Putnam patriot., 1925-12-25
RESPONSIBILITY MUST BE ASSURED AFTER JAN. 1
CONVICTION IN FIVE INSTANCES MEANS LOSS OF REG ISTRATION UNLESS ABILITY TO PAY S11,0Oo IS
 SHOWN MOTOR VEHICLE COMMISSIONER
May Be Done In Either of Four Ways-Drivers With Good
 Records Are Exempt.

mental decree follows. The other half or between five per cent and eight per cent of all persons concerned m accidents or convictions, will be e. quired to qualify under the financial responsibility regulations. This Will bring before the department approxi. .mately i5.000 persons a year whose cases must be decided.
 Strictly Administered
 Tt will be the policy of the state to administer this law strictly" says the bulletin. "To require financial responsibility is no hardship; con sequently the policy of the state will be to require qualification as invari- ably as possible. No person needs to come under it except by his own act because anyone who is arrested and charged with any one of the three offenses included under the law. may in anticipation of the action of the department relative Go his financial responsibility, defend himself through court proceeding and establish his innocence. If he is not able to establish it then. by his own act, he has placed himself, if he is a ear regis trant. under the provisions of the law and will be compelled to comply be fore he can continue to register a car in his own name
 "It is obvious that one of the main effects of administration will be te deter any registrant from allowing an unauthorized or unqualified per son to drive his automobile. because the registrant is the one who will he held responsible for financial qualii. cation. if the car. while in authorized control. is in an accident or if the driver thereof is disciplined
 Tn cases where the departments analvsis of an accident results in Q finding of personal injury which will require the car owner to qualify as to financial responsibilitv. hearings will be granted. if deemed necessary.
 For Law Administration
 4 new section of the motor vehicle department will be established for tht administration Of this law One oi two members of the state police vii he attached to the section for inves- tigation and detection purposes. | is an offense under the Connecticut law to fail to return the certificate of registration and number plates f any car when required by the deuart. ment any police officer can be forth with ordered to secure possession of such and return them Co the depart. mept under such circumstances.
 All applicants for reVistration will start off with a clean slate as the law eoes into effect The fact that there is in the driving record of an appli. cant renort of an accident or con viction which occurred prior to Janu. arv l will not initiate aeainst him in getting his 1926 registration. but his previous record will be taken into consideration by the department in passing upon his case in the event of a subsequent incident sufficient to call into question his financial quail fication. If. CT the ground of sub. seduent incident the department should hold him liable to financial qualification his failure to qualify will result in the prompt suspension of his registration.