Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-50 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-50
Sec. 14-50. Fees for operator's license renewal, passenger endorsement, operator's examination, collection cost and returned check or rejected payment. Waiver of fees.
Status: in_force

(b) There shall be charged for each examination of an operator of a motor vehicle a fee of forty dollars which shall be paid in such time and manner as the commissioner shall direct. The fee shall cover all parts of the examination. If the applicant fails the examination, or any part thereof, the applicant shall be charged an additional fee of forty dollars to retake the examination, or retake the part that was failed.

(c) The commissioner shall waive any operator's license or registration fee, including any renewal fee, in the case of any person in the active service of the armed forces of the United States who was a legal resident of Connecticut at the time of his or her induction; and for one licensing period to any person who is a veteran, as defined in section 27-103 , which person applies for such operator's license or registration within two years following the date of separation and was a legal resident of Connecticut at the time of his or her induction. The commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, to implement the provisions of this subsection.

(d) The commissioner may adopt procedures for issuing licenses on an expedited basis and may charge a fee of not more than seventy-five dollars for such expedited service.

(e) The commissioner may assess a fee to cover the cost of the collection of number plates, motor vehicle registration certificates or operators' licenses, upon the holders thereof; and such number plates, motor vehicle registration certificates or operators' licenses shall not be returned to the holder thereof or reissued until such fee is paid.

(f) Whenever any check issued to the commissioner in payment of any fee is returned as uncollectible or a payment of any fee by means of a credit or debit card is rejected or dishonored, the commissioner shall charge the drawer of such check or the person presenting such check to him, or the holder of the credit or debit card or the person presenting such credit or debit card to the commissioner, a fee of thirty-five dollars for each such fee that is due in an amount of not more than two hundred dollars, and a fee of fifteen per cent of the full amount of each such fee that is due in an amount in excess of two hundred dollars, plus all protest fees or charges, to cover the cost of collection.

(g) All fees provided for in this chapter shall be construed to be license fees imposed for the administration of this chapter and as compensation for the privilege of using the highways of this state, and to reimburse the state in whole or in part for injury done to the highways by the operation of motor vehicles.

See Sec. 14-41(b) re fee for issuance of original operators' license.

Failure to endorse his license does not make the operator “an unlicensed person.” 104 C. 487; 114 C. 76.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-21b — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-21b
Sec. 14-21b. Issuance of reflectorized number plates. Display. Infraction.
Status: in_force

(b) No additional charge shall be made for the issuance of such new or replacement fully reflectorized plates, except for the safety fee provided for in subsection (w) of section 14-49 .

(c) The owner or lessee of each registered motor vehicle who is issued two fully reflectorized safety number plates by the commissioner shall display such plates on such motor vehicle as provided in section 14-18 . A violation of this subsection shall be an infraction.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-382 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 255 / Section 14-382
Sec. 14-382. Change of address. Transfer of ownership.
Status: in_force

(b) The owner of a snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle registered by this state shall notify the commissioner in writing within twenty-four hours of the transfer of all or any part of his interest in, other than the creation of a security interest, or of the destruction or abandonment of, such snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle and surrender with such notice his certificate of registration and registration plate. Any such transfer, destruction or abandonment shall terminate such certificate.

(c) Any person who transfers to another ownership of a snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle registered in this state, upon surrendering the outstanding certificate of registration and registration plate and upon application to the commissioner, may have another snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle registered in his name for the remainder of the registration period. The fee for such transfer which shall accompany the application shall be three dollars, and on and after July 1, 1992, three dollars and fifty cents.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-192 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 247 / Section 14-192
Sec. 14-192. Fees.
Status: in_force

(b) If an application, certificate of title or other document required to be mailed or delivered to the commissioner under any provision of this chapter is not delivered to the commissioner within ten days from the time it is required to be mailed or delivered, the commissioner shall collect, as a penalty, an amount equal to the fee required for the transaction.

(c) Motor vehicles leased to an agency of this state and motor vehicles owned by the state, an agency of the state, or a municipality, as defined in section 7-245 , shall be exempt from the fees imposed by this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-21g — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-21g
Sec. 14-21g. Keep Kids Safe account.
Status: in_force

(b) The moneys in said account shall be expended by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management for the purposes of (1) innovative community programs to further the goal of protecting the safety of children, including, but not limited to, a bicycle helmet campaign, a child occupant protection program, a child drowning prevention program, a scald burn prevention program and a residential fire detection program; (2) allocation of grants to agencies, institutions or persons to conduct research, provide public education, establish outreach programs and enhance public awareness of safety issues with regard to children; and (3) reimbursement of the Department of Motor Vehicles for the cost of producing, issuing, renewing and replacing Keep Kids Safe 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 Keep Kids Safe 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 Keep Kids Safe account. Any moneys received by the commissioner from such marketing shall be deposited in said account.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-25a — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-25a
Sec. 14-25a. Identifying registration certificate and marker for certain construction equipment.
Status: in_force

(b) Each identifying registration certificate issued under subsection (a) of this section shall be valid for a period of not longer than one year, and shall expire on the last day of April following its issuance.

(c) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall direct how the number plate shall be affixed to the equipment.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-250b — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 248 / Section 14-250b
Sec. 14-250b. Obstructing intersection.
Status: in_force

(b) Any municipality may, by ordinance, designate one or more intersections within that municipality to which the provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall apply. The municipality shall (1) post signs at each such designated intersection indicating that blocking the intersection is prohibited and violators are subject to a fine, and (2) mark, in white paint, the boundary of such intersection with a line not less than one foot in width and the area within such boundary line with parallel diagonal lines not less than one foot in width.

(c) Any person who violates the provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall have committed an infraction.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-243 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 248 / Section 14-243
Sec. 14-243. Starting or backing vehicle.
Status: in_force

(b) No person shall back a vehicle unless such movement can be made with reasonable safety and without interfering with other traffic.

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

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

In request to charge, party must employ greater specificity than mere paraphrase of certain portions of statute without hint of their applicability to, or operative effect on, the case. 149 C. 541. Cited. 180 C. 137.

Cited. 3 CA 391.

Cited. 10 CS 68.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-286d — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 248 / Section 14-286d
Sec. 14-286d. Prohibition re children operating bicycles, electric bicycles, nonmotorized scooters, skateboards or electric foot scooters or wearing roller skates or in-line skates without protective headgear. Renting bicycles, electric bicycles or electric foot scooters to children. Commissioner of Consumer Protection to provide information re protective headgear.
Status: in_force

(b) No child fifteen years of age or under shall operate a bicycle, electric bicycle, nonmotorized scooter, skateboard or electric foot scooter or wear roller skates or in-line skates on the traveled portion of any highway, at a skateboarding park or any park unless such child is wearing properly fitted and fastened protective headgear which conforms to the minimum specifications established 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. Failure to comply with this section shall not be a violation or an offense. Failure to wear protective headgear as required by this subsection shall not be considered to be contributory negligence on the part of the parent or the child nor shall such failure be admissible in any civil action.

(c) A law enforcement officer may issue a verbal warning to the parent or guardian of a child that such child has failed to comply with the provisions of subsection (b) of this section.

(d) A person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of renting bicycles, electric bicycles or electric foot scooters shall provide protective headgear conforming to the minimum specifications established 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, to any person under sixteen years of age who will operate the bicycle, electric bicycle or electric foot scooter if such person does not have protective headgear in his or her possession. A fee may be charged for the protective headgear rental. Violation of any of the provisions of this subsection shall be an infraction.

(e) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall post on the Department of Consumer Protection's Internet web site information concerning the dangers of riding bicycles, electric bicycles or electric foot scooters, skateboarding, roller skating and in-line skating without protective headgear and promoting the use of protective headgear while riding bicycles, electric bicycles or electric foot scooters, skateboarding, roller skating and in-line skating.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-96b — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-96b
Sec. 14-96b. Head lamps.
Status: in_force

(b) Every motorcycle shall be equipped with at least one and not more than two head lamps which shall comply with the requirements and limitations of said sections.

(c) Every head lamp upon every motor vehicle, including every motorcycle, shall be located at a mounted height of not more than fifty-four inches nor less than twenty-two inches.

(d) Failure to have headlamps in accordance with the requirements of this section shall be an infraction.

See Secs. 14-96t to 14-96y, inclusive, re headlight requirements.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-36l — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-36l
Sec. 14-36l. Transmission of registration information to the Selective Service System upon application by person under twenty-six years of age for issuance or renewal of license.
Status: in_force

(b) Any person under twenty-six years of age who is required to register with the Selective Service System in accordance with the Military Selective Service Act, 50 USC App. 451 et seq., as from time to time amended, upon submission of an application for issuance or renewal of a license, shall be deemed to have given consent to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles to transmit to the Selective Service System the necessary information for such registration.

(c) Upon receipt of an application for issuance or renewal of a license from any person under twenty-six years of age who is required to register with the Selective Service System, the commissioner shall electronically transmit to the Selective Service System the information necessary for such registration.

(d) The application for issuance or renewal of a license shall state that submission of the application shall serve as the applicant's consent to registration with the Selective Service System.

(e) The commissioner may accept money from the Selective Service System to pay any costs incurred in implementing this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-212a — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 248 / Section 14-212a
Sec. 14-212a. Highway and municipal road construction zones, utility work zones, traffic incident management zones and fire station work zones. Fines.
Status: in_force

(b) (1) The Department of Transportation shall post a sign at the beginning of a highway construction zone which shall read as follows: “ROAD WORK AHEAD FINES DOUBLED”, and at the end of such zone which shall read as follows: “END ROAD WORK”.

(2) A municipality shall post a sign at the beginning of a municipal road construction zone which shall read as follows: “ROAD WORK AHEAD FINES DOUBLED”, and at the end of such zone which shall read as follows: “END ROAD WORK”.

(3) A public service company or water company shall post a sign at the beginning of a utility work zone which shall read as follows: “UTILITY WORK AHEAD FINES DOUBLED”, and at the end of such zone which shall read as follows: “END UTILITY WORK”.

(4) As used in this section, “traffic incident management zone” refers to an area of a highway where temporary traffic controls or measures are installed under the authority of the Commissioner of Transportation, Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, or local traffic authority, as defined in section 14-297 , in response to a motor vehicle incident, natural disaster, hazardous material spill or other unplanned incident. The traffic incident management zone shall be delineated by the use of one or more temporary traffic control devices or measures such as signs, cones, flares or visible flashing or revolving lights which meet the requirements of sections 14-96p and 14-96q .

(5) A municipality may post a sign at the beginning of a fire station work zone which shall read as follows: “FIRE STATION WORK AHEAD FINES DOUBLED”, and at the end of such zone which shall read as follows: “END FIRE STATION WORK”.

(c) The state or a municipality, or any agency or employee of the state or a municipality, shall not be civilly liable for any injuries or damages to any person or property which may result, either directly or indirectly, from failure on the part of the Department of Transportation or a municipality to post any sign required or permitted under subsection (b) of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-211 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 247 / Section 14-211
Sec. 14-211. Short title: Uniform Motor Vehicle Certificate of Title and Antitheft Act.
Status: in_force

Cited. 9 CA 686; 31 CA 797.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-253d — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 248 / Section 14-253d
Sec. 14-253d. Prohibition re contingent fees for certification by health care professional for removable windshield placards. Penalty.
Status: in_force

(b) No health care professional shall charge a fee for the provision of services to an applicant for a removable windshield placard that is contingent on such health care professional certifying that such applicant meets the definition of a person with a disability which limits or impairs the ability to walk, as defined in 23 CFR 1235.2, as amended from time to time.

(c) No health care professional shall enter into any written or oral agreement or understanding with a person who utilizes the services of such health care professional that makes or has the effect of making the amount of the health care professional's commissions, fees or charges contingent upon the health care professional certifying an application or renewal application for a removable windshield placard that an applicant meets the definition of a person with a disability which limits or impairs the ability to walk, as defined in 23 CFR 1235.2, as amended from time to time.

(d) Any person who violates any provision of this section may be assessed a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars. The Attorney General, upon complaint of the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, shall institute a civil action to recover such penalty in the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-163g — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-163g
Sec. 14-163g. Transportation of hazardous materials. Applicable federal regulations. Enforcement powers of motor vehicle inspectors and police officers.
Status: in_force

(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this section, any person described in subsection (a) of this section who violates any provision of 49 CFR 107.620, 49 CFR 171, Subpart A, 49 CFR 172, Subparts A to I, inclusive, 49 CFR 173, Subparts A to G, inclusive, 49 CFR 177, Subparts A to E, inclusive, 49 CFR 178, Subparts A to C, inclusive, H and J to S, inclusive, or 49 CFR 180, Subparts A and C to G, inclusive, shall have committed an infraction.

(c) Any person described in subsection (a) of this section who violates any provision of 49 CFR 172.505(a), 49 CFR 172.507(a), 49 CFR 173.24(b) or 49 CFR 177.835 shall, for a first offense, be guilty of a class D misdemeanor and, for any subsequent offense of the same provision, be guilty of a class A misdemeanor.

(d) A motor vehicle inspector, designated under section 14-8 and certified pursuant to section 7-294d , or a state or municipal police officer, shall enforce the provisions of this section, provided such inspector or officer (1) has inspection authority pursuant to section 14-163c-9 of the regulations of Connecticut state agencies, and (2) has satisfactorily completed a course of instruction in specialized hazardous materials provided by the United States Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-172 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 247 / Section 14-172
Sec. 14-172. Check of identification number. Participation in National Motor Vehicle Title Information System.
Status: in_force

(b) The commissioner may participate in the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System, established in accordance with the provisions of Sections 30501 to 30503, inclusive, Title 49, United States Code, and may rely on the information contained in such system as prima facie evidence of the facts upon which the commissioner grants or denies such application for a certificate of title that may be issued, in accordance with the provisions of section 14-174 .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-67a — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-67a
Sec. 14-67a. Application for license. Requirements. Renewal.
Status: in_force

(1) Information relating to the applicant's solvency and his financial standing;

(2) A certified copy of any warranty made by the manufacturer or any other party in whom title to such motor vehicle may have been vested prior to possession of such motor vehicle being transferred to a person licensed under the provisions of this section;

(3) A copy of the applicant's standard franchise agreement and all supplements thereto, together with a list of the applicant's authorized dealers or distributors in this state and their address. Such applicant shall notify the commissioner immediately of the appointment of any additional dealers or distributors or any revisions of or additions to the basic franchise agreement on file with him, or of any individual dealer or distributor supplements to such agreement;

(4) A certified copy of the delivery and preparation obligations of the applicant's new car dealers, which obligations shall constitute such new car dealers' only responsibility for product liability between the dealer and the manufacturer;

(5) An affidavit stating the rates such applicant pays or agrees to pay any authorized new car dealer for parts and labor used and expended by such authorized new car dealer for the manufacturer under delivery and preparation obligations under the new car warranty;

(6) A biennial license fee of two thousand three hundred dollars, which fee shall not be subject to refund or proration; and

(7) Any other pertinent matter commensurate with the safeguarding of the public interest.

(b) An application for renewal of such license filed with the commissioner after the expiration date of such license shall be accompanied by a late fee of two hundred fifty dollars. The commissioner shall not renew any license under this section which has expired for more than forty-five days.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-297 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 249 / Section 14-297
Sec. 14-297. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) The following terms shall be construed as they are defined in section 14-1 : “Authorized emergency vehicle”, “class 1 electric bicycle”, “class 2 electric bicycle”, “class 3 electric bicycle”, “driver”, “electric bicycle”, “electric foot scooter”, “head lamp”, “highway”, “limited access highway”, “motor vehicle”, “number plate”, “operator”, “person”, “rotary” or “roundabout”, “shoulder”, “stop”, “tank vehicle”, “truck” and “vehicle”;

(2) “Crosswalk” means that portion of a highway ordinarily included within the prolongation or connection of the lateral lines of sidewalks at intersections, or any portion of a highway distinctly indicated, by lines or other markings on the surface, as a crossing for pedestrians, except such prolonged or connecting lines from an alley across a street;

(3) “Intersection” has the same meaning as provided in section 14-212 ;

(4) “Official traffic control devices” means all signs, signals, markings and devices consistent with the provisions of this chapter and placed or erected, for the purpose of regulating, warning or guiding traffic, by authority of a public body or official having jurisdiction;

(5) “Parking” means the standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, on a highway, except it shall not include the temporary standing of a vehicle for the purpose of and while engaged in receiving or discharging passengers or loading or unloading merchandise or while in obedience to traffic regulations or traffic signs or signals;

(6) “Traffic” means pedestrians, vehicles and other conveyances while using any highway for the purpose of travel;

(7) “Traffic authority” means (A) the board of police commissioners of any city, town or borough, (B) the city or town manager, the chief of police, the superintendent of police or any legally elected or appointed official or board having similar powers and duties of any city, town or borough that has no board of police commissioners but has a regularly appointed police force, (C) the board of selectmen of any town in which there is no city or borough with a regularly appointed police force, or (D) a traffic authority established pursuant to section 7-149d , except that, with respect to state highways and bridges, “traffic authority” means the Office of the State Traffic Administration, provided nothing contained in this section shall be construed to limit or detract from the jurisdiction or authority of the Office of the State Traffic Administration to adopt regulations establishing a uniform system of traffic control signals, devices, signs and markings as provided in section 14-298 , and the requirement that no installation of any traffic control signal light shall be made by any city, town or borough until the installation has been approved by the Office of the State Traffic Administration as provided in section 14-299 ;

(8) “Traffic control sign” means any sign bearing a message with respect to the stopping or to the rate of speed of vehicles; and

(9) “Traffic control signal” means any device, whether operated manually, electrically or mechanically, by which traffic is alternately directed to stop and to proceed.

Cited. 122 C. 518. Longitudinal line at intersection is an official control device. Id., 520. Cited. 123 C. 665; 130 C. 243; 138 C. 81; 163 C. 365.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-67v — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-67v
Sec. 14-67v. (Formerly Sec. 21-26). Penalty. Injunction to restrain violation.
Status: in_force

Annotations to former section 21-26:

Cited. 116 C. 461. The interpretation of chapter by commissioner who must enforce it is entitled to great weight. 145 C. 490.

Cited. 24 CS 223.

Annotations to present section:

Cited. 233 C. 254; Id., 281.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-286c — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 248 / Section 14-286c
Sec. 14-286c. Left and right turns.
Status: in_force

(b) Each person riding a bicycle, an electric bicycle or an electric foot scooter upon the traveled portion of a highway and intending to make a right turn may, in lieu of the procedure prescribed by section 14-244 , before turning and while in motion or if stopped while waiting to turn, signal such turn by extending such person's right hand and arm horizontally with forefinger extended.

(c) No person operating a bicycle, an electric bicycle or an electric foot scooter upon the traveled portion of a highway and intending to make a right or left turn shall be required when making a signal of such intention to make such signal continuously.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-237 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 248 / Section 14-237
Sec. 14-237. Driving on divided highways.
Status: in_force

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

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

To require affirmative proof of an intent to commit the act prohibited would import into statute a requirement never contemplated by the legislature; where the course of a motor vehicle is contrary to statute, it is usually a permissible inference that the operator of the vehicle was the responsible agent in causing it to take that course. 150 C. 35. Cited. 161 C. 204; 191 C. 266; 206 C. 608; 234 C. 660.

Cited. 1 CA 517; 4 CA 451.

An esplanade dividing northbound and southbound roadways is sufficient “intervening space”; knowledge or intention forms no element of the offense; the act alone, irrespective of its motive, constitutes the crime. 23 CS 197. Cited. 38 CS 675.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-99h — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-99h
Sec. 14-99h. Etching of vehicle identification numbers. Marking of component parts. Penalty. Regulations.
Status: in_force

(b) If a new car dealer or used car dealer, as defined in section 14-51 , offers the purchaser of a new or used motor vehicle, at the time of sale, the optional service of marking vehicle component parts with the complete vehicle identification number, the dealer shall specify the charge for such service separately on the order for the sale of the motor vehicle as prescribed by the provisions of section 14-62 . Each new or used dealer that sells a motorcycle shall offer to the purchaser to mark the complete vehicle identification number on the component parts of said motorcycle. Such service shall be subject to the regulations and standards adopted by the commissioner in accordance with this section.

(c) Each new car dealer, used car dealer or lessor shall charge reasonable rates for etching services and component parts marking services rendered within the state pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of this section and shall file a schedule of such rates with the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles. Each such dealer or lessor may from time to time file an amended schedule of such rates with the commissioner. No such dealer or lessor may charge any rate for such etching services or parts marking services which is greater than the rates contained in the most recent schedule filed with the commissioner.

(d) A motor vehicle dealer, licensed in accordance with section 14-52 , and meeting qualifications established by the commissioner, may verify a manufacturer's vehicle identification number to satisfy any provision requiring such verification in this chapter, or chapter 246a or 247. Such verification shall be provided in a written affidavit signed by such a motor vehicle dealer, or such dealer's designee, and submitted to the commissioner. Such affidavit shall contain a statement that the manufacturer's vehicle identification number corresponds to such number (1) on the manufacturer's or importer's certificate of origin, if the motor vehicle is new, (2) on a current certificate of title, or (3) on a current motor vehicle registration document. Such affidavit shall also contain a statement that the vehicle identification number has not been mutilated, altered or removed.

(e) Any person violating the provisions of subsection (c) of this section shall be subject to the penalties of false statement, provided for in sections 14-110 and 53a-157b .

(f) The commissioner shall adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, to implement the provisions of this section. Such regulations may provide standards for (1) the marking of component parts in a secure manner, (2) telephone or online access to a secure database of vehicles including motorcycles and parts that have been marked and registered in such database, and (3) the marking of parts used to replace parts that have been marked by repairers licensed in accordance with section 14-52 .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-8 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-8
Sec. 14-8. Police authority of commissioner and inspectors.
Status: in_force

(b) The commissioner, each deputy commissioner and any salaried inspector of motor vehicles designated by the commissioner, when engaged in the discharge of the duties of his office, may issue a summons to any person to appear at any hearing before the commissioner which may result in the imposition of administrative sanctions. Any salaried inspector of motor vehicles designated by the commissioner, when engaged in the discharge of the duties of his office, shall have the same authority to declare a commercial motor vehicle and its driver out of service in accordance with the provisions of the Code of Federal Regulations Title 49, Sections 392.5 and 396.9, as from time to time amended, as policemen and state policemen have.

(c) Said commissioner shall issue to each such deputy commissioner or inspector credentials showing his authority of arrest, which credentials shall be carried upon the person of such deputy commissioner or inspector while in the discharge of his duties.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-188 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 247 / Section 14-188
Sec. 14-188. Release of security interest.
Status: in_force

(b) If the security interest of the lienholder is maintained in the electronic title file pursuant to subsection (b) of section 14-175 , such lienholder shall, upon the satisfaction of such security interest, execute a release of such security interest, and mail, deliver or electronically transmit such release to the next lienholder or, if none, to the owner or to any person who delivers or electronically transmits to the lienholder, an authorization from the owner to receive a certificate of title. Such release shall be provided in not more than ten days and shall be in such form and manner, and contain such information necessary to evidence the release of the lien and to identify the motor vehicle and the record of the certificate of title, as the commissioner may prescribe. The commissioner may require the lienholder to electronically transmit to the Department of Motor Vehicles information pertaining to the release of a security interest in a vehicle.

(c) Upon the satisfaction of a security interest in a vehicle for which the certificate of title is in the possession of a prior lienholder, the lienholder whose security interest is satisfied shall within ten days after demand and, in any event, within thirty days execute a release in the form the commissioner prescribes and deliver the release to the owner or any person who delivers to the lienholder an authorization from the owner to receive it, and shall deliver or electronically transmit such release to the prior lienholder. The lienholder in possession of the certificate of title shall deliver the certificate to the owner or the person authorized by the owner to receive such title. The commissioner may require a subordinate lienholder to electronically transmit to the Department of Motor Vehicles information pertaining to the release of its security interest in a motor vehicle.

(d) A lienholder who does not comply with subsection (b) or (c) of this section and who has disappeared and cannot be located by the debtor shall be deemed for purposes of this section only to have released such security interest, if evidence satisfactory to the commissioner is filed concerning the disappearance of the lienholder, and the commissioner shall so note on the records of the department.

(e) Any security interest in a vehicle that was originally perfected by a financial institution or other institution that (1) is no longer in existence, and (2) did not execute a release of such security interest, in accordance with subsections (a) to (c), inclusive, of this section, shall be deemed to be dissolved not earlier than ten years after such security interest was perfected if the debtor's records cannot be located by any successor institution to such financial or other institution.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-274 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 248 / Section 14-274
Sec. 14-274. Hours of operators of motor vehicles with commercial registration or requiring a passenger endorsement or a passenger and school endorsement.
Status: in_force

(b) No person shall operate, nor shall the owner require or permit any person to operate, any motor vehicle with a commercial registration or a motor vehicle for which a passenger endorsement or passenger and school endorsement is required on the highways of this state, when such operator has been on duty more than sixteen hours in the aggregate in any twenty-four-hour period, and, when an operator has been on duty sixteen hours in any twenty-four-hour period, he shall not operate, nor shall the owner require or permit him to operate, a motor vehicle with a commercial registration or a motor vehicle for which a passenger endorsement or passenger and school endorsement is required on the highways of this state, until he has had at least ten consecutive hours off duty. The periods of release from duty herein required shall be given at such places and under such circumstances that rest and relaxation from the strain of the duties of employment may be obtained. No period off duty shall be deemed to break the continuity of service unless it is for at least three consecutive hours at a place where there is opportunity for rest. In case of an unforeseen emergency, the driver may complete his run or tour of duty if such run or tour of duty, but for the delay caused by such emergency, would reasonably have been completed without a violation of the provisions of this section. The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles may make such regulations as he deems advisable to insure proper enforcement of this section.

(c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to the owner or the driver of any utility service vehicle, as defined in 49 CFR Section 395.2, as amended.

(d) 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.

Cited. 144 C. 659; 152 C. 496.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-111j — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-111j
Sec. 14-111j. Findings and declarations re driver license agreement.
Status: in_force

(1) Each driver shall have one driver's license issued by a jurisdiction, that is recognized by all member jurisdictions, and shall have one driver control record;

(2) All efforts shall be made to strengthen cooperation among member jurisdictions so that all drivers are required to answer charges of violation of motor vehicle and traffic laws, and to comply with the procedures for the disposition of such charges, regardless of the jurisdiction where any such violation occurs;

(3) Reciprocal recognition of driver's licenses and of motor vehicle and traffic violations related to highway safety shall be facilitated, for the benefit of all member jurisdictions;

(4) Compliance by each driver with all provisions of law pertaining to the safe operation of a motor vehicle shall be required as a condition to the issuance and to the retention of a driver's license;

(5) Conviction of a driver or owner for any motor vehicle and traffic violation related to highway safety in any jurisdiction shall be treated as if the violation had occurred in the jurisdiction of record, for the purpose of maintaining the driver control record and of imposing administrative sanctions, as authorized by law;

(6) All drivers shall be allowed to proceed on their way and shall not be required to appear in person before a court or other tribunal, regardless of their jurisdiction of record, after having been issued a citation for certain motor vehicle and traffic violations;

(7) All efforts shall be made to achieve greater uniformity among all member jurisdictions concerning identification and verification requirements for the issuance of a driver's license or identification card;

(8) All efforts shall be made to achieve greater uniformity among all member jurisdictions regarding the exchange of information on drivers, licenses, and driver control records, including convictions of violations and license withdrawal actions;

(9) All member jurisdictions wish to adhere to all applicable laws that protect the privacy of personal information that is contained in driver licensing records, and that is used in exchange of such records; and

(10) All member jurisdictions shall act in the best interests of highway safety and in a spirit of mutual cooperation to attain and monitor compliance with the driver license agreement and to resolve any dispute that may arise, at the administrative agency level of authority and decision-making.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-21e — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-21e
Sec. 14-21e. Number plates commemorating Long Island Sound. Voluntary lighthouse preservation donation. Fees. Voluntary habitat restoration donation. Regulations.
Status: repealed

(b) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall establish, by regulations adopted in accordance with chapter 54, a fee to be charged for Long Island Sound commemorative 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. The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall establish, by regulations adopted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, an additional voluntary lighthouse preservation donation which shall be deposited in the Connecticut Lighthouse Preservation account established under section 22a-27n *. All fees established and collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the Long Island Sound account established pursuant to section 22a-27v .

(c) Except as provided by subsection (d) of this section, no additional renewal fee shall be charged for renewal of registration for any motor vehicle bearing Long Island Sound commemorative number plates which contain letters in place of numbers, or low number plates, in excess of the renewal fee for Long Island Sound 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 Long Island Sound commemorative number plates.

(d) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles may request an additional voluntary donation of fifteen dollars at the time of registration renewal for any motor vehicle bearing a Long Island Sound commemorative number plate. Five dollars of the donation may be dedicated to the administrative costs of the Department of Motor Vehicles. Ten dollars of such donation shall be deposited in the habitat restoration matching subaccount, established pursuant to section 22a-27v .

(e) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, in consultation with the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to establish standards and procedures for the issuance, renewal and replacement of Long Island Sound commemorative number plates.

*Note: Section 22a-27n was repealed effective October 1, 2009, by section 513 of public act 09-3 of the June special session.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-153b — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-153b
Sec. 14-153b. Proof of credit.
Status: in_force

(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, no person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of renting or leasing passenger motor vehicles without drivers, for periods of thirty days or less, shall require any customer to show proof that such customer holds a credit card as a condition to the rental of a passenger motor vehicle; provided such person, firm or corporation may require that a customer, seeking to rent for cash, apply for approval to rent up to three business days before the expected rental and that such customer provide both suitable identification and a reasonable deposit.

(c) No person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of renting or leasing passenger motor vehicles without drivers, for periods of thirty days or less, shall require an additional driver of any customer to show proof that the additional driver holds a credit card or debit card as a condition to the rental of a passenger motor vehicle to the customer, provided such additional driver shows proof of a valid motor vehicle operator's license and the customer shows proof that the customer holds a credit card or debit card.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-275c — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 248 / Section 14-275c
Sec. 14-275c. Regulations re school buses and motor vehicles used to transport students. Operators age seventy or older. Penalties.
Status: in_force

(b) The commissioner shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, governing (1) the inspection, registration, operation and maintenance of motor vehicles used by any carrier to transport students, and (2) the licensing of operators of such vehicles. A person who has attained the age of seventy shall be allowed to hold a license endorsement to operate a student transportation vehicle provided such person meets the minimum physical requirements set by the commissioner and agrees to submit to a physical examination by a medical examiner, certified in accordance with 49 CFR 390.109, at least annually or more frequently if directed to do so by such medical examiner or the superintendent of the school system in which such person intends to operate such vehicle.

(c) Any person who violates a provision of any regulation adopted pursuant to 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.

(d) Any carrier that violates a provision of any regulation adopted pursuant to this section with respect to the following shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than twenty-five hundred dollars for each violation or each occurrence: (1) Failure to inspect, maintain or repair a school bus or motor vehicle used to transport students, on a schedule established by the commissioner; (2) failure to make, retain or make available for inspection by the department any record required by such regulations to be made, retained or made available for inspection; (3) refusal to allow the department to inspect any school bus or motor vehicle used to transport students; (4) removal of an out-of-service sticker placed on any such school bus or motor vehicle before repairs to such vehicle have been satisfactorily completed; (5) failure to inspect or repair a vehicle defect reported by a driver on a driver's vehicle inspection report; and (6) failure to require a driver to prepare and submit a driver's vehicle inspection report for each such school bus or motor vehicle operated by such driver.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-45 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-45
Sec. 14-45. Change of address notice by holder of operator's license or identity card. IV-D support cases. Penalty.
Status: in_force

(b) In IV-D support cases, as defined in subdivision (13) of subsection (b) of section 46b-231 , upon written notification by the Department of Social Services that the address listed for the holder of a motor vehicle operator's license or the holder of an identity card is incorrect, the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall notify the operator that the correct address must be furnished to the department. The commissioner shall refuse to issue or renew a motor vehicle operator's license if the address furnished by the applicant is determined to be incorrect. The department shall notify the Department of Social Services of the current address of holders of motor vehicle operator's licenses when a change of address is reported.

(c) Failure of the holder of a motor vehicle operator's license or identity card to give the notice required by this section shall be an infraction.

Cited. 21 CA 496; 22 CA 207.

Failure to return license plates upon expiration of registration period or failure to notify Commissioner of Motor Vehicles of change of address by nonresident defendant is not a waiver of in personam service of process. 20 CS 199. Cited. Id., 406.

Purpose of section is the identification of drivers and facilitating communication with them; notice of suspension of license mailed to last address supplied by licensee was sufficient. 5 Conn. Cir. Ct. 72.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-21u — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-21u
Sec. 14-21u. Support Our Troops! commemorative number plates. Fees. Support Our Troops! account.
Status: in_force

(b) A fee of sixty dollars shall be charged for Support Our Troops! commemorative number plates, in addition to the regular fee or fees prescribed for the registration of a motor vehicle. Fifteen dollars of such fee shall be deposited in an account controlled by the Department of Motor Vehicles to be used for the cost of producing, issuing, renewing and replacing such number plates, and forty-five dollars of such fee shall be deposited in an account to be used by Connecticut Support Our Troops, Inc. for the purposes of 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 Support Our Troops! 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 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 of Motor Vehicles, shall be deposited in the “Support Our Troops!” 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 Support Our Troops! commemorative number plates.

(c) There is established the “Support Our Troops!” 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 said account shall be used by Connecticut Support Our Troops, Inc. for programs to assist troops, families of troops, and veterans. Connecticut Support Our Troops, Inc. may receive private donations to said account and any such donations shall be deposited in said account.

(d) The funds in the account shall be distributed quarterly by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management to Connecticut Support Our Troops, Inc.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-163e — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-163e
Sec. 14-163e. Periodic inspection of certain vehicles or combinations.
Status: in_force

(b) No person, dealer or repairer licensed in accordance with section 14-52 or motor carrier, as defined in 49 CFR Section 390.5, as amended from time to time, shall perform a periodic inspection in a manner other than as prescribed in 49 CFR Sections 396.17, 396.19 and 396.21, as amended from time to time.

(c) No person, dealer or repairer licensed in accordance with section 14-52 or motor carrier, as defined in 49 CFR Section 390.5, as amended from time to time, shall knowingly make a false statement regarding the inspection or condition of any vehicle or component that it is required to inspect under 49 CFR Section 396.17, as amended from time to time, or regarding the repair or repairs that it has undertaken on any vehicle or component that is required to be inspected. In addition to the civil penalties prescribed by this section, any person, licensed dealer or repairer or motor carrier who violates the provisions of this subsection shall be charged with a violation of section 53a-157b .

(d) For a first or subsequent violation of subsection (a), (b) or (c) of this section, a person, motor carrier or licensed dealer or repairer shall, after notice and opportunity for a hearing held in accordance with chapter 54, be subject to the civil penalties authorized in subsection (e) of section 14-163c and prescribed under 49 CFR 396.17.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-21bb — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-21bb
Sec. 14-21bb. Aquatic Invasive Species Stamp. Requirements for possessing stamp. Aquatic Invasive Species Decal. Exemptions.
Status: in_force

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, any person who owns a vessel that is required to display a registration decal, issued by this state or another state, may purchase a vessel Aquatic Invasive Species Decal in lieu of the requirement of subsection (a) of this section that each person who operates such vessel obtain an individual Aquatic Invasive Species Stamp. Any person who operates a vessel bearing a valid vessel Aquatic Invasive Species Decal shall be deemed to have met the requirements of subsection (a) of this section while operating such vessel. The fee for such vessel Aquatic Invasive Species Decal shall be twenty dollars, provided the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may charge an additional fee of not more than five dollars for the production, processing and mailing of such decal. The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection shall issue such decal through the On-line Sportsmen Licensing system of the department. Any such decal shall be valid for the calendar year in which it was issued. Any such vessel Aquatic Invasive Species Decal shall be permanently affixed to the vessel for which it was purchased approximately amidship on the port side of the vessel either on the hull of the vessel or at the operator's station and in such a manner as to be visible to law enforcement officers approaching by vessel from the port side of such vessel.

(c) The provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall not be construed to apply to the operator of any vessel that is numbered pursuant to section 15-145 , provided such number bears the suffix of “DL”, “XP”, “MS” or “YB” and displays a current registration validation decal.

(d) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall cause all revenues collected pursuant to this subsection to be deposited in the Connecticut Lakes, Rivers and Ponds Preservation account established in section 14-21aa .

(e) Any person who operates a vessel on the inland waters of the state in violation of the provisions of this section shall have committed an infraction and shall be fined not more than eighty-five dollars.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-174 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 247 / Section 14-174
Sec. 14-174. Information in certificate. Prima facie evidence.
Status: in_force

(b) Unless a bond is filed as provided in section 14-176 , a distinctive certificate of title shall be issued for a vehicle last previously registered in another state or country the laws of which do not require that lienholders be named on a certificate of title to perfect their security interests. The certificate shall contain the legend “This vehicle may be subject to an undisclosed lien” and may contain any other information the commissioner prescribes. If no notice of a security interest in the vehicle is received by the commissioner within four months from the issuance of the distinctive certificate of title, the commissioner shall, upon application and surrender of the distinctive certificate, issue a certificate of title in ordinary form.

(c) The certificate of title shall contain forms for assignment and warranty of title by the owner and for assignment and warranty of title by a dealer, and may contain forms for applications for a certificate of title by a transferee, the naming of a lienholder and the assignment or release of the security interest of a lienholder.

(d) A certificate of title issued by the commissioner is prima facie evidence of the facts appearing on it. In any criminal proceeding, a certified copy of a certificate of title shall be prima facie evidence as to the ownership of a motor vehicle.

(e) A certificate of title for a vehicle is not subject to garnishment, attachment, execution or other judicial process, but this subsection does not prevent a lawful levy upon the vehicle.

(f) The commissioner shall place a legend on any new or replacement certificate of title in accordance with the requirements of section 14-16c , 14-172 , 14-178 , 14-179 or 42-179 . The commissioner shall place a legend on any new or replacement certificate of title that the commissioner issues concerning the mileage on a motor vehicle in accordance with the requirements of the Federal Odometer Act, Sections 32701 to 32711, inclusive, Title 49, United States Code, and any federal regulation adopted under the authority of said act. The commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to provide for the placement of additional legends on any certificate of title, concerning the condition of any motor vehicle or the status of the title to any motor vehicle, including legends to indicate that a motor vehicle has been rebuilt or damaged by flood, or that a bond has been posted to obtain the title, as provided in section 14-176 . Such regulations, as may be adopted by the commissioner, shall provide for an opportunity for a hearing, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 and section 14-194 , for any person aggrieved by any action, omission or decision of the commissioner made pursuant to this subsection.

Dealer filling out application for a buyer held liable for loss to bank lienholder for failure to enter the information concerning the sales contract dealer made with buyer and assigned to bank. 5 Conn. Cir. Ct. 491.

Subsec. (d):

Purpose of Subsec. is part of legislature's effort to combat trafficking of stolen automobiles, not to protect used automobile dealers from possibility that they will unwittingly sell a salvaged vehicle. 87 CA 687.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-212d — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 248 / Section 14-212d
Sec. 14-212d. Highway work zone. Highway worker. Endangerment of highway worker. Penalties.
Status: in_force

(b) A person shall be deemed to commit the offense of “endangerment of a highway worker” if such person is operating a motor vehicle within a highway work zone, as defined in subsection (a) of this section, and commits any of the following: (1) Exceeding the posted speed limit by fifteen miles per hour or more; (2) failure to obey traffic control devices erected for purposes of controlling the flow of motor vehicles through such zone for any reason other than: (A) An emergency, (B) the avoidance of an obstacle, or (C) the protection of the health and safety of another person; (3) driving through or around such zone in any lane not clearly designated for use by motor vehicles traveling through or around such zone; or (4) physically assaulting, attempting to assault, or threatening to assault a highway worker with a motor vehicle or other instrument.

(c) No person shall be cited or convicted for endangerment of a highway worker unless the act or omission constituting the offense occurs when one or more highway workers are in the highway work zone and in proximity to the area where such act or omission occurs.

(d) Upon conviction or a plea of guilty for committing the offense of “endangerment of a highway worker”, as defined in subsection (b) of this section, a person shall be subject to a fine of not more than five hundred dollars if no physical injury, as defined in section 53a-3 , occurs and shall be subject to a fine of not more than one thousand dollars if any such physical injury occurs, in addition to any other penalty authorized by law.

(e) A person shall be deemed to commit the offense of “aggravated endangerment of a highway worker” upon conviction or a plea of guilty for any offense set forth in subsection (b) of this section while such person is operating a motor vehicle within a highway work zone, as defined in subsection (a) of this section, and which results in the serious physical injury, as defined in section 53a-3 , or death of a highway worker.

(f) Upon conviction or a plea of guilty for committing the offense of aggravated endangerment of a highway worker, a person shall be subject to a fine of (1) not more than five thousand dollars if such offense results in serious physical injury to a highway worker, or (2) ten thousand dollars if such offense results in the death of a highway worker, in addition to any other penalty authorized by law.

(g) No person shall be cited or convicted for endangerment of a highway worker or aggravated endangerment of a highway worker for any act or omission otherwise constituting an offense under this section if such act or omission results, in whole or in part, from mechanical failure of such person's motor vehicle or from the negligence of a highway worker or other person.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-20 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-20
Sec. 14-20. Number plates for antique, rare or special interest motor vehicles. Issuance of number plates corresponding to year of manufacture. Registration. Regulations.
Status: in_force

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, section 14-18 and section 14-21b , the owner of such antique, rare or special interest motor vehicle may be authorized by the commissioner to display a number plate originally issued by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles corresponding to the year of manufacture of such antique, rare or special interest motor vehicle. The commissioner shall issue a certificate of registration, as provided in section 14-12 . Such registration shall be valid, subject to renewal, as long as the commissioner permits. Thereafter, the registration number and number plates, if any, which were assigned to such motor vehicle before such registration and number plates were issued under this section, shall be in effect. Each such number plate authorized for use by the commissioner shall be displayed in a conspicuous place at the rear of such motor vehicle at all times while the vehicle is in use or operation upon any public highway. A sticker shall be affixed to each such number plate to denote the expiration date of the registration, unless the commissioner authorizes the sticker, or other evidence of the period of the registration, to be placed elsewhere or carried in such motor vehicle. Such sticker may contain the corresponding letters and numbers of the registration and number plate. The commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, to implement the provisions of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-67n — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-67n
Sec. 14-67n. (Formerly Sec. 21-19). Use of general registration restricted. Number plates for motor vehicles being towed. Fees.
Status: in_force

(b) A motor vehicle recycler licensee may apply to the commissioner for a general distinguishing number and number plate for the purpose of displaying such number plate on a motor vehicle being towed in connection with such licensee's business. The commissioner shall charge a fee to cover the cost of the issuance and renewal of such number plates.

Cited. 35 CA 455.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-162 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-162
Sec. 14-162. Ordinances.
Status: in_force

City ordinance requiring a license fee and a special bond from motor buses held illegal. 91 C. 239. Cited. 109 C. 341. The state delegated to its municipalities under Sec. 7-148 the power to make traffic rules applying to all vehicles alike, but retained the special power to regulate motor vehicles with the specific exceptions noted in this section. 125 C. 501; 135 C. 71. City ordinance allowing towing of cars illegally parked held constitutional. 145 C. 141. Cited. 181 C. 114.

Cited. 8 CS 449.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-307j — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 249 / Section 14-307j
Sec. 14-307j. Municipal use of photo noise violation monitoring devices. Ordinance. Agreements re installation, operation or maintenance. Requirements. Citations. Defenses.
Status: in_force

(b) The municipality may enter into agreements with vendors for the installation, operation or maintenance, or any combination thereof, of a photo noise violation monitoring device. If a vendor installs, operates or maintains a photo noise violation monitoring device, the vendor's fee shall not be contingent on the number of citations issued or fines paid pursuant to an ordinance adopted under this section.

(c) (1) The municipality shall make efforts to randomize the locations of any photo noise violation monitoring devices throughout such municipality.

(2) A photo noise violation monitoring device shall, to the extent possible, be installed in a manner to only record images of the number plate of a motor vehicle, and shall not, to the extent possible, record images of the occupants of such motor vehicle or of any other persons or vehicles in the vicinity at the time the images are recorded.

(d) A photo noise violation monitoring device operator shall complete training offered by the manufacturer of such device or the manufacturer's representative regarding procedures for operating such device. The manufacturer or manufacturer's representative shall issue a signed certificate to the photo noise violation monitoring device operator upon such operator's completion of the training. Such signed certificate shall be admitted as evidence in any hearing conducted pursuant to section 7-152c .

(e) The municipality shall ensure each photo noise violation monitoring device used by such municipality undergoes an annual calibration check performed at a calibration laboratory. The calibration laboratory shall issue a signed certificate of calibration after the annual calibration check. Such signed certificate of calibration shall be kept on file and admitted as evidence in any hearing conducted pursuant to section 7-152c .

(f) (1) Whenever a photo noise violation monitoring device detects and produces recorded images of a motor vehicle allegedly committing a violation of an ordinance adopted under this section, a sworn member of a law enforcement unit or a municipal employee shall review the recorded images provided by such device. If, after such review, such member or employee determines that there are reasonable grounds to believe that a violation of the ordinance has occurred, such member or employee may issue a citation to the owner of the motor vehicle. The citation shall include the following: (A) The name and address of the owner of the motor vehicle; (B) the number plate of the motor vehicle; (C) the violation charged; (D) the location of the photo noise violation monitoring device and the date and time of the violation; (E) a copy of or information on how to view, through electronic means, the recorded images of the violation; (F) a statement or electronically generated affirmation by the member or employee who reviewed the recorded images and determined that the motor vehicle violated the ordinance; (G) verification that the photo noise violation monitoring device was operating correctly at the time of the alleged violation and the date of the most recent calibration check performed pursuant to subsection (e) of this section; (H) the amount of the fine imposed and how to pay such fine; and (I) the right to contest the violation and request a hearing pursuant to section 7-152c .

(2) (A) In the case of an alleged violation involving a motor vehicle registered in the state, the citation shall be mailed to the address of the owner that is in the records of the Department of Motor Vehicles not later than thirty days after the identity of the owner is ascertained, provided a citation shall be invalid unless mailed to the owner not later than sixty days after the date of the alleged violation. (B) In the case of an alleged violation involving a motor vehicle registered in another jurisdiction, the citation shall be mailed to the address of the owner that is in the records of the official in the other jurisdiction issuing such registration not later than thirty days after the identity of the owner is ascertained, provided a citation shall be invalid unless mailed to the owner not later than sixty days after the date of the alleged violation.

(3) The citation shall be sent by first class mail. A manual or automated record of mailing prepared by the municipality shall be prima facie evidence of mailing and shall be admissible in any hearing conducted pursuant to section 7-152c , as to the facts contained in the citation.

(g) The following defenses shall be available to the owner of a motor vehicle who is alleged to have committed a violation of such ordinance adopted under this section: (1) The operator was driving an emergency vehicle, as defined in section 14-283 , and 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 ; (2) the violation took place during a period of time in which the motor vehicle had been reported as being stolen to a law enforcement unit and had not been recovered prior to the time of the violation; (3) the photo noise violation monitoring device was not in compliance with the calibration check required pursuant to subsection (e) of this section; (4) the violation took place because the muffler in the motor vehicle was not in good working condition and the owner of the motor vehicle presents proof at a hearing conducted pursuant to section 7-152c that such muffler was replaced or repaired not later than fourteen days from the date of the violation; or (5) the owner of the motor vehicle presents proof at a hearing conducted pursuant to section 7-152c that the owner submitted the motor vehicle for inspection at a facility designated by the Department of Motor Vehicles and such vehicle was found to not emit a sound of eighty decibels or more when in operation.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-318 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 250 / Section 14-318
Sec. 14-318. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) The following terms shall be construed as they are defined in section 14-1 : “Fuels”, “motor vehicle” and “person”;

(2) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Consumer Protection or any assistant to the Commissioner of Consumer Protection who is designated and authorized by, and who is acting for, the Commissioner of Consumer Protection;

(3) “Distributor” means any person, wherever resident or located, who imports fuels or causes fuels to be imported into this state, for sale or use; a person who produces, refines, manufactures or compounds fuels within this state; and a person who distributes gasoline by tank wagon in this state;

(4) “Local authority” means the selectmen or town manager of a town, the mayor of a city or the warden of a borough or other board or authority designated by local charter, regulation or ordinance, except in any town or city having a zoning commission and a board of appeals, “local authority” means the board of appeals;

(5) “United States Government Motor Gasoline” means gasoline which is or may be prescribed by the federal specification board of the United States government for use as fuel for motor vehicle, motor boat and similar engines;

(6) “United States Aviation Gasoline, Domestic Grade” means that gasoline which is or may be prescribed by the federal specification board of the United States government for use as aviation fuel; and

(7) “Retail dealer” means any person operating a service station, filling station, store, garage or other place of business for the sale of motor fuel for delivery into the service tank or tanks of any vehicle propelled by an internal combustion engine.

Cited. 131 C. 714.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-300i — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 249 / Section 14-300i
Sec. 14-300i. Vehicle operator to exercise reasonable care when near vulnerable user on a public way.
Status: in_force

(b) Any person operating a motor vehicle on a public way who fails to exercise reasonable care and causes substantial bodily harm to, or the serious physical injury or death, of a vulnerable user of a public way, provided such vulnerable user has shown reasonable care in such user's use of the public way, shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-50a — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-50a
Sec. 14-50a. Fees for copies, abstracts, duplicates, replacements and searches. Restriction on use of information. Penalty.
Status: in_force

(1) Duplicate of a registration certificate provided at the main office or a branch office of the Department of Motor Vehicles or by a contractor authorized by the commissioner pursuant to subsection (b) of section 14-41 .

(2) For each duplicate of a motor vehicle operator's license or identity card, thirty dollars. As used in this section, “duplicate” includes any license or identity card that is reissued prior to the expiration date of a previously issued license or identity card, and (A) is identical to the holder's most recently issued license or identity card, or (B) contains modifications to one or more items of information that appear on the holder's most recently issued license or identity card. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subdivision, one duplicate shall be issued, for a fee of five dollars, to the holder of a license or identity card who reaches the age of twenty-one years.

(3) Replacement number plate or set of number plates, except as provided in subsection (c) of section 14-253a .

(4) Replacement number plate or set of number plates bearing same number as set of replaced plates.

(5) Certified abstract of driving history record, or driving history record for applicants for commercial driver's license with passenger endorsement or transportation permit.

(6) Name of registered owner.

(7) Operator license information.

(8) Certification of any copy or record.

(9) Certified transcripts of hearing held and transcribed by the commissioner, three dollars and fifty cents per page with a minimum charge of twenty dollars.

(10) Each copy of a motor vehicle operator's completed application for a license.

(11) Each copy of a completed application for registration of a motor vehicle.

(12) Each copy of a title document provided to a municipality.

(13) Each request for information as provided in section 14-10 , the amount provided in said section.

(14) Each document from a motor vehicle record, as defined in section 14-10 , that is electronically maintained by the Department of Motor Vehicles.

(15) For any copy or material released from information maintained by the Department of Motor Vehicles for which no fee is established by statute, an amount determined by the commissioner.

(b) The commissioner may establish fees not conforming to those of subsection (a) of this section for information furnished on a volume basis to persons or firms who satisfy the commissioner that the information furnished is properly required in connection with the conduct of such person's or firm's business, except that commencing on August 16, 2003, the fee established under this subsection for driving history records furnished to for-profit businesses shall be not less than fifteen dollars.

(c) The commissioner may waive any fee specified in subdivision (3) or (4) of subsection (a) of this section in the case of any person who submits a police report to the commissioner indicating that the number plate or set of number plates have been stolen or mutilated.

(d) No person, firm or corporation furnished information by the commissioner as provided by this section shall distribute such information for any other purpose than that for which it was furnished.

(e) Any person, firm or corporation which violates any provision of this section shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars.

Cited. 7 CA 286.

Subsec. (d):

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. § 14-276b — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 248 / Section 14-276b
Sec. 14-276b. School bus driver training re life-threatening allergic reactions and administration of medication.
Status: in_force

(1) “Carrier” has the same meaning as provided in section 14-212 ;

(2) “School bus driver” means any person who holds a commercial driver's license with a public passenger endorsement to operate a school bus pursuant to subsection (a) of section 14-44 ;

(3) “School bus” has the same meaning as provided in section 14-1 ; and

(4) “Cartridge injector” means an automatic prefilled cartridge injector or similar automatic injectable equipment used to deliver epinephrine in a standard dose for emergency first aid response to allergic reactions.

(b) (1) Not later than June 30, 2019, each carrier shall provide the training described in subsection (c) of this section to all of its school bus drivers.

(2) On and after July 1, 2019, each carrier shall provide the training described in subsection (c) of this section to a school bus driver as follows:

(A) In the case of a school bus driver who is employed by such carrier, such training shall be provided to such school bus driver following the issuance or renewal of a public passenger endorsement to operate a school bus pursuant to subsection (a) of section 14-44 , to such school bus driver; and

(B) In the case of a school bus driver who is not employed by such carrier at the time when such endorsement is issued or renewed to such school bus driver, upon the hiring of such school bus driver by such carrier, except such carrier shall not be required to provide such training to any school bus driver who has previously received such training following the most recent issuance or renewal of such endorsement to such school bus driver.

(c) The training required under this section shall include, but need not be limited to, instruction on (1) the identification of the signs and symptoms of anaphylaxis, (2) the administration of epinephrine by a cartridge injector, (3) the notification of emergency personnel, and (4) the reporting of an incident involving a student and a life-threatening allergic reaction. Such training may be completed using an online module, provided such online module meets the requirements of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-299a — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 249 / Section 14-299a
Sec. 14-299a. Traffic signal preemption devices. Penalty.
Status: in_force

(b) No person shall use a traffic signal preemption device unless such person, in furtherance of such person's duties, is (1) installing or maintaining a traffic control signal; (2) operating railroad equipment or a movable bridge; (3) operating a transit vehicle on behalf of the Department of Transportation; (4) operating a motor vehicle owned by the federal or state government, a municipal government or fire district in responding to an emergency; or (5) operating an ambulance in responding to an emergency. No traffic signal preemption device shall be in, or part of, a motor vehicle unless (A) the motor vehicle is owned or controlled by the federal or state government, a municipal government or fire district, (B) the motor vehicle is an ambulance, or (C) such vehicle is being used in the course of manufacturing, transporting, installing or maintaining such a device.

(c) No person shall possess a traffic signal preemption device unless such person is a manufacturer specializing in the manufacture of such devices, a vendor authorized by a manufacturer specializing in the manufacture of such devices or a repairer of such devices.

(d) No person shall sell or transfer possession of a traffic signal preemption device unless (1) such person is a manufacturer specializing in the manufacture of such devices, a vendor authorized by a manufacturer specializing in the manufacture of such devices or a repairer of such devices, and (2) such sale or transfer of possession is to the federal or state government, a municipal government or fire district, ambulance operator or to a vendor or repairer of such devices.

(e) Any person who violates any provision of subsection (b), (c) or (d) of this section shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than three months, or both.

(f) Any person who violates any provision of subsection (b) of this section which violation results in a traffic accident shall be guilty of a class D felony, except that such person shall be fined not more than fifteen thousand dollars.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-279b — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 248 / Section 14-279b
Sec. 14-279b. Review of evidence file. Summons. Defenses.
Status: in_force

(b) As provided in subsection (b) of section 14-107 , proof of the registration number of the motor vehicle therein concerned shall be prima facie evidence that the owner was the operator thereof, except that, in the case of a leased or rented motor vehicle, such proof shall be prima facie evidence that the lessee was the operator thereof. A photographic or digital still or video image produced by a live digital video school bus detection monitoring system operating pursuant to section 14-279a that clearly shows the number plate of a vehicle violating section 14-279 shall be sufficient proof of the identity of such vehicle for purposes of subsection (b) of section 14-107 .

(c) Any person who is alleged to have committed a violation of section 14-279 and receives a summons pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall follow the procedures set forth in section 51-164n .

(d) A recorded image produced by a monitoring system operating pursuant to section 14-279a shall be sufficient evidence of a violation of section 14-279 and shall be admitted without further authentication.

(e) All defenses shall be available to any person who is alleged to have committed a violation of section 14-279 that is detected and recorded by a monitoring system operating pursuant to section 14-279a , including, but not limited to, that (1) the violation was necessary to allow the passage of an emergency vehicle, (2) the violation was necessary to avoid injuring the person or property of another, (3) the violation was incurred while participating in a funeral procession, (4) the violation was incurred during a period of time in which the motor vehicle had been reported as being stolen to an organized local police department or the state police and had not been recovered prior to the time of the violation, (5) the operator was convicted of a violation of section 14-279 for the same incident based upon a separate and distinct summons issued by a sworn police officer, or (6) the violation was necessary in order for the operator to comply with any other general statute or regulation concerning the operation of a motor vehicle.

(f) No recorded image produced by a monitoring system pursuant to this section may be introduced as evidence in any other civil or criminal proceedings.

(g) A recorded image produced by a monitoring system operated pursuant to section 14-279a shall be destroyed the later of: (1) Ninety days after the date of the alleged violation if a summons is not issued for such alleged violation pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, or (2) upon final disposition of the case to which it pertains if a summons is issued for such alleged violation pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-234 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 248 / Section 14-234
Sec. 14-234. Determination of no-passing zones. Overtaking and passing in no-passing zones.
Status: in_force

(b) The driver of a vehicle may overtake and pass, in a marked no-passing zone, pedestrians, parked or standing vehicles, animals, bicycles, electric bicycles, mopeds, scooters, electric foot scooters, vehicles moving at a slow speed, as defined in section 14-220 , or obstructions on the right side of the highway, as listed in subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 14-230 , provided such overtaking and passing may be conducted safely, with adequate sight distance and without interfering with oncoming traffic or endangering traffic, as defined in section 14-297 .

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

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

In absence of specific request to charge, error cannot be predicated on court's failure to charge on statute where proper and adequate guidance on issue was otherwise given. 149 C. 385. Cited. 154 C. 381; 206 C. 608.

Cited. 4 CA 451.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-67w — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-67w
Sec. 14-67w. (Formerly Sec. 21-26a). Scrap metal processors exempted. Receipt of motor vehicles. Required information. Inspection of premises and records. Retention of records. Regulations.
Status: in_force

(b) No scrap metal processor shall receive any motor vehicle unless such processor receives the following information: The make of the motor vehicle, the year the motor vehicle was manufactured, the engine number of the motor vehicle, if any, the identification number of the motor vehicle and the name and address of the person from whom such vehicle was received. If any sale of the motor vehicle occurred, the processor shall be given the date of the receipt and sale for the motor vehicle. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to a licensed motor vehicle recycler's business or motor vehicle recycler's yard, as defined in section 14-67g , which is delivering a motor vehicle that has been dismantled, crushed or conditioned for scrap metal processing to a scrap metal processor.

(c) The premises of each scrap metal processor utilized for processing motor vehicle junk and the records provided to each such processor pursuant to the provisions of section 14-67m shall be available for inspection during regular business hours by one or more representatives of the Department of Motor Vehicles, the Division of State Police within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection or any organized local police department. Each such record shall be retained by each scrap metal processor for a period of two years after receipt of such record.

(d) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles may adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, concerning the records required by this section and the processing of motor vehicle junk to prevent the removal of vehicle identification numbers.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-163c — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-163c
Sec. 14-163c. Motor carrier safety regulations for intrastate or interstate commerce. Variations or exemptions. Enforcement powers of police officers and motor vehicle inspectors.
Status: in_force

(b) The provisions relative to maximum hours of service for drivers as set forth in 49 CFR Part 395, and as adopted by reference in regulations adopted pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, shall not apply to any driver of a utility service vehicle, as defined in 49 CFR Section 395.2, as amended.

(c) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles may grant variations or exemptions from, or approve equivalent or alternate compliance with, particular provisions of 49 CFR Parts 382 to 397, inclusive, as amended, when strict compliance with such provisions would entail practical difficulty or unnecessary hardship or would be otherwise adjudged unwarranted, provided any such variation, exemption, approved equivalent or alternate compliance shall, in the opinion of the commissioner, secure the public safety.

(d) Any state or municipal police officer or motor vehicle inspector may (1) inspect any motor vehicle specified in subsection (a) of this section in operation and examine its operator to determine compliance with the provisions of 49 CFR Parts 100 to 199, inclusive, as amended, and 49 CFR Parts 382 to 397, inclusive, as amended, (2) enter upon the premises of any motor carrier, as defined in 49 CFR Section 390.5, as amended, for the purpose of inspecting and copying records maintained by such motor carrier, (3) conduct a safety rating procedure, safety audit or compliance review, in accordance with the provisions of 49 CFR Part 385, as amended, for any motor carrier that owns or operates any motor vehicle identified in subsection (a) of this section and, subject to notice and opportunity for hearing in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, order any motor carrier with an unsatisfactory safety rating to cease operations until such time as it achieves a satisfactory rating, (4) declare a motor vehicle or its operator out of service, or (5) issue an infractions complaint under the provisions of this section, provided such officer or inspector meets the standards established by the commissioner, in consultation with the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, in regulations adopted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54.

(e) (1) Any person who violates the provisions of this section or any regulations adopted under this section shall, for a first violation, have committed an infraction. (2) The commissioner may impose a civil penalty on any person for a second or subsequent violation of the provisions of this section or any regulations adopted under this section if the acts or conduct on which the conviction is based arise out of the operation of a motor vehicle in intrastate commerce and would, if such acts or conduct had occurred with respect to operation of a motor vehicle in interstate commerce, have subjected such person to a civil penalty under the provisions of 49 CFR Parts 382 to 397, inclusive, as amended. The commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to specify the amount of such civil penalty provided such amount shall be not less than one thousand dollars nor more than ten thousand dollars. Any person notified of the assessment of a civil penalty under the provisions of this subsection shall be entitled to an opportunity for an administrative hearing in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54. If any person fails to comply with the terms of a final decision and order of the commissioner made pursuant to this subsection, the commissioner may suspend any motor vehicle registration issued to such person or such person's privilege to register any motor vehicle in this state, or prohibit the operation of any motor vehicle owned or operated by such person, until such person complies with the terms of such final decision and order. As used in this section, “person” includes any motor carrier, as defined in 49 CFR Section 390.5, as amended.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-54 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-54
Sec. 14-54. Location to be approved by local authorities.
Status: in_force

Cited. 134 C. 151; 140 C. 210. In determining application of certificate of approval of a motor vehicle repair business, the zoning commission acts in a special capacity and not under municipal zoning ordinances or zoning statutes; it serves as the local agency named by the General Assembly to determine whether a certificate of approval should be issued. 143 C. 634. Cited. 147 C. 469; 154 C. 540; 218 C. 265.

Cited. 21 CA 347; 24 CA 369; 28 CA 500. Local zoning board of appeals acts as an agent of the state when it undertakes consideration of a certificate of approval and therefore is governed by Uniform Administrative Procedure Act. 48 CA 599. In reviewing a location approval application, a municipal zone board is obligated to make a determination, irrespective of the permitted nature of the proposed use, on whether a certificate of approval should be issued. 213 CA 200.

Cited. 12 CS 70.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-315 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 249 / Section 14-315
Sec. 14-315. Duties of Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection re street and highway safety and accident prevention.
Status: in_force

See Sec. 38a-683 re accident prevention course for senior citizens, entitling them to insurance premium reductions.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-34 — Connecticut Code / Title 14 / Chapter 246 / Section 14-34
Sec. 14-34. Reciprocity of registration.
Status: in_force

(b) The commissioner shall adopt such regulations in accordance with chapter 54 as he deems necessary to carry out the provisions of subsection (a) of this section.