described in subsection (b) of this section. Any motor vehicle, other than a registered school bus, not owned by a public, private or religious school, or under contract to such school, when engaged in the transportation of school children to and from school or school activities, may display a sign or signs, as described in subsection (b) of this section.

(3) Any student transportation vehicle, when engaged in the transportation of school children to and from school or school activities, shall display a sign or signs, as described in subsection (b) of this section, except a student transportation vehicle, when engaged in the transportation of students aged eighteen to twenty-one, inclusive, who, as part of an individualized education program, are participating in community-based transition services, may display a sign or signs, as described in subsection (b) of this section.

(4) Any portable signs, as described in subsection (b) of this section, that are permitted or required under this section may be removed or covered when the vehicle is not being used for the purposes requiring or allowing the use of such signs as specified in this section.

(b) The sign or signs permitted or required under subsection (a) of this section may be portable signs securely mounted on the roof or decal or painted signs, either of which shall be placed at a height of at least four feet and shall display the wording “CARRYING SCHOOL CHILDREN” in black lettering at least three inches high on yellow background visible to operators of vehicles approaching from front and rear. The words “Stop” or “Stop on signal” shall not be used. The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 establishing standards for the construction and attachment of such portable signs.

(c) Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, for a first offense, be deemed to have committed an infraction, and for each subsequent offense shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars.

See Sec. 14-107 re liability of owner, operator or lessee of vehicle.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-11c — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-11c
Sec. 14-11c. Motor Carrier Advisory Council. Members. Duties.
Status: in_force

(b) The Motor Carrier Advisory Council shall consist of the following voting members: The Commissioners of Transportation, Motor Vehicles, Emergency Services and Public Protection, Revenue Services, Economic and Community Development and Energy and Environmental Protection, or their designees, and any other commissioner of a state agency, or such commissioner's designee, invited to participate. The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles or the commissioner's designee shall organize and serve as chairperson of the council. The council shall only make recommendations or take actions by a unanimous vote of all members present and voting. The council may make recommendations as the council deems appropriate to the United States Congress, the Governor or the General Assembly.

(c) The chairperson of the council shall convene a regular meeting semiannually, for the following purposes: (1) After the commencement of each regular session of the General Assembly, the council shall meet concerning legislative proposals of the various state agencies and the representatives of the motor carrier industry; and (2) after the close of each regular session of the General Assembly, the council shall meet concerning the impacts and implementation of any legislation affecting the motor carrier industry. Additional meetings may be convened at the call of the chairperson.

(d) The council shall solicit input from representatives of motor-carrier-related industries. Such representatives shall include, but not be limited to, the Connecticut Motor Transport Association, the Connecticut Construction Industries Association, the Connecticut Bus Association, the Connecticut Food Store Association and the Connecticut School Transportation Association.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-250a — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 248 / Section 14-250a
Sec. 14-250a. Vehicles prohibited on sidewalks.
Status: in_force

(b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to an electric personal assistive mobility device, as defined in section 14-289h .

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

Cited. 30 CA 742. Exception permitting motorist to cross sidewalk if leaving adjacent area applies to entering or exiting a driveway but not to turning around to reverse direction. 154 CA 621.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-111g — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-111g
Sec. 14-111g. Operator's retraining program.
Status: in_force

(b) The retraining program shall be taught by a designee of the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles or by an instructor approved by the commissioner and shall (1) review principles of motor vehicle operation, (2) develop alternative attitudes for those attitudes contributing to aggressive driving behavior, and (3) emphasize the need to practice safe driving behavior. The retraining program shall be offered by the Department of Motor Vehicles or by any other organization certified by the commissioner to conduct such program in person in a congregate setting, through distance learning or through a combination of both in-person and distance learning, provided such distance learning has interactive components such as mandatory interactions, participation or testing. Any drivers' school, as defined in section 14-68 , that meets the licensure requirements of part IV of this chapter shall be eligible to seek certification to offer the motor vehicle operator's retraining program. The commissioner shall determine the number of program providers necessary to serve the needs of the public. Each organization or drivers' school seeking certification or recertification to conduct such retraining program shall submit an application to the department in such form as the commissioner shall require and an application fee of three hundred fifty dollars. Each such applicant shall: (A) Be registered to do business in this state and continuously maintain good standing with the office of the Secretary of the State; (B) file and continuously maintain a surety bond in the amount of fifty thousand dollars. Such bond shall be conditioned upon compliance with the provisions of any state or federal law or regulation concerning the conduct of an operator retraining program and provided as indemnity for any loss or expense sustained by either the state or any person by reason of any acts or omissions of the program provider. Such bond shall be executed in the name of the State of Connecticut for the benefit of any aggrieved party, but the penalty of the bond shall not be invoked except upon order of the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles after a hearing held before the commissioner in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54; (C) have a permanent place of business in this state where all operator retraining program records shall be maintained and accessible to the commissioner during normal business hours; (D) submit for approval by the commissioner a detailed curriculum and lesson plan, including any changes to such curriculum and lesson plan, which shall be used in each operator retraining class; and (E) electronically transmit information concerning enrollment and class completion to the commissioner at such times and in such form as the commissioner shall prescribe. Prior to the certification of an applicant, the commissioner shall investigate the applicant's character, driving history and criminal history. If the applicant is a business entity, such investigation shall include the principals and officers of such entity. The applicant shall submit to the commissioner any information pertaining to current or past criminal or civil actions. The certification of a program provider by the commissioner shall not be transferable and shall be valid for a two-year period. Recertification of a provider shall be at the discretion of the commissioner and in such form and manner determined by the commissioner.

(c) Any person who is required to attend an operator retraining program shall have such requirement and the completion date of such requirement posted on such person's driving history record maintained by the commissioner. The date of class completion shall remain on such person's driving history record until such person has attained thirty-six consecutive months without any additional moving violations or suspension violations specified in subsection (a) of this section being posted to such person's driving history record. Until the completion of such thirty-six consecutive months, the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall suspend such person's operator's license or operating privilege for: (1) Thirty days upon a first conviction for any specified moving violation or suspension violation; (2) sixty days upon a second conviction of any specified moving violation or suspension violation; and (3) ninety days for a third or subsequent conviction of a specified moving violation or suspension violation.

(d) The commissioner shall adopt regulations in accordance with chapter 54 to implement the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-22 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-22
Sec. 14-22. Expiration and renewal.
Status: in_force

(b) The commissioner may provide for the renewal of passenger registrations at official emissions inspection stations established pursuant to chapter 246a in accordance with schedules established by the commissioner. The commissioner may employ the services of the independent contractor which operates the system of official emissions inspection stations to process such applications for renewal in accordance with standards and procedures established by the commissioner.

(c) The registration fee for a registration that expires two years from the date of issuance shall be a prorated amount of the fee for a triennial registration. If the adoption of a staggered system results in the expiration of any registration more than two or three years from its issuance, a prorated amount of the registration fee paid shall be charged in addition to the registration fee.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-12h — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-12h
Sec. 14-12h. Maintenance and compilation of record of all suspended registrations. Availability. Stop and detain procedures. Removal of plates. Seizure, impoundment and forfeiture of vehicle.
Status: in_force

(b) (1) If any police officer observes a motor vehicle being operated upon the public highway, and such motor vehicle is displaying registration number plates identified as suspended on the list made available by the commissioner, such police officer may (A) stop or detain such vehicle and its occupants, (B) issue to the operator a complaint for operating an unregistered motor vehicle, or expired registration if the vehicle is not being operated, in violation of section 14-12 , and (C) remove the registration number plates from the vehicle and return them to any branch office of the Department of Motor Vehicles. If any police officer, motor vehicle inspector or constable observes a motor vehicle parked in any parking area, as defined in section 14-212 , and such motor vehicle is displaying registration number plates identified as suspended on the list made available by the commissioner, such police officer, motor vehicle inspector or constable is authorized to remove the registration number plates from the vehicle and to return them to any branch office of the Department of Motor Vehicles. If a number plate is identified as suspended on the list provided by the commissioner and such identification is in error, the state shall indemnify any police officer, motor vehicle inspector or constable for any claim for damages made against that individual as a result of such individual's good faith reliance on the accuracy of the list provided by the commissioner regarding the confiscation of number plates.

(2) If any police officer observes a motor vehicle being operated upon the public highway or parked in any parking area, as defined in section 14-212 , displaying registration number plates identified on the list made available by the commissioner as being suspended, such police officer may seize and impound the vehicle. If a police officer seizes and impounds a vehicle pursuant to this subdivision, such officer shall give notice to the commissioner in such form as the commissioner may require. The police officer shall give such notice not later than three days after seizing and impounding the vehicle.

(c) Any motor vehicle that has been impounded in accordance with the provisions of subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of this section shall not be released to the owner or person otherwise entitled to possession of the vehicle unless such owner or person presents a valid registration and a current automobile insurance identification card. Any such impounded motor vehicle that is not reclaimed by the owner of such motor vehicle within forty-five days after impounding shall be subject to forfeiture to the state.

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. § 14-278 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 248 / Section 14-278
Sec. 14-278. Hours of operation. Placement of seats. No extra exemption or authority for operators.
Status: in_force

See Sec. 14-107 re liability of owner, operator or lessee of vehicle.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-165 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 247 / Section 14-165
Sec. 14-165. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) “Dealer” means a person engaged in the business of buying, selling or exchanging vehicles who is licensed under the provisions of chapter 246;

(2) “ Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles;

(3) “Identification number” means the vehicle identification number of a motor vehicle, as defined in section 14-1 ;

(4) “Implement of husbandry” means a vehicle registered as a farm vehicle or a vehicle designated and adapted exclusively for agricultural, horticultural or livestock-raising operations or for lifting or carrying an implement of husbandry;

(5) “Lienholder” means a person holding a security interest in a vehicle;

(6) “Owner” means a person, other than a lienholder, having the property in or title to a vehicle. The term includes a person entitled to the use and possession of a vehicle subject to a security interest in another person, but excludes a lessee under a lease not intended as security;

(7) “Security agreement” means a “security agreement” as defined in subdivision (74) of subsection (a) of section 42a-9-102 ;

(8) “Security interest” means a “security interest” as defined in subdivision (35) of subsection (b) of section 42a-1-201 ;

(9) “Special mobile equipment” means a vehicle not designed for the transportation of persons or property upon a highway and only incidentally operated or moved over a highway, including, but not limited to, ditch-digging apparatus, well-boring apparatus and road construction and maintenance machinery such as asphalt spreaders, bituminous mixers, bucket loaders, street sweepers, tractors other than truck tractors, ditchers, leveling graders, finishing machines, motor graders, road rollers, scarifiers, earth moving carry-alls and scrapers, power shovels and drag lines, and self-propelled cranes and earth moving equipment. The term does not include house trailers, dump trucks, truck-mounted transit mixers, cranes or shovels, or other vehicles designed for the transportation of persons or property to which machinery has been attached;

(10) “State” means a state, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or a province of the Dominion of Canada;

(11) “Vehicle” means a motor vehicle as defined by section 14-1 ;

(12) “Manufacturer's or importer's certificate of origin” means the original written instrument or document required to be executed and delivered by the manufacturer to the manufacturer's agent or dealer, or a person purchasing direct from the manufacturer, certifying the origin of the vehicle;

(13) “Electronic title file” means the file maintained by the commissioner in an electronic media format for the purpose of recording and storage of the evidence of a lienholder's security interest in a vehicle; and

(14) “Special mobile agriculture vehicle” means a vehicle with an operator and agriculture support materials, operated upon or across any public highway, incidentally, in conjunction with the commercial operation of agriculture support. Commercial operation of agriculture support is limited to those services provided by a commercial entity to the agriculture industry and shall be limited to the spreading or spraying of materials to promote the growth of crops.

Cited. 215 C. 55.

Cited. 10 CA 22; 30 CA 263. A payloader is the same type of equipment as a bucket loader and therefore not a motor vehicle under Sec. 14-1 or Sec. 31-293a. 156 CA 727.

Cited. 41 CS 326.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-238b — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 248 / Section 14-238b
Sec. 14-238b. Designation of high occupancy vehicle lane. Exception for blood transport vehicle.
Status: in_force

(b) The Office of the State Traffic Administration may designate a lane on any multiple lane limited access highway as a high occupancy vehicle lane and erect or cause to be erected signs identifying any such high occupancy vehicle lane. The office shall permit the operator of a blood transport vehicle to use any such high occupancy vehicle lane, regardless of the number of passengers in such vehicle, provided the operator (1) is transporting human blood and blood products between a collection point and a hospital or storage center; (2) displays a removable decal or sign indicating such vehicle is transporting human blood and blood products between a collection point and a hospital or storage center on each side of such vehicle and at the rear of such vehicle; and (3) displays the logo or emblem of the nonprofit general blood banking operation or nonprofit blood collection facility, as the case may be, on each side of such vehicle.

(c) The Office of the State Traffic Administration may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to implement the provisions of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-240 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 248 / Section 14-240
Sec. 14-240. Vehicles to be driven reasonable distance apart. Exceptions. Operation of platoon.
Status: in_force

(b) Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, no person operating a motor vehicle shall follow another vehicle more closely than is reasonable and prudent, having regard for the speed of such vehicles, the traffic upon and the condition of the highway and weather conditions.

(c) No person operating a motor vehicle shall drive such vehicle in such proximity to another vehicle as to obstruct or impede traffic.

(d) Motor vehicles being driven upon any highway in a caravan shall be so operated as to allow sufficient space between such vehicles or combination of vehicles to enable any other vehicle to enter and occupy such space without danger. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to funeral processions or to motor vehicles under official escort, traveling under a special permit or operating in a platoon.

(e) (1) A person may operate a platoon on the highways of this state, provided such person files a plan for the general platoon operations with the Commissioner of Transportation and such plan is approved by the commissioner. The commissioner shall approve or reject a plan for general platoon operations not later than fifteen days after the receipt of such plan. If the commissioner rejects any such plan, the commissioner shall provide a written explanation of the reason for such rejection and guidance to amend such plan for resubmission.

(2) Each commercial motor vehicle or bus in a platoon shall display a mark identifying such vehicle or bus as part of a platoon at all times when such vehicle or bus is engaged in platooning. Such mark shall be issued by the commissioner and displayed in a manner prescribed by the commissioner.

(3) Each person operating a commercial motor vehicle or bus in a platoon shall be seated in the driver's seat of such vehicle or bus and hold a commercial driver's license of the appropriate class and bearing endorsements for the type of vehicle or bus being driven.

(4) No person operating a commercial motor vehicle or bus in a platoon shall pull or drag another motor vehicle in the platoon.

(f) Any person who violates any provision of this section shall have committed an infraction, except that (1) any person operating a commercial vehicle combination or a commercial motor vehicle or bus in a platoon in violation of any such provision shall have committed a violation and shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than one hundred fifty dollars, or (2) if the violation results in a motor vehicle accident, such person shall have committed a violation and shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than two hundred dollars.

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

See Sec. 14-260n for definition of “commercial vehicle combination”.

Cited. 148 C. 266; 150 C. 217. Request to charge statute must be made. 154 C. 381. Cited. 160 C. 128; 166 C. 152; 171 C. 303; 180 C. 415; 185 C. 483; 206 C. 608; 217 C. 73; 231 C. 930. Statute is directed against practice of “tailgating”. 234 C. 401. Cited. Id., 408.

Cited. 4 CA 451; 11 CA 122; 17 CA 209. Application of “following too closely” statute discussed; statute directed against practice of “tailgating”; legislature did not intend provisions of statute to apply in all rear-end collisions. 35 CA 464.

Cited. 29 CS 21; 39 CS 228.

Statute not limited to situations where car ahead is moving. 2 Conn. Cir. Ct. 487. Cited. 3 Conn. Cir. Ct. 107; 5 Conn. Cir. Ct. 697.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-44k — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-44k
Sec. 14-44k. Disqualification from operation of commercial motor vehicles. Disqualification offenses. Lifetime disqualification. Mitigation of lifetime disqualification.
Status: in_force

(b) In addition to any other penalties provided by law, and except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, a person is disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle for one year if convicted of a violation of (1) operating any motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs, or both, under section 14-227a , (2) operating a commercial motor vehicle while having a blood alcohol concentration of four-hundredths of one per cent, or more, (3) evasion of responsibility under section 14-224 , (4) using any motor vehicle in the commission of any felony, as defined in section 14-1 , (5) operating a commercial motor vehicle while the operator's commercial driver's license is revoked, suspended or cancelled, or while the operator is disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle, (6) section 14-227m , or (7) subdivision (1) or (2) of subsection (a) of section 14-227n . In addition to any other penalties provided by law, and except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, a person is disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle for a period of not more than two years if convicted of one violation of causing a fatality through the negligent or reckless operation of a commercial motor vehicle, as evidenced by a conviction of a violation of section 14-222a , 53a-56b , 53a-57 or 53a-60d . The disqualification periods in this subsection shall also apply to convictions under the provisions of law of another state, of offenses deemed by the commissioner to be substantially similar to the offenses described in this subsection.

(c) In addition to any other penalties provided by law, and except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, a person is disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle for one year if the commissioner finds that such person (1) has refused to submit to a test to determine such person's blood alcohol concentration while operating any motor vehicle or to a nontestimonial portion of a drug influence evaluation conducted by a drug recognition expert, (2) has an elevated blood alcohol content based on such a test pursuant to section 14-227b , or (3) was found to have been operating under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug, or both based on a report filed pursuant to the provisions of subsection (d) of section 14-227b or pursuant to the provisions of a law of any other state that is deemed by the commissioner to be substantially similar to section 14-227b . For the purpose of this subsection, “drug recognition expert”, “elevated blood alcohol content” and “nontestimonial portion of a drug influence evaluation” have the same meanings as provided in section 14-227a .

(d) If a person commits any of the disqualifying offenses identified in subsection (b) of this section or is the subject of a finding by the commissioner under subsection (c) of this section while driving a vehicle transporting hazardous materials, required to be placarded under the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, 49 USC 1801 to 1813, inclusive, as amended, such person shall be disqualified for a period of three years.

(e) In addition to any other penalties provided by law, a person is disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle for (1) sixty days if convicted of failure to stop at a railroad grade crossing, in violation of section 14-249 or 14-250 , while operating a commercial motor vehicle, (2) one hundred twenty days if convicted of a second violation of section 14-249 or 14-250 while operating a commercial motor vehicle, and (3) one year if convicted of a third or subsequent violation of section 14-249 or 14-250 while operating a commercial motor vehicle, during any three-year period. The disqualification periods in this subsection shall also apply to convictions under the provisions of law of another state, of offenses deemed by the commissioner to be substantially similar to the offenses described in this subsection.

(f) In addition to any other penalties provided by law, a person is disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle for a period of not less than sixty days if convicted of two serious traffic violations, as defined in section 14-1 , or one hundred twenty days if convicted of three serious traffic violations, arising from separate incidents occurring within a three-year period (1) while operating a commercial motor vehicle, (2) while operating a noncommercial motor vehicle, provided such violation resulted in a suspension, for any period of time, of such person's class D license, or (3) from any combination of subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection. The period of any disqualification for a subsequent offense imposed under this subsection shall commence immediately after the period of any other disqualification imposed on such person. The disqualification periods in this subsection shall also apply to convictions under the provisions of law of another state, of offenses deemed by the commissioner to constitute serious traffic violations, as defined in section 14-1 .

(g) Any person who (1) uses any motor vehicle in the commission of a felony involving the manufacture, distribution or dispensing of a controlled substance, or (2) uses a commercial motor vehicle in the commission of a felony involving severe forms of trafficking in persons, as defined in 22 USC 7102(11), as amended from time to time, shall be disqualified for life and ineligible for reinstatement in accordance with subsection (h) of this section.

(h) A person is disqualified for life if such person commits two or more of the offenses specified in subsection (b) of this section, or if such person is the subject of two or more findings by the commissioner under subsection (c) of this section, or any combination of those offenses or findings, arising from two or more separate incidents. A person is disqualified for life if the commissioner takes suspension actions against such person for two or more alcohol test refusals or test failures, or any combination of such actions, arising from two or more separate incidents. Any person disqualified for life, except a person disqualified under subsection (g) of this section, who has both voluntarily enrolled in and successfully completed an appropriate rehabilitation program, as determined by the commissioner, may apply for reinstatement of such person's commercial driver's license or commercial learner's permit, provided any such applicant shall not be eligible for reinstatement until such time as such person has served a minimum disqualification period of ten years. An application for reinstatement shall be accompanied by documentation satisfactory to the commissioner that such person has both voluntarily enrolled in and successfully completed a program established and operated by the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services pursuant to chapter 319j, a program operated through a substance abuse treatment facility licensed in accordance with section 19a-491 or the equivalent of either program offered in another state. The commissioner shall not reinstate a commercial driver's license or commercial learner's permit that was disqualified for life unless an applicant for reinstatement requests an administrative hearing in accordance with chapter 54, and offers evidence that the reinstatement of such applicant's commercial driver's license or commercial learner's permit does not endanger the public safety or welfare. Such evidence shall include, but not be limited to, proof that such applicant has not been convicted of any offense involving alcohol, a controlled substance or a drug during a period of ten years following the date of such applicant's most recent lifetime disqualification. If a person whose commercial driver's license or commercial learner's permit is reinstated under this subsection is subsequently convicted of another disqualifying offense, such person shall be permanently disqualified for life and shall be ineligible to reapply for a reduction of the lifetime disqualification. The following shall remain on the driving history record of a commercial motor vehicle operator or commercial driver's license or commercial learner's permit holder for a period of fifty-five years, as required by 49 CFR Part 384, as amended from time to time: (1) Any offense specified in subsection (b) or (c) of this section, provided such offense occurred on or after December 29, 2006; (2) each of two or more offenses specified in subsection (b) or (c) of this section that occur within ten years of each other and result in a lifetime disqualification, regardless of when such offenses occur; (3) any conviction under subsection (g) of this section for using a motor vehicle in the commission of a felony involving the manufacture, distribution or dispensing of a controlled substance, committed on or after January 1, 2005.

(i) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, any person who violates an out-of-service order shall be disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle: (A) For a period of not less than one hundred eighty days or more than one year for a first violation; (B) for a period of not less than two years or more than five years for a second violation during any ten-year period, where such violations arose from separate incidents; and (C) for a period of not less than three years or more than five years for a third or subsequent violation during any ten-year period, where such violations arose from separate incidents.

(2) Any person who violates an out-of-service order while driving a vehicle transporting hazardous materials, required to be placarded under the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, 49 USC 1801 to 1813, inclusive, or a commercial motor vehicle designed to transport sixteen or more passengers, including the driver, shall be disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle: (A) For a period of not less than one hundred eighty days or more than two years for a first violation, and (B) for a period of not less than three years or more than five years for a second or subsequent violation during any ten-year period, where such violations arose from separate incidents.

(3) In addition to the penalties provided in subdivision (1) or (2) of this subsection, any person who violates an out-of-service order shall be subject to the civil penalties prescribed in 49 CFR Section 383.53, as amended from time to time.

(j) Any holder of a commercial driver's license whose driving is determined by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to constitute an imminent hazard, as defined in section 14-1 , shall be disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle. The period of disqualification may not exceed thirty days unless the commissioner is satisfied that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has complied with the procedures for review and hearing set forth in 49 CFR 383.52. The period of any disqualification imposed under this subsection shall be concurrent with the period of any other disqualification or suspension imposed on such commercial driver.

(k) After taking disqualification action, or suspending, revoking or cancelling a commercial driver's license or commercial learner's permit, the commissioner shall update the commissioner's records to reflect such action within ten days. After taking disqualification action, or suspending, revoking or cancelling the operating privileges of a commercial motor vehicle operator or a commercial driver who is licensed or holds a commercial learner's permit in another state, the commissioner shall notify the licensing state of such action within ten days. Such notification shall identify the violation that caused such disqualification, suspension, cancellation or revocation.

Subsec. (h):

There was no retroactive application of statute when the commissioner determined defendant triggered the lifetime disqualification provision. 105 CA 558. Plain language of Subsec. indicates that lifetime suspension applies to alcohol test refusals or failures that occur prior to a person's obtaining a commercial driver's license, and is not limited to refusals or failures that occur while a person holds a commercial driver's license. 134 CA 668.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-10 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-10
Sec. 14-10. Definitions. Records. Disclosure of personal information and highly restricted personal information. Penalty. Regulations.
Status: in_force

(1) “Disclose” means to engage in any practice or conduct to make available and make known, by any means of communication, personal information or highly restricted personal information contained in a motor vehicle record pertaining to an individual to any other individual, organization or entity;

(2) “Motor vehicle record” means any record that pertains to an operator's license, instruction or learner's permit, identity card, registration, certificate of title or any other document issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles. “Motor vehicle record” does not include any record relating to vessels and certificates of title for vessels, as provided in section 15-210 ;

(3) “Personal information” means information that identifies an individual and includes an individual's photograph or computerized image, Social Security number, operator's license number, name, address other than the zip code, telephone number, electronic mail address, or medical or disability information, but does not include information on motor vehicle accidents or violations, or information relative to the status of an operator's license, registration or insurance coverage;

(4) “Highly restricted personal information” means an individual's photograph or computerized image, Social Security number or medical or disability information; and

(5) “Express consent” means an affirmative agreement given by the individual who is the subject of personal information that specifically grants permission to the department to release such information to the requesting party. Such agreement shall (A) be in writing or such other form as the commissioner may determine in regulations adopted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, and (B) specify a procedure for the individual to withdraw such consent, as provided in regulations adopted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54.

(b) A number shall be assigned to each motor vehicle registration and operator's license and a record of all applications for motor vehicle registrations and operators' licenses issued shall be kept by the commissioner at the main office of the Department of Motor Vehicles.

(c) (1) All records of the Department of Motor Vehicles pertaining to the application for registration, and the registration, of motor vehicles of the current or previous three years shall be maintained by the commissioner at the main office of the department. Any such records over three years old may be destroyed at the discretion of the commissioner. (2) Before disclosing personal information pertaining to an applicant or registrant from such motor vehicle records or allowing the inspection of any such record containing such personal information in the course of any transaction conducted at such main office, the commissioner shall ascertain whether such disclosure is authorized under subsection (f) of this section, and require the person or entity making the request to (A) complete an application that shall be on a form prescribed by the commissioner, and (B) provide personal identification satisfactory to the commissioner. An attorney-at-law admitted to practice in this state may provide his or her juris number to the commissioner in lieu of the requirements of subparagraph (B) of this subdivision. The commissioner may disclose such personal information or permit the inspection of such record containing such information only if such disclosure is authorized under subsection (f) of this section.

(d) The commissioner may disclose personal information from a motor vehicle record pertaining to an operator's license or a driving history or permit the inspection or copying of any such record or history containing such information in the course of any transaction conducted at the main office of the department only if such disclosure is authorized under subsection (f) of this section. Any such records over five years old may be destroyed at the discretion of the commissioner.

(e) In the event (1) a federal court judge, federal court magistrate or judge of the Superior Court, Appellate Court or Supreme Court of the state, (2) a police officer, as defined in section 7-294a , or a member of the Division of State Police within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, (3) an employee of the Department of Correction, (4) an attorney-at-law who represents or has represented the state in a criminal prosecution, (5) a member or employee of the Board of Pardons and Paroles, (6) a judicial branch employee regularly engaged in court-ordered enforcement or investigatory activities, (7) an inspector employed by the Division of Criminal Justice, (8) a federal law enforcement officer who works and resides in this state, (9) a state referee under section 52-434 , (10) a lake patrolman appointed pursuant to subsection (a) of section 7-151b engaged in boating law enforcement, or (11) a state marshal, submits a written request and furnishes such individual's business address to the commissioner, such business address only shall be disclosed or available for public inspection to the extent authorized by this section.

(f) The commissioner may disclose personal information from a motor vehicle record to:

(1) Any federal, state or local government agency in carrying out its functions or to any individual or entity acting on behalf of any such agency, or

(2) Any individual, organization or entity that signs and files with the commissioner, under penalty of false statement as provided in section 53a-157b , a statement on a form approved by the commissioner, together with such supporting documentation or information as the commissioner may require, that such information will be used for any of the following purposes:

(A) In connection with matters of motor vehicle or driver safety and theft, motor vehicle emissions, motor vehicle product alterations, recalls or advisories, performance monitoring of motor vehicles and dealers by motor vehicle manufacturers, motor vehicle market research activities including survey research, motor vehicle product and service communications and removal of nonowner records from the original owner records of motor vehicle manufacturers to implement the provisions of the federal Automobile Information Disclosure Act, 15 USC 1231 et seq., the Clean Air Act, 42 USC 7401 et seq., and 49 USC Chapters 301, 305 and 321 to 331, inclusive, as amended from time to time, and any provision of the general statutes enacted to attain compliance with said federal provisions;

(B) In the normal course of business by the requesting party, but only to confirm the accuracy of personal information submitted by the individual to the requesting party;

(C) In connection with any civil, criminal, administrative or arbitral proceeding in any court or government agency or before any self-regulatory body, including the service of process, an investigation in anticipation of litigation by an attorney-at-law or any individual acting on behalf of an attorney-at-law and the execution or enforcement of judgments and orders, or pursuant to an order of any court provided the requesting party is a party in interest to such proceeding;

(D) In connection with matters of motor vehicle or driver safety and theft, motor vehicle emissions, motor vehicle product alterations, recalls or advisories, performance monitoring of motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts and dealers, producing statistical reports and removal of nonowner records from the original owner records of motor vehicle manufacturers, provided the personal information is not published, disclosed or used to contact individuals except as permitted under subparagraph (A) of this subdivision;

(E) By any insurer or insurance support organization or by a self-insured entity or its agents, employees or contractors, in connection with the investigation of claims arising under insurance policies, antifraud activities, rating or underwriting;

(F) In providing any notice required by law to owners or lienholders named in the certificate of title of towed, abandoned or impounded motor vehicles;

(G) By an employer or its agent or insurer to obtain or verify information relating to a holder of a passenger endorsement or commercial driver's license required under 49 USC Chapter 313, and sections 14-44 to 14-44m , inclusive;

(H) In connection with any lawful purpose of a labor organization, as defined in section 31-77 , provided (i) such organization has entered into a contract with the commissioner, on such terms and conditions as the commissioner may require, and (ii) the information will be used only for the purposes specified in the contract other than campaign or political purposes;

(I) For bulk distribution for surveys, marketing or solicitations provided the commissioner has obtained the express consent of the individual to whom such personal information pertains;

(J) For the purpose of preventing fraud by verifying the accuracy of personal information contained in a motor vehicle record, including an individual's photograph or computerized image, as submitted by an individual to a legitimate business or an agent, employee or contractor of a legitimate business, provided the individual has provided express consent in accordance with subdivision (5) of subsection (a) of this section;

(K) Inclusion of personal information about persons who have indicated consent to become organ and tissue donors in a donor registry established by a procurement organization, as defined in section 19a-289a ;

(L) By any private detective or private detective licensed in accordance with the provisions of chapter 534, in connection with an investigation involving matters concerning motor vehicles;

(M) By a state marshal, for use in the performance of duties under the provisions of section 6-38a . Such information may be requested by facsimile transmission, or by such other means as the commissioner may require, and shall be provided by facsimile transmission, or by such other means, within a reasonable time.

(g) Any person receiving personal information or highly restricted personal information from a motor vehicle record pursuant to subsection (f) of this section shall be entitled to use such information for any of the purposes set forth in said subsection for which such information may be disclosed by the commissioner. No such person may resell or redisclose the information for any purpose that is not set forth in subsection (f) of this section, or reasonably related to any such purpose.

(h) Notwithstanding any provision of this section, the disclosure of personal information from a motor vehicle record pursuant to subsection (f) of this section shall be subject to the provisions of section 14-50a concerning (1) the fees that shall be charged for copies of or information pertaining to motor vehicle records and (2) the authority of the commissioner to establish fees for information furnished on a volume basis in accordance with such terms and conditions regarding the use and distribution of such information as the commissioner may prescribe.

(i) Notwithstanding any provision of this section that restricts or prohibits the disclosure of personal information from a motor vehicle record, the commissioner may disclose personal information contained in any such record to any individual who is the subject of such personal information or to any person who certifies under penalty of false statement that such person has obtained the express consent of the subject of such personal information.

(j) Notwithstanding any provision of this section that permits the disclosure of personal information from a motor vehicle record, the commissioner may disclose highly restricted personal information contained in any such record only in accordance with the provisions of 18 USC 2721 et seq., as amended.

(k) Any person, including any officer, employee, agent or contractor of the Department of Motor Vehicles, who sells, transfers or otherwise discloses personal information or highly restricted personal information obtained from the Department of Motor Vehicles for any purpose not authorized by the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor.

(l) The commissioner may adopt regulations in accordance with chapter 54 to implement the provisions of this section.

Cited. 240 C. 10.

Statute does not prohibit municipal tax assessor from disclosing information contained in records received from Department of Motor Vehicles or the motor vehicle grand lists compiled from such records; Freedom of Information Commission correctly concluded that assessor violated Sec. 1-210(a) by failing to provide complainant with access to requested motor vehicle grand lists. 47 CS 309.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-227k — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 248 / Section 14-227k
Sec. 14-227k. Avoidance of, tampering with or failure to install ignition interlock device.
Status: in_force

(b) No person shall tamper with, alter or bypass the operation of an ignition interlock device for the purpose of providing an operable motor vehicle to a person whose right to operate a motor vehicle has been restricted pursuant to an order of the court under subsection (b) of section 14-227j , by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles or by any provision of law that requires the use of an ignition interlock device.

(c) Any person who completes the terms of a license suspension and is eligible for reinstatement of such person's motor vehicle operator's license or nonresident operating privilege, provided such person installs and uses a functioning, approved ignition interlock device, but who fails to install such ignition interlock device, is prohibited from operating any motor vehicle until such person installs an ignition interlock device and such person's motor vehicle operator's license or nonresident operating privilege is reinstated by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles.

(d) (1) Any person who violates any provision of subdivision (1) of subsection (a) or subsection (b) of this section shall be guilty of a class C misdemeanor.

(2) Any person who violates any provision of subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section or subsection (c) of this section shall be subject to the penalties set forth in subsection (c) of section 14-215 .

(e) Each court shall report each conviction under subsection (a), (b) or (c) of this section to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, in accordance with the provisions of section 14-141 . The commissioner shall suspend the motor vehicle operator's license or nonresident operating privilege of the person reported as convicted for a period of one year.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-21q — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-21q
Sec. 14-21q. Childhood cancer awareness commemorative number plates. Fees. Regulations.
Status: in_force

(b) A fee of fifty dollars shall be charged for childhood cancer awareness 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 thirty-five dollars of such fee shall be deposited in an account controlled by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management for purposes of section 14-21r . 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 childhood cancer awareness account established pursuant to section 14-21r .

(c) A renewal fee of fifteen dollars shall be charged for renewal of registration of a motor vehicle bearing childhood cancer awareness commemorative number plates, in addition to the regular fee or fees prescribed for renewal of registration of a motor vehicle. Five dollars of the renewal fee shall be designated for administrative costs of the Department of Motor Vehicles. No additional renewal fee shall be charged for renewal of registration for any motor vehicle bearing childhood cancer awareness commemorative number plates which contain letters in place of numbers, or low number plates, in excess of the renewal fee for childhood cancer awareness 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 childhood cancer awareness commemorative number plates.

(d) 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 childhood cancer awareness commemorative number plates.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-281a — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 248 / Section 14-281a
Sec. 14-281a. Speed of school buses. Display of head lamps.
Status: in_force

(b) Each school bus and student transportation vehicle shall display lighted head lamps while transporting school children.

(c) Violation of any provision of this section shall be an infraction.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-46 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-46
Sec. 14-46. Report re persons with chronic health or vision problems.
Status: in_force

Cited. 225 C. 499.

Cited. 33 CA 727; 41 CA 866.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-21f — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-21f
Sec. 14-21f. Keep Kids Safe number plates. Fees. Regulations.
Status: in_force

(b) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall establish, by regulations adopted in accordance with chapter 54, a fee to be charged for Keep Kids Safe number plates in addition to the regular fee or fees prescribed for the registration of a motor vehicle. The fee shall be for such number plates with 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. Each fee established pursuant to this subsection for Keep Kids Safe number plates shall not exceed the fee established for corresponding Long Island Sound commemorative number plates issued pursuant to section 14-21e . All fees established and collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the Keep Kids Safe account established pursuant to section 14-21g .

(c) No additional renewal fee shall be charged for renewal of registration for any motor vehicle bearing Keep Kids Safe number plates which contain letters in place of numbers, or low number plates, in excess of the renewal fee for Keep Kids Safe number plates with letters and numbers selected by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles.

(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 Keep Kids Safe number plates.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-44d — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-44d
Sec. 14-44d. Information on commercial driver's license. Classifications.
Status: in_force

(1) The name and residence address of the person;

(2) The person's color picture;

(3) A physical description of the person, including sex, height and eye color;

(4) Date of birth;

(5) The person's signature;

(6) The class or type of commercial motor vehicle or vehicles which the license authorizes the person to drive, together with any endorsements or restrictions;

(7) The name of this state; and

(8) The dates between which the license is valid.

(b) A commercial driver's license shall be issued with the following classifications:

(1) Class A -Any combination of vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of twenty-six thousand one pounds or more, provided the GVWR of the vehicle being towed is in excess of ten thousand pounds.

(2) Class B -Any single vehicle with a GVWR of twenty-six thousand one pounds or more, and any such vehicle towing a vehicle not in excess of ten thousand pounds.

(3) Class C -Any single vehicle with a GVWR of less than twenty-six thousand one pounds or any such vehicle towing a vehicle with a GVWR not in excess of ten thousand pounds comprising:

(A) Vehicles designed to transport sixteen or more passengers, including the driver, or designed to transport more than ten passengers, including the driver, and used to transport students under the age of twenty-one years to and from school; and

(B) Vehicles used to transport hazardous materials which are required to be placarded in accordance with 49 CFR 172, Subpart F, as amended.

Any vehicle that requires an endorsement, in accordance with the provisions of this section and section 14-36a , shall not be driven unless the proper endorsement appears on the license.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-253c — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 248 / Section 14-253c
Sec. 14-253c. Accessible Parking Advisory Council.
Status: in_force

(b) The advisory council shall consist of (1) the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles or the commissioner's designee, (2) the Commissioner of Aging and Disability Services or the commissioner's designee, (3) two members appointed by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, who are licensed physicians, physician assistants or advanced practice registered nurses who certify applications for removable windshield placards while in the course of employment, (4) one member appointed by the Commissioner of Aging and Disability Services who represents an organization that advocates on behalf of persons with physical disabilities, (5) one appointed by the House chairperson of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to transportation, (6) one appointed by the Senate chairperson of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to transportation, who uses accessible parking or advocates on behalf of such users, (7) one appointed by the House ranking member of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to transportation, who uses accessible parking or advocates on behalf of such users, (8) one appointed by the Senate ranking member of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to transportation, who is a sworn member of a municipal police department, and (9) and such other members as the advisory council may prescribe. All initial appointments to the advisory council shall be made not later than September 1, 2023. Each member appointed pursuant to subdivisions (3) to (9), inclusive, of this subsection shall serve for a term of two years and may serve until such member's successor is appointed. Any vacancy shall be filled by the appointing authority. The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, or the commissioner's designee, shall serve as chairperson of the advisory council. The advisory council shall meet at such times as it deems necessary and may establish rules governing its internal procedures.

(c) Not later than January 1, 2025, and annually thereafter, the advisory council shall submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a , regarding the strategy developed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the findings of the advisory council and any recommendations for legislation to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to transportation.

See Sec. 4-38f for definition of “administrative purposes only”.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-300g — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 249 / Section 14-300g
Sec. 14-300g. Operation of golf carts. Equipment. Insurance.
Status: in_force

(b) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles may establish, by regulations adopted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, insurance requirements for the operation of golf carts in accordance with subsection (a) of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-233 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 248 / Section 14-233
Sec. 14-233. Passing on right.
Status: in_force

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

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

Cited. 147 C. 638. A charge under section that vehicle overtaking defendant could properly pass on his right only if defendant had given signal of his intention to turn left was incorrect, since it overlooked possibility, also contemplated by section, that defendant was actually engaged in making a left turn. 150 C. 349. Cited. 166 C. 240; 206 C. 608.

Cited. 4 CA 451.

Cited. 38 CS 482.

Cited. 5 Conn. Cir. Ct. 333.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-173 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 247 / Section 14-173
Sec. 14-173. Issuance of certificate. Records.
Status: in_force

(b) The commissioner shall maintain at his central office a record of all certificates of title issued by him: (1) Under a distinctive title number assigned to the vehicle; (2) under the identification number of the vehicle; (3) alphabetically, under the name of the owner; and, in the discretion of the commissioner, by any other method he determines.

(c) Records pertaining to certificates of title over four years old may be destroyed in the discretion of the commissioner.

Cited. 5 Conn. Cir. Ct. 496.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-45a — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-45a
Sec. 14-45a. Regulations re standards for licensing of persons with health problems, referrals to medical advisory board, vision standards. Vision screenings or examinations. Issuance of operator's license to person who wears eyeglasses with bioptic lenses.
Status: in_force

(b) Prior to issuing a motor vehicle operator's license to a person who has not previously been issued a license in this state or whose Connecticut motor vehicle operator's license expired more than two years prior to the application date, the commissioner may require such person to (1) pass a vision screening conducted by the Department of Motor Vehicles to determine if the person meets vision standards specified in the regulations adopted pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, or (2) submit to the commissioner the results of a vision examination conducted by a licensed medical professional, as defined in section 14-46b , that certifies that such person meets such vision standards.

(c) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall issue a motor vehicle operator's license to a person who wears eyeglasses with bioptic lenses, provided such person otherwise meets the vision standards specified in the regulations adopted pursuant to subsection (a) of this section and the requirements for such license.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-65l — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-65l
Sec. 14-65l. Motor vehicle repairs: Notice included in appraisal or estimate.
Status: in_force

NOTICE:

YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO CHOOSE THE LICENSED REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE DAMAGE TO YOUR MOTOR VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED.

See Sec. 14-65f re motor vehicle repairs, authorizations and estimates.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-67u — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-67u
Sec. 14-67u. (Formerly Sec. 21-25). Appeal.
Status: in_force

Annotation to former section 21-25:

Cited. 116 C. 461.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-327b — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 250 / Section 14-327b
Sec. 14-327b. Annual registration of distributors. Application for certificate of registration. Required information. Fee.
Status: in_force

(b) Each distributor required to register with the department as provided in subsection (a) of this section shall apply annually to the commissioner, in writing on a form provided by the commissioner, for such certificate of registration.

(c) The application for a certificate of registration shall include: (1) The name and address of the person registering the motor fuel, (2) the name, brand or trademark under which the type of motor fuel will be sold, (3) the antiknock index or Cetane number, as is applicable, at which the motor fuel will be sold, (4) a certification that each individual type of motor fuel registered shall conform to the provisions of sections 14-327a to 14-327e , inclusive, and (5) any other information required by the commissioner. A separate application shall be made for each type of motor fuel to be registered. Such application and its contents shall not be available to the public.

(d) Each application for a certificate of registration shall be accompanied by a fee of two hundred dollars.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-270f — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 248 / Section 14-270f
Sec. 14-270f. Weigh station logs.
Status: in_force

(b) Not later than January 1, 2012, and semiannually thereafter, the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall submit, in accordance with section 11-4a , a written report that contains a summary of the information specified in subsection (a) of this section for the preceding six-month period to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to transportation. Such report shall also be posted on the Internet web site of the Department of Motor Vehicles.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-163 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-163
Sec. 14-163. Commissioner to provide lists of motor vehicle and snowmobile owners to town assessors. Disclosure by assessor or tax collector prohibited.
Status: in_force

(2) For assessment years commencing on or after October 1, 2024, the commissioner shall compile information concerning motor vehicles subject to property taxation pursuant to section 12-71 , using the records of the Department of Motor Vehicles and information reported by owners of motor vehicles. In addition to any other information the owner of a motor vehicle is required to file with the commissioner by law, such owner shall provide the commissioner with the name of the town in which such owner's motor vehicle is to be set in the list for property tax purposes, pursuant to section 12-71 . On or before November 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, the commissioner shall provide to each assessor in this state a list identifying motor vehicles that are subject to property taxation in each such assessor's town. Such list shall include the names and addresses of the owners of such motor vehicles and the vehicle identification numbers and manufacturer's suggested retail price for all such vehicles for which such information is available.

(b) (1) On or before October 1, 2004, and annually thereafter until and including October 1, 2024, the commissioner shall provide to each assessor in this state a list identifying motor vehicles and snowmobiles in each such assessor's town that were registered subsequent to the first day of October of the assessment year immediately preceding, but prior to the first day of August in such assessment year, and that are subject to property taxation on a supplemental list pursuant to section 12-71b . In addition to the information for each such vehicle and snowmobile specified under subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this section that is available to the commissioner, the list provided under this subsection shall include a code related to the date of registration of each such vehicle or snowmobile.

(2) Not later than November 15, 2024, and monthly thereafter, the commissioner shall provide to each assessor in this state a list identifying motor vehicles in each such assessor's town that were registered during the immediately preceding month and that are subject to property taxation on a supplemental list pursuant to section 12-71b . In addition to the information for such vehicle specified under subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section that is available to the commissioner, the list provided under this subsection shall include a code related to the date of registration of each such vehicle.

(c) No assessor or tax collector shall disclose any information contained in any list provided by the commissioner pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of this section if the commissioner is not required to provide such information or if such information is protected from disclosure under state or federal law.

See Sec. 14-379 for definition of “snowmobile”.

Phrase “residing in” refers to owners, not to motor vehicles, and thus commissioner is to furnish lists of all motor vehicles and their owners to tax assessors of the towns where those owners reside, or, in the case of a corporation, where corporation has its principal place of business. 266 C. 706.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-96i — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-96i
Sec. 14-96i. Visibility of reflectors and clearance, identification and side marker lamps.
Status: in_force

(b) Front and rear clearance lamps and identification lamps shall be capable of being seen and distinguished under normal atmospheric conditions at the times lighted lamps are required at all distances between five hundred and fifty feet from the front and rear, respectively, of the vehicle.

(c) Side marker lamps shall be capable of being seen and distinguished under normal atmospheric conditions at the times lighted lamps are required at all distances between five hundred and fifty feet from the side of the vehicle on which mounted.

(d) Failure to comply with the requirements of this section shall be an infraction.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-58 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-58
Sec. 14-58. Application. General registration of motor vehicles. Documents to be issued to drivers. Photostatic copies of registration certificate as proof of ownership. Return of void number plates. Penalty.
Status: in_force

(b) Each such licensee shall, instead of registering each motor vehicle owned by such licensee or temporarily in such licensee's custody, apply to the commissioner for a general distinguishing number and mark, and the commissioner may issue to the applicant a certificate or certificates of registration containing the distinguishing number and mark assigned to such applicant, and made in a form and containing any further information that the commissioner may determine, and, 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 such general distinguishing number and mark until sold. For the registration of all motor vehicles registered under a general distinguishing number and mark, the commissioner shall charge a fee at the rate of seventy dollars per year. The commissioner may issue to each such licensee such registrations as the commissioner deems necessary. The commissioner may withdraw any registration previously issued or may limit the number of registrations which any licensee is eligible to receive or to hold, if the commissioner determines that a licensee does not require such number of registrations or if a licensee has been found to be in violation of any of the provisions of section 14-64 .

(c) Registration certificates issued under the provisions of this section shall not be required to be carried upon such motor vehicles when upon the public highways as required under subsection (a) of section 14-13 , except that the licensee shall issue to each person driving such motor vehicle a document indicating that such person is validly entrusted with such vehicle which document shall be carried in the motor vehicle. The commissioner shall determine the form and contents of this document. Legible photostatic copies of such registration certificates may be carried in such vehicles as proof of ownership. The licensee shall furnish financial responsibility satisfactory to the commissioner as defined in section 14-112 , provided such financial responsibility shall not be required from a licensee when the commissioner finds that the licensee is of sufficient financial responsibility to meet such legal liability. The commissioner may issue such license upon presentation of evidence of such financial responsibility satisfactory to the commissioner. The commissioner shall assess an administrative fee of two hundred dollars against any licensee for failing to provide proof of policy or bond renewal or replacement on or before the expiration date of the existing policy or bond. Such fee shall be in addition to the license suspension or revocation penalties and the civil penalties to which the licensee is subject pursuant to section 14-64 .

(d) Each licensee that was issued a general distinguishing number plate or plates by the commissioner in accordance with the provisions of this section or section 14-59 , and that no longer holds a valid license due to failure to renew the license, surrender of the license or revocation of the license by the commissioner for a violation of any provision of this subpart, shall account for and immediately return such number plate or plates to the department, or shall immediately surrender such number plate or plates to a motor vehicle inspector or other authorized agent or employee of said department. All such number plates shall be void, as of the date of termination of the license, and shall not be used as a registration to operate any motor vehicle on any highway.

(e) Any person who fails to return or surrender any general distinguishing number plate that is void, in accordance with the provisions of subsection (d) of this section, or who, with knowledge that such plate is void, uses such plate to operate a motor vehicle on any highway shall be guilty of a violation of subsection (c) of section 14-147 .

Cited. 140 C. 304. Mere violation does not necessarily create liability. 161 C. 388.

Cited. 17 CS 239.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-21l — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-21l
Sec. 14-21l. Olympic Spirit commemorative number plates. Fees.
Status: in_force

(b) A fee of seventy dollars shall be charged for Olympic Spirit 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 administrative costs of carrying out the provisions of this subsection. No additional fee shall be charged in connection with the renewal of such number plates. No transfer fee shall be charged for the transfer of an existing registration to or from a registration with Olympic Spirit commemorative number plates. 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) Number plates which 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 (2) number plates which 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 Olympic Spirit commemorative account established pursuant to section 14-21m .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-96e — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-96e
Sec. 14-96e. Stop lamps. Turn signals.
Status: in_force

(b) Each motor vehicle in use on a highway shall be equipped with, and required signals shall be given by, a turn signal lamp or lamps complying with the requirements of the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 49, Section 571.108, as amended.

(c) Failure to equip vehicles with stop lamps or a turn signal lamp or lamps or turn signal devices as required by this section shall be an infraction.

See Sec. 14-96r(b) re color of turn signal lamps.

Cited. 30 CA 263.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-63 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-63
Sec. 14-63. Regulations. Customer complaints. Stipulation by licensees.
Status: in_force

(b) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, establishing (1) a procedure whereby customers of dealers and repairers may file complaints with the Department of Motor Vehicles concerning the operations of and services provided by any such licensees, and (2) a procedure specifying the circumstances under which a licensee may stipulate to a complaint and waive such licensee's right to an administrative hearing. Such regulations shall provide for the commissioner to contact each licensee that is the subject of a complaint in order to notify such licensee of the complaint and to relate to such licensee the particular matters alleged by the complainant. If the commissioner determines that the facts as alleged give rise to one or more violations of law related to the licensee's business, the commissioner may attempt to mediate a voluntary resolution of the complaint acceptable to the complainant and the licensee. Such regulations shall also provide that, if an acceptable resolution to the complaint is not achieved, the commissioner shall complete the commissioner's investigation of the facts and shall, if the commissioner has reason to believe that the licensee has violated any provision of section 14-64 , proceed to take any action authorized under the provisions of section 14-64 . If, after such an investigation, the commissioner elects not to take action against the licensee, the commissioner shall notify both the complainant and the licensee in writing. Such notice shall include a brief statement of the reasons why the commissioner has taken no action. The commissioner shall also inform the complainant and the licensee that an unresolved complaint exists and that, unless the commissioner has determined that the allegations, even if true, fail to state a violation of applicable statutory or regulatory standards, the same shall be recorded in the records of the department pertaining to such licensee until such time as the licensee submits to the commissioner satisfactory evidence, signed by the complainant or the complainant's attorney, that the claim has been resolved by agreement with the complainant or submits to the department satisfactory evidence of final adjudication in favor of such licensee. An agreement between the licensee and the complainant shall not preclude the commissioner from proceeding to take action if the commissioner has reason to believe that the licensee has violated any provision of section 14-64 . A decision by the commissioner not to take action against the licensee shall be without prejudice to the claim of the customer; and neither the fact that the department has determined not to proceed nor the notice furnished to the parties, in accordance with this subsection, shall be admissible in any civil action.

Subsec. (b):

An insurance company obligated to pay for repair of motor vehicle is a “customer” and may file complaint with Department of Motor Vehicles against a motor vehicle repair shop. 285 C. 794.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-169 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 247 / Section 14-169
Sec. 14-169. When certificate required.
Status: in_force

(b) The commissioner shall not require an application for a certificate of title upon the renewal of the registration of a vehicle.

(c) The commissioner shall note on the face of the registration of each vehicle for which a certificate of title has been issued a statement to that effect.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-111b — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-111b
Sec. 14-111b. Suspension of operator's license following conviction for speeding.
Status: in_force

(b) Whenever any person is convicted of a fourth or subsequent violation of said section 14-219 , said commissioner shall suspend or revoke the operator's license or right to operate a motor vehicle in this state for a period not to exceed thirty days for a fourth violation, sixty days for a fifth violation and six months for each subsequent violation.

(c) For the purposes of this section, a second or subsequent violation shall be defined as provided in section 14-1 , and a fourth or subsequent violation means four or more arrests within any two-year period for violation of any provision of section 14-219 which result in conviction.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-289m — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 248 / Section 14-289m
Sec. 14-289m. Operation of low-speed vehicles. Penalty.
Status: in_force

(b) No person may operate a low-speed vehicle unless such vehicle is equipped in accordance with the requirements of sections 14-80 to 14-106b , inclusive, except insofar as any requirement of said sections is inapplicable to or inconsistent with the design and equipment standards for low-speed vehicles as required by 49 CFR 571.500, as amended from time to time.

(c) Any person who operates a low-speed vehicle in violation of any provision of this section shall have committed an infraction.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-96s — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-96s
Sec. 14-96s. Fender, backup and identification lamps. Penalties.
Status: in_force

(b) Any motor vehicle may be equipped with one or more backup lamps either separately or in combination with other lamps, but any such backup lamp or lamps shall not be lighted when the motor vehicle is in forward motion.

(c) Any vehicle eighty inches or more in overall width, if not otherwise required by section 14-96f , may be equipped with not more than three identification lamps showing to the front which shall emit an amber light without glare and not more than three identification lamps showing to the rear which shall emit a red light without glare. Such lamps shall be mounted as specified in subdivision (f) of said section.

(d) Operating a motor vehicle with fenders, running boards, backup and identification lamps, except as authorized by this section shall be an infraction.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-138 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-138
Sec. 14-138. State police to assist.
Status: in_force

Cited. 169 C. 267; 210 C. 333.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-282 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 248 / Section 14-282
Sec. 14-282. Vehicle formerly used as a school bus to be repainted. Penalty.
Status: in_force

(b) Violation of any provision of this section shall be an infraction.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-39 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-39
Sec. 14-39. Nonresident operators. Reciprocity concerning equipment, marking and inspection of vehicles.
Status: in_force

(b) Each such nonresident shall display on the motor vehicle he is operating the distinguishing number or mark required by the state or country within which the motor vehicle is registered. He shall conform to all provisions of the general statutes regarding equipment, marking and operation of motor vehicles registered in this state, except that the commissioner may enter into reciprocal agreements with the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles or other like authority of another state, district or country concerning the equipment, marking or inspection of motor vehicles and may grant privileges concerning noncompliance with Connecticut laws requiring certain equipment, marking and inspection of motor vehicles if substantially similar privileges are granted regarding the equipment, marking and inspection of Connecticut registered vehicles operating in that state, district or country.

(c) Violation of any provision of this section shall be an infraction, except that any person who violates any provision of section 14-267a shall be fined as provided in said section.

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

The operator and owner need not be the same person. 97 C. 146. A teacher employed in another state, living here with her parents during the summer, is not a nonresident. 107 C. 140.

Cited. 36 CA 710.

One who operates a car in this state while his right to operate remains under suspension may be convicted of a violation of Sec. 14-215 even though he has in the meantime moved to another state and obtained a license in that state. 23 CS 26.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-236 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 248 / Section 14-236
Sec. 14-236. Multiple-lane highways.
Status: in_force

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

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

Cited. 161 C. 204. Whether defendant violated section and such violation was the proximate cause of plaintiff's damage are questions for the jury. 167 C. 533. Cited. 171 C. 35. Cited in jury charge. 172 C. 29. Cited. 206 C. 608; 211 C. 690.

Cited. 4 CA 451; 11 CA 11; 29 CA 512; 34 CA 189; 46 CA 633.

Cited. 4 Conn. Cir. Ct. 441; 5 Conn. Cir. Ct. 695.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-78 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-78
Sec. 14-78. Regulations for conduct of drivers' schools and instructor license requirements. Limited license.
Status: in_force

See Sec. 14-292 re identifying markers for vehicles operated by student drivers.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-62b — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-62b
Sec. 14-62b. Sale of used motor vehicle parts.
Status: in_force

(1) “Motor vehicle part” means a major component part, as defined in subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 14-149a .

(2) “Used motor vehicle part” means any of the parts listed in subparagraphs (A) to (Q), inclusive, of subdivision (1) of this section which has been taken from and previously utilized in any motor vehicle or light truck having a gross vehicle weight of less than ten thousand pounds.

(b) No new car dealer, used car dealer or repairer, licensed in accordance with the provisions of section 14-52 , may purchase or in any manner obtain possession of any motor vehicle for the purpose of dismantling such motor vehicle and selling its parts, as defined in subsection (a) of this section, for use in any other motor vehicle, except that any such dealer or repairer may sell used motor vehicle parts if the parts are installed in a motor vehicle by such dealer or repairer for the purpose of repair or maintenance of such motor vehicle.

(c) Any dealer or repairer who violates subsection (b) of this section, after notice and hearing in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than two thousand dollars.

(d) No provision of this section shall apply to the sale or purchase of used motor vehicle parts for use in antique, rare or special interest motor vehicles or modified antique motor vehicles, as defined in section 14-1 .

(e) Any person, firm or corporation engaging in the business of purchasing or obtaining a motor vehicle for the purpose of dismantling such motor vehicle and selling its parts without first obtaining a motor vehicle recycler's license issued pursuant to the provisions of section 14-67 l shall be deemed to have committed a class C misdemeanor.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-25b — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-25b
Sec. 14-25b. Registration of vehicle as special mobile equipment or special mobile agriculture vehicle.
Status: in_force

(b) The commissioner may register any vehicle operated upon any public highway as a special mobile agriculture vehicle, as defined in section 14-165 , and may issue a special number plate which shall be displayed in a conspicuous place at the rear of such vehicle. The commissioner may issue a registration containing any limitation on the operation of any such vehicle which he deems necessary for its safe operation, provided such vehicle's operation upon or across a highway shall be restricted as follows: (1) To or from its place of storage, (2) to or from an agriculture location, or (3) from one agriculture location to another. No such vehicle shall be operated upon or across any highway during any time when lights are required pursuant to section 14-96a . Such vehicle shall not be used for the transportation of passengers when operating upon or across a highway. A vehicle registered as a special mobile agriculture vehicle shall be exempt from the equipment requirements set forth in sections 14-80 to 14-106 , inclusive, and the provisions of section 14-262 . The commissioner may require any vehicle, for which an application for registration as a special mobile agriculture vehicle is submitted, to pass an inspection prior to the issuance of such registration and at such times as he deems necessary for the safe operation of such vehicle. The commissioner shall charge an annual fee of four hundred dollars for the registration of such vehicle.

Cited. 41 CS 326.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-145a — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-145a
Sec. 14-145a. Towing, removal or use of wheel-locking device prohibited except upon express instruction of property owner or lessee or for repossession. Rebate prohibited.
Status: in_force

(b) No person or firm that tows or removes a motor vehicle from private property or renders a motor vehicle immovable on private property shall rebate or pay any money or other valuable consideration to the owner or lessee, or his or her agent, of the property from which the vehicle is towed or removed or on which the vehicle is rendered immovable, or to a lending institution, for the privilege of towing, removing or rendering immovable such vehicle.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-390f — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 255 / Section 14-390f
Sec. 14-390f. All-terrain vehicles: Effect of U.S. District Court consent decree.
Status: in_force

(1) “All-terrain vehicle” means any three or more wheeled motorized vehicle, generally characterized by large, low-pressure tires, a seat designed to be straddled by the operator and handlebars for steering, which is intended for off-road use by an individual rider on various types of nonpaved terrain. “All-terrain vehicle” does not include trail bikes, golf carts, agricultural tractors, farm implements, construction machines and low-speed vehicles;

(2) “All-terrain vehicle dealer” means any person engaged in the business of selling, leasing or renting all-terrain vehicles at retail, at a regular place of business; and

(3) “All-Terrain Vehicle Consent Decree” means the consent decree approved by the United States District Court for the District of Columbia on April 28, 1988, in settlement of Civil Action No. 87-3525, U.S. v. American Honda, et al.

(b) Each all-terrain vehicle offered for sale, lease or rental by an all-terrain vehicle dealer shall bear the safety warning hang tags pursuant to Paragraph H.3.b.(4) (a) of the All-Terrain Vehicle Consent Decree. Each all-terrain vehicle dealer shall: (1) Deliver a copy of the all-terrain vehicle safety alert to each all-terrain vehicle purchaser pursuant to Paragraph H.3.b. (4)(c) of the All-Terrain Vehicle Consent Decree; (2) prominently display the safety poster, pursuant to Paragraph H.3.b.(4) (d) of the All-Terrain Vehicle Consent Decree; (3) have the safety video readily available for viewing by prospective and actual all-terrain vehicle purchasers pursuant to Paragraph H.3.b (4)(b) of the All-Terrain Vehicle Consent Decree; (4) conform to the guidelines for advertising and promotional materials attached as Appendix K to the All-Terrain Vehicle Consent Decree; (5) represent affirmatively, including in print and electronic media for advertising or promoting all-terrain vehicles and in point-of-purchase oral communications, that all-terrain vehicles with engine sizes of more than ninety cubic centimeters shall be used only by persons sixteen years of age or older; (6) comply with point-of-purchase communication requirements of the All-Terrain Vehicle Consent Decree; (7) orally inform the prospective or actual all-terrain vehicle purchaser of the free training courses offered by the manufacturers pursuant to Paragraph K of the final All-Terrain Vehicle Consent Decree and of the financial incentives for taking the course. Oral communications of all-terrain vehicle dealers shall not contain information inconsistent with any safety-related requirements of this section.

(c) Any person who violates any provision of subsection (b) of this section shall have committed an infraction.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-99f — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-99f
Sec. 14-99f. Windshield. Obstruction of view.
Status: in_force

(b) No person shall operate a motor vehicle required to be equipped with such a windshield if the windshield is in a condition to interfere with an unobstructed view of the highway.

(c) No article, device, sticker or ornament shall be attached or affixed to or hung on or in any motor vehicle in such a manner or location as to interfere with the operator's unobstructed view of the highway or to distract the attention of the operator.

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

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

See Sec. 14-100 re safety glass requirement.

Cited. 30 CA 263.

Subsec. (c):

To constitute a violation of Subsec., there must be more than a hypothetical possibility that driver's vision would be obstructed or that driver would be distracted, and police officer did not articulate any reasonable belief that Subsec. was being violated. 297 C. 829.

The hanging of an object from a rearview mirror is not a per se infraction under Subsec., and Subsec. requires proof of interference with an operator's unobstructed view or the operator's distraction. 111 CA 482.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-182 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 247 / Section 14-182
Sec. 14-182. Fee to accompany applications.
Status: in_force

(b) An application for the naming of a lienholder or his assignee on a certificate of title shall be accompanied by the required fee when mailed or delivered to the commissioner.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-178 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 247 / Section 14-178
Sec. 14-178. Replacement certificate of title.
Status: in_force

(b) A person recovering an original certificate of title for which a replacement has been issued shall promptly surrender the original certificate to the commissioner.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-21p — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-21p
Sec. 14-21p. United We Stand commemorative account.
Status: in_force

(b) The moneys in said account shall be transferred to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management for the purposes of (1) reimbursing boards of trustees or regents for the waiver of tuition and fees pursuant to subsection (e) of section 10a-105 , subsection (d) of section 10a-99 and subsection (d) of section 10a-77 , and (2) establishing a nonlapsing account within the General Fund to provide financial support for civil preparedness and related training activities, and for the purchase of supplies and equipment in support of emergency personnel.

(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. § 14-96l — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-96l
Sec. 14-96l. Sufficiency of head and rear lights. Parked vehicles.
Status: in_force

(b) Whenever a vehicle is lawfully parked upon a street or highway during the hours between a half hour after sunset and a half hour before sunrise and if there is sufficient light to reveal any person or object within a distance of one thousand feet upon such street or highway, no lights need be displayed upon such parked vehicle.

(c) Whenever a vehicle is parked or stopped upon a roadway or shoulder adjacent thereto, whether attended or unattended, during the hours between a half hour after sunset and a half hour before sunrise and there is insufficient light to reveal any person or object within a distance of one thousand feet upon such highway, such vehicle so parked or stopped shall be equipped with and shall display lamps meeting the requirements of subsection (a) of this section.

(d) Any lighted head lamps upon a parked vehicle shall be depressed or dimmed.

(e) Failure to have lamps as required by this section shall be an infraction.

Cited. 30 CA 263.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-260n — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 248 / Section 14-260n
Sec. 14-260n. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) “Gross weight” means the light weight of a vehicle plus the weight of any load thereon, provided, in the case of a tractor-trailer unit, “gross weight” means the light weight of the tractor plus the light weight of the trailer or semitrailer plus the weight of the load thereon.

(2) “Semitrailer” means any vehicle of the trailer type so designed and used in conjunction with a motor vehicle that some part of its own weight and load rests upon or is carried by another vehicle.

(3) “Trailer” means any rubber-tired vehicle without motive power drawn or propelled by a motor vehicle, including, but not limited to, a semitrailer.

(4) “Truck” means every motor vehicle designed, used or maintained primarily for the transportation of property.

(5) “Tractor” or “truck tractor” means a motor vehicle that is a non-cargo-carrying power unit used for drawing a trailer or two trailers for commercial purposes, except that a truck tractor and semitrailer engaged in the transportation of automobiles may transport motor vehicles on part of the power unit.

(6) “Tractor-trailer unit” means a combination of a tractor and trailer or a combination of a tractor and a semitrailer.

(7) “Converter dolly” means an axle to which is attached a hook engaged to an eye at the rear of a trailer and normally used in conjunction with the last trailer of a commercial vehicle combination.

(8) “Commercial vehicle combination” means a combination of vehicles consisting of a truck tractor and two trailers, with the length of each trailer being not more than twenty-eight feet, exclusive of safety and energy conservation devices, such as rear view mirrors, turn signal lamps, marker lamps, steps and handholds for entry and egress, flexible fender extensions, mudflaps and splash and spray suppressant devices, load-induced tire bulge, refrigeration units, air compressors or air shields and other devices, which the secretary of the federal Department of Transportation may interpret as necessary for the safe and efficient operation of such vehicles, provided no such device has by its design or use the capability to carry cargo.

(9) “Class 1 license” means a license designated class 1 by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles in accordance with the provisions of section 14-36a .

(10) “Commercial driver's license” or “CDL” means a license issued by a state which has enacted into law legislation in conformity with the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986, Title XII, P.L. 99-570, which has been issued to an individual in accordance with the standards specified in the Code of Federal Regulations Title 49, Part 383, as amended, and which authorizes such individual to operate a class of commercial motor vehicle.

(11) “CDL equivalent license” means a license issued by a state which has not enacted into law legislation in conformity with the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986, Title XII, P.L. 99-570, but which, in the judgment of the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, has been issued to an individual in accordance with standards no less stringent than those specified in the Code of Federal Regulations Title 49, Part 383, as amended, with respect to the knowledge, skills and driving record necessary for the individual to safely operate a commercial vehicle combination.

(12) “Endorsement” means an authorization to the commercial driver's license required to permit the individual to operate a commercial vehicle combination pursuant to the Code of Federal Regulations Title 49, Section 383.93, as amended.

(13) “Endorsed commercial driver's license” or “endorsed CDL” means a commercial driver's license as defined in subdivision (10) of this section with an endorsement as defined in subdivision (12).

(14) “Person” means any individual, corporation, limited liability company, association, copartnership, company, firm or other aggregation of individuals.

(15) “Fullmount” means a combination of vehicles as defined in the Code of Federal Regulations Title 23, Part 658, as amended.

(16) “Saddlemount” means a combination of vehicles as defined in the Code of Federal Regulations Title 23, Part 658, as amended.

(17) “Dromedary box” means a cargo-carrying container mounted on the frame of a tractor and located behind the cab.

(18) “Articulated bus” means a motor vehicle designed and used for the purposes of carrying public transit passengers, with two separate passenger compartments connected by a kingpin or similar joint, and may be composed of a tractor section and a trailer section, or a forward portion with no motive power and a trailer section with a power unit.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-261b — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 248 / Section 14-261b
Sec. 14-261b. Drug and alcohol testing of drivers of certain vehicles, mechanics and forklift operators.
Status: in_force

(1) “Driver” means an employee driver or a contract driver under contract for ninety days or more in a period of three hundred sixty-five days; and

(2) “Employer” means a person employing or contracting with a driver.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 31-51t to 31-51aa , inclusive, (1) any person employing a driver of a commercial motor vehicle, as defined in section 14-1 , operating in intrastate commerce in the state shall require such driver to submit to testing as provided by federal law pursuant to 49 USC 31306 and 49 CFR Parts 382 and 391, and (2) any person employing a driver of a motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of ten thousand and one pounds or more but not more than twenty-six thousand pounds, a mechanic who repairs or services such a vehicle or a commercial motor vehicle, as defined in section 14-1 , or a forklift operator may require such driver, mechanic or operator to submit to testing as provided by federal law pursuant to 49 USC 3102 and 49 CFR Parts 382 and 391.

(c) Any employer who fails to comply with the provisions of this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of one thousand dollars which shall be imposed by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles after notice and opportunity for a hearing pursuant to the provisions of chapter 54. The commissioner shall impose a civil penalty of two thousand five hundred dollars for any subsequent failure to comply by such employer.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-42a — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-42a
Sec. 14-42a. Agreement with procurement organizations. Inclusion of information re procurement organizations in driver education programs.
Status: in_force

(b) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall include in regulations adopted pursuant to sections 14-36f and 14-78 a requirement that a description of the purposes and procedures of procurement organizations, as defined in section 19a-289a , be included in driver education programs.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-327d — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 250 / Section 14-327d
Sec. 14-327d. Commissioner to have free access to places and premises. Subpoena powers. Court orders. Regulations.
Status: in_force

(b) The commissioner or his authorized agents may require by subpoena the attendance and testimony of any person and the production of any documentary material concerning any matter under investigation under sections 14-327a to 14-327e , inclusive.

(c) If any person refuses to appear, to testify or to produce any documentary material when so ordered, the Attorney General, at the request of the commissioner, may apply to the Superior Court for such order as may be appropriate to aid in the enforcement of this section.

(d) The commissioner shall adopt regulations in accordance with chapter 54 to carry out the provisions of sections 14-327a to 14-327e , inclusive.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-36g — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-36g
Sec. 14-36g. Restrictions on transportation of passengers and hours of operation of vehicle by holders of motor vehicle operator's licenses who are sixteen or seventeen years of age. Exceptions. Regulations. Penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, for the period of six months after the date of issuance of such license, such person shall not transport more than (A) such person's parents or legal guardian, at least one of whom holds a motor vehicle operator's license, or (B) one passenger who is a driving instructor licensed by the Department of Motor Vehicles, or a person twenty years of age or older who has been licensed to operate, for at least four years preceding the time of being transported, a motor vehicle of the same class as the motor vehicle being operated and who has not had his or her motor vehicle operator's license suspended by the commissioner during such four-year period;

(2) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, for the period beginning six months after the date of issuance of such license and ending one year after the date of issuance of such license, such person shall not transport any passenger other than as permitted under subdivision (1) of this subsection and any additional member or members of such person's immediate family;

(3) No such person shall operate any motor vehicle for which a public passenger endorsement, as defined in section 14-1 , is required in accordance with the provisions of section 14-44 or a vanpool vehicle, as defined in section 14-1 ;

(4) No such person shall transport more passengers in a motor vehicle than the number of seat safety belts permanently installed in such motor vehicle;

(5) No such person issued a motorcycle endorsement shall transport any passenger on a motorcycle for a period of six months after the date of issuance;

(6) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, no such person shall operate a motor vehicle on any highway, as defined in section 14-1 , at or after 11:00 p.m. until and including 5:00 a.m. of the following day unless (A) such person is traveling for his or her employment or school or religious activities, or (B) there is a medical necessity for such travel; and

(7) No such person shall transport any passenger on an autocycle other than as permitted under subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection.

(b) A person who holds a motor vehicle operator's license and who is sixteen or seventeen years of age shall not be subject to the restrictions on the number or type of passengers specified in subdivision (1) or (2) of subsection (a) of this section, or to the restrictions specified in subdivision (6) of said subsection (a), if such person is: An active member of a volunteer fire company or department, a volunteer ambulance service or company or an emergency medical service organization and such person is responding to, or returning from, an emergency or is carrying out such person's duties as such active member; or an assigned driver in a Safe Ride program sponsored by the American Red Cross, the Boy Scouts of America or other national public service organization.

(c) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles may adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, to implement the provisions of subsection (a) of this section. Such regulations may provide exceptions to the provisions of subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this section for a single parent under the age of eighteen for the purposes of transporting the child of such parent to day care, child care and education facilities, medical appointments, and for such other purposes as may be determined by the commissioner.

(d) Any person who violates any provision of subsection (a) of this section shall be deemed to have committed an infraction. The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall suspend the motor vehicle operator's license of any person who violates the provisions of subsection (a) of this section for a period of thirty days for a first violation, and for a period of six months or until such person attains the age of eighteen years, whichever is longer, for a second violation.

(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the provisions of this section in effect July 31, 2008, shall be applicable to any person who is sixteen or seventeen years of age and who has been issued a motor vehicle operator's license prior to August 1, 2008.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-307i — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 249 / Section 14-307i
Sec. 14-307i. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) “Photo noise violation monitoring device” means one or more mobile or fixed vehicle sensors that (A) are installed to work in conjunction with one or more noise measuring apparatuses, such as a decibel reader, and (B) automatically produce two or more photographs, two or more microphotographs, a videotape or other recorded images of each motor vehicle allegedly operating in violation of an ordinance adopted under section 14-307j .

(2) “Photo noise violation monitoring device operator” means a person who is trained and certified to operate a photo noise violation monitoring device.

(3) “Personally identifiable information” means information created or maintained by the municipality or a vendor that identifies or describes an owner of a motor vehicle and includes, but need not be limited to, the owner's address, telephone number, number plate, photograph, bank account information, credit card number, debit card number or the date, time, location or direction of travel on a highway in such municipality.

(4) “Vendor” means a person who (A) provides services to a municipality under section 14-307j pursuant to an agreement; (B) operates, maintains, leases or licenses a photo noise violation monitoring device; or (C) is authorized to review and assemble the recorded images captured by a photo noise violation monitoring device and forward such recorded images to the municipality.

(5) “Motor vehicle”, “highway” and “number plate” have the same meanings as provided in section 14-1 .

(6) “Law enforcement unit” has the same meaning as provided in section 7-294a .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-149a — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-149a
Sec. 14-149a. Ownership or operation of a chop shop. Penalty.
Status: in_force

(1) “Chop shop” means any area, building, storage lot, field or any other premises or place, except an impoundment or storage area authorized by and under the control or direction of a state or municipal law enforcement agency, (A) where one or more persons are engaged or have engaged in altering, dismantling, reassembling or in any way concealing or disguising the identity of a stolen motor vehicle or of any major component part of a stolen motor vehicle, (B) where there are three or more stolen motor vehicles present, or (C) where there are major component parts from three or more stolen motor vehicles present.

(2) “Major component part” means one of the following parts of a motor vehicle: (A) The engine, (B) the transmission, (C) the right or left front fender, (D) the hood, (E) a door allowing entrance to or egress from the passenger compartment of the vehicle, (F) the front or rear bumper, (G) the right or left rear quarter panel, (H) the deck lid, tailgate or hatchback, (I) the trunk floor pan, (J) the cargo box of a pickup, (K) the frame, or if the vehicle has a unitized body, the supporting structure or structures which serve as the frame, (L) the cab of a truck, (M) the body of a passenger vehicle, or (N) any other part of a motor vehicle which the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles determines is comparable in design or function to any of the parts listed in subparagraphs (A) to (M), inclusive, of this subdivision.

(3) “Motor vehicle” means motor vehicle, as defined in section 14-1 , but shall include construction equipment, agricultural tractors and farm implements.

(b) Any person who knowingly owns, operates or conducts a chop shop or who knowingly aids and abets another person in owning, operating or conducting a chop shop shall, for a first offense, be guilty of a class D felony and, for a second or subsequent offense, be guilty of a class D felony, except that such person shall be fined not less than ten thousand dollars.

(c) Upon conviction of any person for a violation of this section, the court may, in addition to, but not in lieu of, imposing a fine or a term of imprisonment, order such person to make restitution to the rightful owner of a stolen motor vehicle or of a stolen major component part, or to the owner's insurer if the owner has already been compensated for the loss by the insurer, for any financial loss sustained as a result of the theft of such motor vehicle or major component part.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-166 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 247 / Section 14-166
Sec. 14-166. Exempted vehicles.
Status: in_force

(b) The acquisition of a certificate of title for any motor vehicle older than twenty model years old shall not be required. The commissioner shall issue a certificate of title for a motor vehicle older than twenty model years old at the request of the owner and charge such owner any fees required by section 14-192 .

(c) Part III of this chapter does not apply to: (1) A vehicle moved solely by animal power; (2) an implement of husbandry; (3) special mobile equipment; (4) a self-propelled wheel chair or invalid tricycle; (5) any trailer having a gross weight not in excess of three thousand pounds.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-44g — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-44g
Sec. 14-44g. Driving record information. Notification of commercial driver's license issuance. Expiration of license. License renewal procedures.
Status: in_force

(b) Within ten business days after issuing a commercial driver's license, the commissioner shall notify the Commercial Driver License Information System of such fact, and shall provide all information necessary for the identification of the license holder.

(c) A commercial driver's license issued pursuant to section 14-44e shall expire as provided in section 14-44h .

(d) Each person applying for the renewal of a commercial driver's license shall complete a renewal application form providing an update and, if necessary, corrections to the information required on the original application, pursuant to section 14-44c . If an applicant for renewal wishes to retain a hazardous materials endorsement, he or she must pass the written test for such endorsement, and must meet the requirements of subsection (d) of section 14-44e . Upon renewal of a commercial driver's license, and at such other times as required in 49 CFR 383.71, the holder of a commercial driver's license shall make the applicable certification, as required by 49 CFR 383.71(b), regarding the type of commerce in which such holder is engaged. The commissioner shall refuse to renew the commercial driver's license of any holder who fails to make such certification, and shall downgrade the commercial driver's license to a Class D operator's license not later than sixty days after the failure of such holder to so certify.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-288 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 248 / Section 14-288
Sec. 14-288. Lights, reflectors and brakes on bicycles, electric bicycles and electric foot scooters. Whistle emitting devices prohibited.
Status: in_force

(b) Operation of a bicycle, an electric bicycle or an electric foot scooter in conflict with any provision of this section shall be an infraction.

Cited. 189 C. 611.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-286 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 248 / Section 14-286
Sec. 14-286. Use of bicycles, electric bicycles, electric foot scooter, motor-driven cycles and high-mileage vehicles.
Status: reserved

(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, no person shall ride a motor-driven cycle unless that person holds a valid motor vehicle operator's license. No person shall operate a motor-driven cycle on any sidewalk, limited access highway or turnpike.

(c) (1) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles may issue to a person who does not hold a valid operator's license a special permit that authorizes such person to ride a motor-driven cycle if (A) such person presents to the commissioner a certificate by a physician licensed to practice medicine in this state, a physician assistant licensed pursuant to chapter 370 or an advanced practice registered nurse licensed pursuant to chapter 378 that such person is physically disabled, as defined in section 1-1f , other than blind, and that, in the physician's, physician assistant's or advanced practice registered nurse's opinion, such person is capable of riding a motor-driven cycle, and (B) such person demonstrates to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles that he is able to ride a bicycle on level terrain, and a motor-driven cycle. (2) Such permit may contain limitations that the commissioner deems advisable for the safety of such person and for the public safety, including, but not limited to, the maximum speed of the motor such person may use. No person who holds a valid special permit under this subsection shall operate a motor-driven cycle in violation of any limitations imposed in the permit. Any person to whom a special permit is issued shall carry the permit at all times while operating the motor-driven cycle. Each permit issued under this subsection shall expire one year from the date of issuance.

(d) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the Office of the State Traffic Administration shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 determining the conditions and circumstances under which the operation of bicycles, electric bicycles and electric foot scooters may be permitted on those bridges in the state on limited access highways which it designates to be safe for such operation. The operation of bicycles, electric bicycles and electric foot scooters shall not be prohibited on any such bridges under such conditions and circumstances.

(e) As used in this section: (1) “Sidewalk” means any sidewalk laid out as such by any town, city or borough, and any walk which is reserved by custom for the use of pedestrians, or which has been specially prepared for their use. “Sidewalk” does not include crosswalks and does not include footpaths on portions of public highways outside thickly settled parts of towns, cities and boroughs, which are worn only by travel and are not improved by such towns, cities or boroughs or by abutters; (2) “bicycle” includes all vehicles propelled by the person riding the same by foot or hand power; and (3) “motor-driven cycle” means any motorcycle other than an autocycle, motor scooter or bicycle with an attached motor with a seat height of not less than twenty-six inches and a motor having a capacity of less than fifty cubic centimeters piston displacement.

(f) A person shall operate a motor-driven cycle on any public highway, the speed limit of which is greater than the maximum speed of the motor-driven cycle, only in the right hand lane available for traffic or upon a usable shoulder on the right side of the highway, except when preparing to make a left turn at an intersection or into or from a private road or driveway.

(g) Any person who pleads not guilty of a violation of any provision of this section shall be prosecuted within fifteen days of such plea.

(h) No person may operate a high-mileage vehicle on any sidewalk, limited access highway or turnpike.

(i) A person may park an electric foot scooter on any sidewalk provided (1) such electric foot scooter is parked in a manner that does not impede the reasonable movement of pedestrians and other traffic on such sidewalk, and (2) such parking is not prohibited by any ordinance of any city, town or borough or by any regulations of the Office of the State Traffic Administration issued or adopted pursuant to the provisions of section 14-298 .

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

Care required of a bicycle rider. 90 C. 710.

Cited. 9 CA 686.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-289k — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 248 / Section 14-289k
Sec. 14-289k. Rights of electric bicycle riders. Operation of electric bicycles. Prohibition re children riding electric bicycles. Protective headgear for electric bicycle riders and passengers. Exceptions.
Status: in_force

(b) Except as provided in this section or where prohibited by local ordinance, an electric bicycle may be ridden where bicycles are permitted to travel.

(c) A class 3 electric bicycle shall not be ridden on a bicycle trail or path or multiuse trail or path.

(d) Except where permitted by local ordinance, a class 1 or class 2 electric bicycle shall not be ridden on a bicycle trail or path or multiuse trail or path designated for nonmotorized traffic if such trail or path has a natural surface tread made by clearing and grading the soil and no surfacing materials have been added.

(e) No person under the age of sixteen shall ride a class 3 electric bicycle. Any person under the age of sixteen may sit as a passenger on a class 3 electric bicycle provided such bicycle is equipped or designed to carry a passenger.

(f) No person shall ride or sit as a passenger on an electric bicycle unless such person is wearing protective headgear that conforms to the minimum specifications established for bicycle helmets by the American National Standards Institute, the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission, the American Society for Testing and Materials or the Snell Memorial Foundation's Standard for Protective Headgear for Use in Bicycling, as amended from time to time.

(g) The provisions of subsections (b), (c) and (d) of this section shall not apply to any police officer, firefighter or emergency medical technician engaged in the performance of the duties of such officer, firefighter or technician.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-300b — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 249 / Section 14-300b
Sec. 14-300b. Pedestrian use of crosswalks and roadways.
Status: in_force

(b) No pedestrian shall cross a roadway intersection diagonally unless authorized by a pedestrian-control signal or police officer. When authorized by a pedestrian-control signal or police officer to cross an intersection diagonally each pedestrian shall cross only in accordance with such signals or as directed by such police officer. No pedestrian shall cross a roadway between adjacent intersections at which traffic or pedestrian-control signals are in operation except within a marked crosswalk.

(c) Each pedestrian crossing a roadway within a crosswalk shall travel whenever practicable upon the right half of such crosswalk.

(d) A violation of any provision of this section shall be an infraction.

Cited. 27 CA 513.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-65k — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-65k
Sec. 14-65k. Investigations. Subpoenas. Injunctions.
Status: in_force

(b) The Attorney General, at the request of the commissioner, is authorized to apply in the name of the state of Connecticut to the Superior Court for an order temporarily or permanently restraining and enjoining any person from violating any provision of sections 14-51 to 14-65j , inclusive, and section 14-65 l .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-104 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-104
Sec. 14-104. Fenders and other wheel protectors.
Status: in_force

(b) No person shall operate or cause to be operated any bus, truck, truck-tractor, full trailer or semitrailer of registered gross weight exceeding three tons on any public highway unless the same is equipped with suitable metal protectors or substantial flexible flaps behind the rearmost wheels, and, in case the rear wheels are not covered at the top and rear by fender, body or other parts of the vehicle, the rear wheels shall be covered at the top and rear by protective means of such standard type or design and so installed as to reduce, as far as practicable, such wheels from throwing dirt, water or other materials on the windshields of following vehicles, except in cases in which the motor vehicle is so designed and constructed that the above requirements are accomplished by reason of the fender or body construction or other means of enclosure.

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

Cited. 30 CA 263.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-80h — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-80h
Sec. 14-80h. Brake equipment of motor vehicles. Compression brake device to be equipped with muffler. Penalties.
Status: in_force

(b) The service brake system, upon actuation by the operator, shall be effective in directly applying braking action on all wheels except as provided in the Code of Federal Regulations Title 49, Section 393.42, as amended. The service brake system employed on vehicles manufactured after January 1, 1968, shall be so designed and constructed that the wheel brakes on at least one axle operate separately from the wheel brakes on at least one other axle in a manner that will provide braking effort on at least two wheels in the event of a failure in any singular part or component of the service brake system, excluding the common actuation pedal or lever and excluding a structural failure of the brake distribution mechanism housing, effectiveness indicator body or other housing common to the divided brake actuation system. The service brakes, upon application by the operator, shall be capable of bringing the motor vehicle to a controlled stop within such distance and under such conditions as prescribed by the commissioner.

(c) The parking brake system, upon actuation by the operator, shall be effective in applying braking action either directly or indirectly on at least two wheels. The parking brake system shall be capable of holding the motor vehicle or combination of vehicles attached thereto stationary under any condition of loading on any upgrade or downgrade on which it is operated.

(d) If the service brake system or the parking brake system are functionally connected in any way, they shall be so constructed that failure of any one part of the operating mechanism shall not leave the motor vehicle without braking ability on at least two wheels.

(e) The commissioner shall not register a motor vehicle unless it is equipped with brakes which are adequate, in his opinion, to safely control the movement of the motor vehicle. The commissioner may make, or cause to be made, regulations or tests in relation to any motor vehicle brakes.

(f) No person may operate any vehicle with a gross vehicle weight or gross vehicle weight rating of ten thousand pounds or more with a braking system which fails to conform with the safety standards established under the provisions of Subpart C of 49 CFR 393, as amended from time to time. Any person who operates any such vehicle in violation of this subsection shall be fined not less than two hundred fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars.

(g) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any pole trailer.

(h) Any person who violates any provision of subsections (a) to (e), inclusive, of this section shall be deemed to have committed an infraction for each offense.

(i) Each truck, tractor or truck tractor that is equipped with an engine compression brake device shall be equipped with a muffler, in good working condition, for such device. In addition to any penalty for violating the decibel level provisions of section 14-80a , any person who operates such a truck, tractor or truck tractor in violation of this subsection shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars. The Department of Motor Vehicles may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to implement this subsection.

Cited. 30 CA 263; 41 CA 664.

Statute does not establish cause of action for strict liability and does not expressly provide for excuse. 49 CS 278.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-141 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-141
Sec. 14-141. Courts to report convictions and other dispositions to commissioner.
Status: in_force

Cited. 169 C. 267.

Cited. 24 CS 363.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-276 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 248 / Section 14-276
Sec. 14-276. School bus operators to hold a valid passenger and school endorsement. Duties of carrier re registration and withdrawal, suspension or revocation of employee's operator's license or endorsement to operate a school bus or student transportation vehicles. Civil penalties.
Status: in_force

(b) On and after October 1, 2019, each carrier engaged in the transportation of students shall register with the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles in a manner prescribed by the commissioner. Registration shall include the carrier's name, address and the name of the employee or agent assigned to perform the carrier's responsibilities under subsection (c) of this section. A carrier shall file amendments to the registration to report to the commissioner any material change in any information contained in the registration not later than thirty calendar days after the carrier knows or reasonably should know of the material change.

(c) Not less than once during the first and third week of each month, a carrier shall review the report made by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, in accordance with the provisions of subsection (h) of section 14-44 , with reference to the name and motor vehicle operator's license number of each person such carrier employs to operate a school bus, as defined in section 14-275 , or a student transportation vehicle, as defined in section 14-212 . If, according to such report, any such employee's motor vehicle operator's license or endorsement to operate a school bus or student transportation vehicle has been withdrawn, suspended or revoked, such carrier shall immediately prohibit such employee from operating a school bus or student transportation vehicle.

(d) Any carrier who fails to register with the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, or review the report made by the commissioner, pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, shall be subject to a civil penalty of one thousand dollars for the first violation, and two thousand five hundred dollars for each subsequent violation. Any carrier who fails to take immediate action to prohibit the operation of a school bus or student transportation vehicle by an operator who appears on a report, pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, shall be subject to a civil penalty of two thousand five hundred dollars for the first violation, and five thousand dollars for each subsequent violation. Upon appropriate justification presented to the commissioner by any carrier, the commissioner may make a determination to reduce any such penalty.

See Sec. 14-44 re commissioner's authority to furnish names and license numbers of operators with withdrawn, suspended or revoked licenses or endorsements.

See Sec. 14-107 re liability of owner, operator or lessee of vehicle.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-154a — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-154a
Sec. 14-154a. Liability of owner for damage caused by rented or leased motor vehicle. Exceptions.
Status: in_force

(b) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to:

(1) Any person, with respect to the person's lease to another of a private passenger motor vehicle, if the total lease term is for one year or more and if, at the time damages are incurred, the leased vehicle is insured for bodily injury liability in amounts of not less than one hundred thousand dollars per person and three hundred thousand dollars per occurrence and the vehicle is not subject to subdivision (2) of this subsection. As used in this section, “private passenger motor vehicle” means a: (A) Private passenger type automobile; (B) station-wagon-type automobile; (C) camper-type motor vehicle; (D) truck-type motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of less than ten thousand pounds, registered as a passenger motor vehicle, as defined in section 14-1 , or as a passenger and commercial motor vehicle, as defined in said section, or used for farming purposes; or (E) a vehicle with a commercial registration, as defined in subdivision (12) of said section. Private passenger motor vehicle does not include a motorcycle or motor vehicle used as a public or livery conveyance.

(2) Any person, with respect to the person's lease to another of a truck, tractor trailer or tractor-trailer unit with a gross vehicle weight rating of ten thousand pounds or more if the total lease term is for one year or more, or the applicable contract term is one year or more, and if, at the time damages are incurred, the loss or claim is insured by any combination of coverage through an insurer, as defined in section 38a-363 , in an amount of not less than two million dollars.

Sureties under statute must pay for all damages, including treble damages, properly assessed against defendant. 192 C. 280. Cited. 199 C. 245; 203 C. 667; 212 C. 138; 222 C. 480; 225 C. 637. Dictum in 162 C. 363 that former Sec. 14-154 imposes liability on lessor, regardless of provisions of rental contract restricting use of automobile to specified individuals, overruled. 231 C. 265. Cited. 241 C. 792. Indemnity clause in motor vehicle lease where lessee caused injury for which the owner paid damages is enforceable. 247 C. 342. Lessor liable for tortious conduct of driver of leased vehicle when driver is an authorized driver under terms of lease agreement that identify drivers authorized to use vehicle even if driver is not in strict compliance with all terms of lease agreement. 265 C. 385. Under facts of case, section is preempted and rendered invalid by the federal Graves Amendment, 49 USC 30106, because section is not the type of financial responsibility or liability law that qualifies for exemption from preemption under Amendment's savings clause. 296 C. 1.

Cited. 10 CA 201; 22 CA 586; 25 CA 665; 41 CA 664; 45 CA 26. Lessor of motor vehicle not liable for damages caused by unauthorized user where contract prohibited use by additional drivers except under circumstances not presented in suit. 65 CA 388. Section could not be applied to hold defendant lessor liable under circumstances where driver was not authorized to operate vehicle under terms of lease and, thus, was not in lawful possession of vehicle at time of accident, and plaintiffs' claim that plain meaning of statute compelled defendant's liability regardless of contract terms was unavailing given that Supreme Court has held that statute does not prevent lessor from imposing reasonable restrictions on identity of drivers for whom they are willing to assume risk of liability. 98 CA 665.

Former section cited. 26 CS 378; 29 CS 10. Cited. 32 CS 96. A lessor of an automobile may be held liable for punitive damages under section if the automobile operator may be so held. Id., 163. Cited. Id., 213; 43 CS 239.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-46f — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-46f
Sec. 14-46f. Immunity from civil liability.
Status: in_force

Cited. 225 C. 499.

Cited. 33 CA 727; 41 CA 866.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-97 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-97
Sec. 14-97. Defrosting devices on school buses and motor vehicles used to transport passengers for hire.
Status: in_force

(b) Operation of a motor vehicle or, as owner, permitting the operation of a motor vehicle, in violation of any provision of this section, shall be an infraction.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-197 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 247 / Section 14-197
Sec. 14-197. Report of stolen, recovered, unclaimed or abandoned vehicle.
Status: in_force

(b) An owner or a lienholder may report the theft of a vehicle, or its conversion if a crime, to the commissioner, but the commissioner may disregard the report of a conversion unless a warrant has been issued for the arrest of a person charged with the conversion. A person who has so reported the theft or conversion of a vehicle shall, forthwith after learning of its recovery, report the recovery to the commissioner.

(c) An operator of a place of business for garaging, repairing, parking or storing vehicles for the public, in which there is stored an abandoned or unclaimed vehicle for a period of thirty days, shall, within five days after the expiration of that period, report the vehicle as unclaimed or abandoned to the commissioner. A vehicle left by its owner whose name and address are known to the operator or his employee is not considered unclaimed. A person who fails to report a vehicle as unclaimed or abandoned in accordance with this subsection forfeits all claims and liens for its garaging, parking, towing or storing. The commissioner may, after notice and hearing, impose a civil penalty of not more than twenty-five dollars for each day the failure to report continues.

(d) The commissioner shall maintain and appropriately index weekly and cumulative public records of stolen, converted, recovered, abandoned and unclaimed vehicles reported to him pursuant to this section. The commissioner may make and distribute copies of the weekly records so maintained to police officers upon request without fee and to others for the fee, if any, the commissioner prescribes.

(e) The commissioner may suspend the registration of a vehicle the theft or conversion of which is reported to the commissioner pursuant to this section. Until the commissioner learns of its recovery or that the report of its theft or conversion was erroneous, the commissioner shall not issue a certificate of title for the vehicle.

See Sec. 14-150 re abandoned or unregistered motor vehicles and re vehicles which pose a menace to traffic.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-65h — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-65h
Sec. 14-65h. (Formerly Sec. 14-65c). Invoice requirements for motor vehicle repair work. Return of replaced parts. Penalty.
Status: in_force

(b) The motor vehicle repair shop shall make available to the customer, if requested by the customer at the time written or oral authorization is provided for work to be performed, all replaced parts, components or equipment. If the repair shop is required to return such parts, components or equipment to the manufacturer or other person under any warranty or rebuilding arrangement, the repair shop shall make them available to the customer for inspection only.

(c) Violation of any provision of this section shall be an infraction.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-238a — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 248 / Section 14-238a
Sec. 14-238a. (Formerly Sec. 13a-59). Illegal entry on limited access highway.
Status: in_force

See Sec. 13b-27 re commissioner's authority to designate and regulate limited access highways.

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

Cited. 206 C. 608.

Cited. 4 CA 451.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-44n — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-44n
Sec. 14-44n. Notification of violation to licensing authority of another state.
Status: in_force

(b) If any person who holds a motor vehicle operator's license issued by any other state is convicted of a violation, arising out of the operation of a commercial motor vehicle, of any provision of law related to motor vehicle traffic control, as reported to the commissioner by the Centralized Infractions Bureau or any clerk of the Superior Court, the commissioner shall notify the licensing authority of such state where such person is licensed within thirty days of the date of such conviction.

(c) On and after September 30, 2008, the notification required by subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall be made within ten days of the date of such conviction.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-21v — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-21v
Sec. 14-21v. Support for nursing profession commemorative number plates. Fees. Nursing account.
Status: in_force

(b) A fee of sixty dollars shall be charged for such 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 (c) 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 the transfer of an existing registration to or from a registration with commemorative nursing number plates. 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 number plates: (1) Which contain the numbers and letters from a previously issued number plate; (2) which 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) which 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 “Nursing” commemorative account established pursuant to subsection (c) of this section. 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 commemorative nursing number plates.

(c) There is established the “Nursing” 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 used by the Connecticut Nurses Foundation to provide scholarships for nursing education and training. The foundation may receive private donations to the account and any such donations shall be deposited in the account.

(d) The funds in the account shall be distributed quarterly by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management to the Connecticut Nurses Foundation.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-11k — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-11k
Sec. 14-11k. Waiver of fee for license or identity card renewal or duplication for veterans at certain event.
Status: in_force

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of section 1-1h , subsection (a) of section 14-41 and subsection (a) of section 14-50a concerning fees, the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles may waive the fee for a motor vehicle operator's license or an identity card renewal or duplication for any applicant who is a veteran while attending a one-day event that offers services, supplies or assistance to veterans and is hosted by the Department of Veteran Affairs.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-283 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 248 / Section 14-283
Sec. 14-283. Rights and duties re emergency vehicles. Obstruction of emergency vehicle.
Status: in_force

(b) (1) The operator of any emergency vehicle may (A) park or stand such vehicle, irrespective of the provisions of this chapter, (B) except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, proceed past any red light, stop signal or stop sign, but only after slowing down or stopping to the extent necessary for the safe operation of such vehicle, (C) exceed the posted speed limits or other speed limits imposed by or pursuant to section 14-218a , 14-219 or 14-307a as long as such operator does not endanger life or property by so doing, and (D) disregard statutes, ordinances or regulations governing direction of movement or turning in specific directions.

(2) The operator of any emergency vehicle shall immediately bring such vehicle to a stop not less than ten feet from the front when approaching and not less than ten feet from the rear when overtaking or following any registered school bus on any highway or private road or in any parking area or on any school property when such school bus is displaying flashing red signal lights and such operator may then proceed as long as he or she does not endanger life or property by so doing.

(c) The exemptions granted in this section shall apply only when an emergency vehicle is making use of an audible warning signal device, including, but not limited to, a siren, whistle or bell which meets the requirements of subsection (f) of section 14-80 , and visible flashing or revolving lights which meet the requirements of sections 14-96p and 14-96q , and to any state or local police vehicle properly and lawfully making use of an audible warning signal device only.

(d) The provisions of this section shall not relieve the operator of an emergency vehicle from the duty to drive with due regard for the safety of all persons and property.

(e) Upon the immediate approach of an emergency vehicle making use of such an audible warning signal device and such visible flashing or revolving lights or of any state or local police vehicle properly and lawfully making use of an audible warning signal device only, the operator of every other vehicle in the immediate vicinity shall immediately drive to a position parallel to, and as close as possible to, the right-hand edge or curb of the roadway clear of any intersection and shall stop and remain in such position until the emergency vehicle has passed, except when otherwise directed by a state or local police officer or a firefighter.

(f) Any person who is (1) operating a motor vehicle that is not an emergency vehicle, and (2) following an ambulance that is using flashing lights or a siren, shall not follow such ambulance more closely than one hundred feet.

(g) Any officer of a fire department may remove, or cause to be removed, any vehicle upon any highway or private way which obstructs or impedes any fire department, or any officer thereof, in controlling or extinguishing any fire.

(h) Any person who wilfully or negligently obstructs or impedes an emergency vehicle or any vehicle used by the state or local police shall be fined not more than two hundred fifty dollars.

(i) Nothing in this section shall be construed as permitting the use of a siren upon any motor vehicle other than an emergency vehicle or an authorized emergency medical services vehicle that is registered with the Department of Motor Vehicles pursuant to section 19a-181 .

(j) A police officer may issue a written warning or a summons to the owner of a vehicle based upon an affidavit signed by the operator of an emergency vehicle specifying (1) the license plate number, color and type of any vehicle observed violating any provision of subsection (e) or (h) of this section, and (2) the date, approximate time and location of such violation.

See Sec. 14-80(f) re use of sirens, whistles or bells as warning signal devices.

The provisions of this section create an exception to Sec. 14-299(b) concerning traffic lights at intersections. 114 C. 400. If a person is preparing for a left turn at an intersection, it may not be practicable to drive to the right-hand side and a jury should be so charged; under section, sounding of the siren of the cruiser is essential to its right-of-way. 150 C. 349. Effect of statute is merely to displace the conclusive presumption of negligence that ordinarily arises from the violation of traffic rules. 189 C. 601.

Cited. 41 CA 476.

Though ambulance had right-of-way, driver still had duty to look to right on entering intersection. 15 CS 232. Fact that police officer in answering an emergency call had right-of-way did not excuse him from operating his car with reasonable care. 19 CS 32. Cited. 34 CS 555; 38 CS 377.

Subsec. (b):

Since Subdiv. (4) does not include a safe driving provision, it provides immunity to drivers of emergency vehicles from criminal liability for violating statutes governing direction of movement or turning in specific directions. 60 CA 647.

Subsec. (d):

Provisions require officers to exercise judgment in determining whether to pursue a fleeing motorist and therefore the duty imposed is discretionary and the phrase “due regard”, rather than mandating a particular response to specific conditions, imposes a general duty on officers to exercise their judgment and discretion in a reasonable manner. 336 C. 1.

Subsec. (e):

Court found that “immediate vicinity” included police car with its lights flashing while it was within 1/4 mile of vehicle in question. 108 CA 447.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-248a — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 248 / Section 14-248a
Sec. 14-248a. Cattle crossings.
Status: in_force

See Sec. 14-111g re operator's retraining program.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-96r — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-96r
Sec. 14-96r. Color of stop lamps. Turn signal lamps.
Status: in_force

(b) Any vehicle, when required under subsection (b) of section 14-96e , shall be equipped with electric turn signals which shall indicate an intention to turn by flashing lights showing to the front and rear of a vehicle or on a combination of vehicles on the side of the vehicle or combination toward which the turn is to be made. The lamps showing to the front shall be mounted on the same level and as widely spaced laterally as practicable and, when signalling, shall emit white or amber light, or any shade of light between white and amber. The lamps showing to the rear shall be mounted on the same level and as widely spaced laterally as practicable, and, when signalling, shall emit a red or amber light, or any shade of color between red and amber. Turn signal lamps on vehicles eighty inches or more in overall width shall be visible from a distance of not less than five hundred feet in normal sunlight. Turn signal lamps on vehicles less than eighty inches wide shall be visible at a distance of not less than three hundred feet in normal sunlight.

(c) Failure to have stop lamps and turn signals as required by any provision of this section shall be an infraction.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-49b — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-49b
Sec. 14-49b. *(See end of section for amended version of subsection (b) and effective date.) Federal Clean Air Act fee. Passport to the Parks Fee.
Status: in_force

(2) Not later than January 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, in consultation with the Commissioners of Energy and Environmental Protection, Transportation and Motor Vehicles, shall submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a , to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, the environment and transportation indicating (A) the amount of payments collected pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection during the preceding fiscal year, and (B) all state funds expended during the preceding fiscal year associated with implementing the requirements of the federal Clean Air Act, improving air quality and reducing transportation sector greenhouse gas emissions.

*(b) For each new registration or renewal of registration of any motor vehicle with the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles pursuant to this chapter, the person registering such vehicle shall pay to the commissioner a fee of fifteen dollars for registration for a triennial period or ten dollars for registration for a biennial period for the following registration types: Passenger, motorcycle, motor home, combination or antique. Any person who is sixty-five years or older and who obtains a one-year registration renewal under section 14-49 for such registration type shall pay five dollars for the annual registration period. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any motor vehicle that is not self-propelled or that is exempted from payment of a registration fee. This fee shall be identified as the “Passport to the Parks Fee” on any registration form provided by the commissioner. Payments collected pursuant to the provisions of this subsection shall be deposited in the Passport to the Parks account established pursuant to section 23-15h . The fee required by this subsection is in addition to any other fees prescribed by any other provision of this title for the registration of a motor vehicle. No part of the “Passport to the Parks Fee” shall be subject to a refund under subsection (z) of section 14-49 .

*Note: On and after July 1, 2025, subsection (b) of this section, as amended by section 43 of public act 24-81, is to read as follows:

“(b) For each new registration or renewal of registration of any motor vehicle with the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles pursuant to this chapter, the person registering such vehicle shall pay to the commissioner a fee of twenty-four dollars for registration for a triennial period or sixteen dollars for registration for a biennial period for the following registration types: Passenger, motorcycle, motor home, combination or antique. Any person who is sixty-five years or older and who obtains a one-year registration renewal under section 14-49 for such registration type shall pay eight dollars for the annual registration period. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any motor vehicle that is not self-propelled or that is exempted from payment of a registration fee. This fee shall be identified as the “Passport to the Parks Fee” on any registration form provided by the commissioner. Payments collected pursuant to the provisions of this subsection shall be deposited in the Passport to the Parks account established pursuant to section 23-15h. The fee required by this subsection is in addition to any other fees prescribed by any other provision of this title for the registration of a motor vehicle. No part of the “Passport to the Parks Fee” shall be subject to a refund under subsection (z) of section 14-49.”
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-142 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-142
Sec. 14-142. Proceedings against negligent court clerk.
Status: in_force

(b) Upon finding the allegations of such application to be true, such superior court or judge may issue an order in the nature of a peremptory mandamus requiring such clerk to comply with the provisions of the statutes in relation thereto, which provisions shall be particularly mentioned in such order, and shall render judgment against such clerk with costs as in mandamus proceedings. Any clerk who fails to comply with any order issued by the authority of the provisions of this section shall be in contempt and the court or judge issuing the same may punish therefor as in mandamus proceedings. Any person claiming to be aggrieved by any order issued on such application shall have the same right to review by the Supreme Court as in the case of mandamus proceedings.

Cited. 169 C. 267.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-246a — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 248 / Section 14-246a
Sec. 14-246a. Right-of-way at junction of highways.
Status: in_force

See Sec. 14-111g re operator's retraining program.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-72 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-72
Sec. 14-72. Suspension, revocation or refusal to renew school license.
Status: in_force

Cited. 34 CA 751; judgment reversed, see 233 C. 211.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-16a — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-16a
Sec. 14-16a. Inspection of older vehicles before or upon transfer of ownership. Historical or special interest fire apparatus. Antique, rare or special interest motor vehicles. Modified antique or composite motor vehicles.
Status: in_force

(b) The following vehicles, upon transfer of ownership, shall be presented for inspection, as directed by the commissioner, at any Department of Motor Vehicles office or any official emissions inspection station authorized by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles to conduct such inspection: (1) All motor vehicles ten model years old or older which are registered in this state and which were originally used or designed as fire apparatus and which are of historical or special interest as determined by the commissioner, (2) all antique, rare or special interest motor vehicles, and (3) all modified antique motor vehicles. Any such vehicle shall be inspected to determine whether it is in good mechanical condition before registration can be issued to the new owner of such vehicle. The determination of the mechanical condition of a vehicle described in subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection shall be made by inspecting only the vehicle's original equipment and parts or the functional reproductions of the original equipment and parts. The mechanical condition of modified antique motor vehicles shall be determined by inspecting the original equipment and any functioning replacements of such equipment. The model year designation for the purpose of registration of a modified antique motor vehicle or a composite motor vehicle shall be the model year that the body of such vehicle most closely resembles. If the commissioner authorizes the contractor that operates the system of official emissions inspection stations or other business or firm, except a licensee of the department, to conduct the safety inspections required by this subsection, the commissioner may authorize the contractor or other business or firm to charge a fee, not to exceed fifteen dollars, for each such inspection. The commissioner may authorize any motor vehicle dealer or repairer, licensed in accordance with section 14-52 and meeting qualifications established by the commissioner, to make repairs to any motor vehicle that has failed an initial safety inspection and to certify to the commissioner that the motor vehicle is in compliance with the safety and equipment standards for registration. No such authorized dealer or repairer shall charge any additional fee to make such certification to the commissioner.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-332 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 250 / Section 14-332
Sec. 14-332. Regulations.
Status: in_force

(b) The commissioner, in consultation with the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, shall adopt emergency regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, to establish a program to monitor and enforce compliance with the requirements of subsection (c) of section 14-332a .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-12b — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-12b
Sec. 14-12b. Presentation of insurance identification card or policy and statement that minimum security will be continuously maintained required for issuance of registration. Investigation of violations.
Status: in_force

(b) For the purposes of this title, the requirement that a person present an automobile insurance identification card to the commissioner or a law enforcement officer may be satisfied by electronic means, including by an in-person display of an electronic image on a cellular mobile telephone or other electronic device. If a person presents such insurance identification card by display of an electronic image on a cellular mobile telephone or other electronic device, the commissioner or law enforcement officer may not view, and offering such display shall not be construed to be consent for the commissioner or law enforcement officer to view, any content on such telephone or electronic device other than the insurance identification card. Neither the state nor a municipality, nor any agency or employee of the state or a municipality, shall be liable for any damage to or destruction of a cellular mobile telephone or other electronic device provided to the commissioner or a law enforcement officer for the purpose of displaying an electronic image of an automobile insurance identification card.

(c) For the purposes of this section and sections 14-12c , 14-213b , 14-217 and 38a-364 , a false statement includes presentation of a false or fraudulent insurance identification card to the commissioner or to a law enforcement officer. For purposes of this section, the term “current automobile insurance identification card” includes a permanent card with a future effective date provided the word “renewal” appears in close proximity to the effective date on the card.

(d) A person presenting an insurance identification card to the commissioner or to a law enforcement officer is deemed to have full knowledge and understanding that presentation of the card means the owner of the vehicle so registered has provided and will continuously maintain throughout the registration period the minimum security required by section 38a-371 .

(e) The commissioner shall, upon receiving prima facie evidence of a violation of this section, immediately forward the information to an appropriate prosecuting official of the state of Connecticut.

See Sec. 14-12f re exempt vehicles.

Cited. 223 C. 31; 225 C. 257.

Cited. 45 CA 630.

Cited. 36 CS 561.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-300c — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 249 / Section 14-300c
Sec. 14-300c. Pedestrian use of roads and sidewalks. Required to yield to emergency vehicle.
Status: in_force

(b) No pedestrian shall suddenly leave a curb, sidewalk, crosswalk or any other place of safety adjacent to or upon a roadway and walk or run into the path of a vehicle which is so close to such pedestrian as to constitute an immediate hazard to such pedestrian. No pedestrian who is under the influence of alcohol or any drug to a degree which renders himself a hazard shall walk or stand upon any part of a roadway.

(c) Each pedestrian shall yield the right-of-way to any authorized emergency vehicle, as defined by section 14-1 , approaching such pedestrian and emitting any audible signal or displaying or making any visual signal reasonably indicating that such vehicle is being operated in an emergency situation. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to relieve the driver of such an authorized emergency vehicle from any duty to drive with due regard for the safety of all persons using the highway or from the duty to exercise due care to avoid colliding with any pedestrian.

(d) Except as provided by sections 14-299 , 14-300 , and 14-300b to 14-300e , inclusive, each pedestrian upon a roadway shall yield the right-of-way to each vehicle upon such roadway.

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

Cited. 27 CA 513. Plaintiff's failure to comply with Subsec. (a) demonstrated negligence on her part and precluded recovery under Sec. 13a-149, the municipal highway defect statute. 119 CA 724.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-36f — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-36f
Sec. 14-36f. (Formerly Sec. 10-24d). Regulations concerning driver education programs.
Status: in_force

See Sec. 14-36j re adjustment of regulations concerning content of safe driving instruction courses.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-325b — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 250 / Section 14-325b
Sec. 14-325b. Refueling privileges for operators who have a disability. Signs. Exceptions.
Status: in_force

(b) Each retail dealer that is required to provide refueling service to an operator who has a disability pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall publicly display and maintain on or near each self-service pump a clearly legible sign informing the public that such retail dealer will provide refueling service to such operator upon request. Such sign shall be displayed in a location and manner that is clearly visible to operators who have disabilities and shall contain instructions indicating how an operator who has a disability may contact or notify the retail dealer or cashier, if applicable, that such operator requires refueling service.

(c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to dealers that sell gasoline or motor fuel and that (1) have remotely controlled pumps, or (2) are operated by a single cashier.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-9a — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-9a
Sec. 14-9a. Criminal background checks for applicants for employment with department and certain department employees. Reassignment of employee with disqualifying criminal offense or condition.
Status: in_force

(b) The Department of Motor Vehicles, subject to the provisions of section 31-51i and the standards set forth in 6 CFR Section 37.45, shall require each employee who is involved in the manufacture or production of drivers' licenses or identity cards or who has the ability to affect the identity information that appears on a driver's license or an identity card to submit to a background check that includes name-based and fingerprint-based criminal history records checks of federal and state repository records. Upon receipt of the criminal history record of any such employee, the department shall evaluate such record by applying the criteria set forth in 6 CFR Section 37.45(b)(1). The department shall not employ any such employee with a disqualifying criminal offense, as set forth in 6 CFR Section 37.45(b)(1)(i) or 37.45(b)(1)(ii), in a position described in this subsection, and shall not employ any such employee with a disqualifying condition, as set forth in 6 CFR Section 37.45(b)(1)(iii) or 37.45(b)(1)(iv), in such a position, until such condition is no longer applicable. The department shall reassign any such person to a different position in the department.

(c) In accordance with 49 CFR 384.228 and subject to the provisions of section 31-51i , the Department of Motor Vehicles shall require any person who is to be employed as a knowledge or skills test examiner for commercial driver's license applicants to submit to a nation-wide criminal background check prior to the department certifying such person to administer any such test. Each such background check shall include name-based and fingerprint-based criminal history records checks of federal and state repository records. The department shall maintain a record of the results of such criminal background checks and shall not certify any examiner to administer commercial driver's license tests who: (1) Was convicted of a felony within the past ten years; or (2) was convicted of any crime involving fraudulent activities.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-140 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-140
Sec. 14-140. Release on own recognizance. Report of failure to appear, comply with remote events and deadlines or pay fine or fee, surcharge or cost. Reciprocal agreements. Opening of judgment.
Status: in_force

(b) If any person so arrested or summoned wilfully fails to appear for any scheduled court appearance at the time and place assigned, or if any person charged with an infraction involving the use of a motor vehicle, or with a motor vehicle violation specified in section 51-164n , wilfully fails to comply with remote events and deadlines set by the court for infractions and violations specified in section 51-164n or fails to pay the fine and any additional fee imposed or send in his plea of not guilty by the answer date or wilfully fails to appear for any scheduled court appearance which may be required, or if any person fails to pay any surcharge imposed under section 13b-70 , any fee imposed under section 51-56a or any cost imposed under section 54-143 or 54-143a , a report of such failure shall be sent to the commissioner by the court having jurisdiction. The provisions of this section shall be extended to any nonresident owner or operator of a motor vehicle residing in any state, the proper authorities of which agree with the commissioner to revoke, until personal appearance to answer the charge against him, his motor vehicle registration certificate or operator's license, upon his failure to appear for any scheduled court appearance. Any infractions or violations, for which a report of failure to appear has been sent to the commissioner under this subsection, that have not otherwise been disposed of shall be dismissed by operation of law seven years after such report was sent.

(c) The commissioner may enter into reciprocal agreements with the proper authorities of other states, which agreements may include provisions for the suspension or revocation of licenses and registrations of residents and nonresidents who fail to appear for trial at the time and place assigned.

(d) Any judgment under this section shall be opened upon the payment to the clerk of the Superior Court of a fee of forty dollars. Such filing fee may be waived by the court.

(e) In addition, the provisions of subsection (b) of this section shall apply to sections 29-322 , 29-349 and 29-351 .

Cited. 159 C. 548; 169 C. 267; 240 C. 489.

Cited. 40 CA 762.

Cited. 38 CS 384.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-15 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-15
Sec. 14-15. Leasing or renting of motor vehicles. Electronic issuance or transfer of registration. Electronic renewal of registration.
Status: in_force

(b) Each person, firm or corporation licensed under the provisions of subsection (a) of this section or by another state, who in the opinion of the commissioner is qualified, may electronically register or transfer the registration of a motor vehicle used in connection with its business. The licensee, within ten days from the electronic issuance of such registration or transfer, shall submit to the commissioner an application together with all necessary documents to register or transfer the registration of the vehicle with the Department of Motor Vehicles. Any such licensee that registers or transfers registration shall be required to register or transfer registrations electronically if the commissioner determines that such licensee files with such department, on average, seven or more such registrations or transfers each month. The commissioner shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 to implement the provisions of this subsection.

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 14-22 , the commissioner may require any person, firm or corporation licensed under the provisions of subsection (a) of this section or by another state, who in the opinion of the commissioner is qualified and who holds a current registration certificate for a motor vehicle used in connection with its business, to renew such registration electronically if the commissioner determines that the licensee renews with the Department of Motor Vehicles, on average, seven or more such registrations each month. The commissioner shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 to implement the provisions of this subsection.

See Sec. 14-52 re cash bond or surety bond requirements.

See Secs. 14-153 and 14-153a for similar provisions re renting of vehicles.

Cited. 203 C. 667.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-227n — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 248 / Section 14-227n
Sec. 14-227n. Operation of a school bus, student transportation vehicle or vehicle specifically designated to carry children by person under the influence of liquor or drug or while having an elevated blood alcohol content. Procedures. Penalties.
Status: in_force

(2) No person shall operate a school bus, student transportation vehicle or other motor vehicle specially designated for carrying children in which a child under eighteen years of age is a passenger while such person (A) is under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug or both, or (B) has an elevated blood alcohol content.

(3) For the purposes of this section, “motor vehicle specially designated for carrying children” means any motor vehicle, except for a registered school bus or student transportation vehicle as defined in section 14-212 , that is designated or used by a person, firm or corporation for the transportation of children to or from any program or activity organized primarily for persons under the age of eighteen years, with or without charge to the individual being transported, but does not include a passenger motor vehicle normally used for personal, family or household purposes that is operated by a person without a public passenger endorsement; and “elevated blood alcohol content” means a ratio of alcohol in the blood of such person that is eight-hundredths of one per cent or more of alcohol, by weight, except that if such person is operating a commercial motor vehicle, “elevated blood alcohol content” means a ratio of alcohol in the blood of such person that is four-hundredths of one per cent or more of alcohol, by weight, and if such person is under twenty-one years of age, “elevated blood alcohol content” means a ratio of alcohol in the blood of such person that is two-hundredths of one per cent or more of alcohol, by weight.

(b) The provisions of subsections (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (h), (i), (j), (k) and (l) of section 14-227a , adapted accordingly, shall be applicable to violations of subdivisions (1) and (2) of subsection (a) of this section.

(c) (1) Any person who violates subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this section shall: (A) Be fined not more than ten thousand dollars, (B) be imprisoned not less than one year or more than ten years, thirty consecutive days of which shall not be suspended or reduced in any manner, and sentenced to a period of probation requiring as a condition of such probation that such person (i) perform one hundred hours of community service, as defined in section 14-227e , (ii) submit to an assessment through the Court Support Services Division of the Judicial Branch of the degree of such person's alcohol or drug abuse, and (iii) undergo a treatment program, including chemical screening, if so ordered, and (C) have such person's motor vehicle operator's license or nonresident operating privilege suspended for forty-five days and, as a condition for the restoration of such license, be required to install an ignition interlock device on each motor vehicle owned or operated by such person and, upon such restoration, be prohibited for a three-year period following such restoration from operating a motor vehicle unless such motor vehicle is equipped with a functioning, approved ignition interlock device, as defined in section 14-227j , except that for the first year of such three-year period, such person's operation of a motor vehicle shall be limited to such person's transportation to or from work or school, an alcohol or drug abuse treatment program, an ignition interlock device service center or an appointment with a probation officer.

(2) Any person who violates subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section shall: (A) Be fined not more than ten thousand dollars, (B) be imprisoned not less than one year or more than ten years, one hundred twenty consecutive days of which may not be suspended or reduced in any manner, and sentenced to a period of probation requiring as a condition of such probation that such person (i) perform one hundred hours of community service, as defined in section 14-227e , (ii) submit to an assessment through the Court Support Services Division of the Judicial Branch of the degree of such person's alcohol or drug abuse, and (iii) undergo a treatment program, including chemical screening, if so ordered, and (C) have such person's motor vehicle operator's license or nonresident operating privilege suspended for forty-five days and, as a condition for the restoration of such license, be required to install an ignition interlock device on each motor vehicle owned or operated by such person and, upon such restoration, be prohibited for a three-year period following such restoration from operating a motor vehicle unless such motor vehicle is equipped with a functioning, approved ignition interlock device, as defined in section 14-227j , except that for the first year of such three-year period, such person's operation of a motor vehicle shall be limited to such person's transportation to or from work or school, an alcohol or drug abuse treatment program, an ignition interlock device service center or an appointment with a probation officer.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-11d — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-11d
Sec. 14-11d. Annual safety inspection program for fire department apparatus.
Status: in_force

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