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CT Gen Stat § 14-172 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline|Chapter 247 - Uniform Motor Vehicle Certificate of Title and Antitheft Act|Section 14-172 - Check of identification number. Participation in National Motor Vehicle Title Information System.

 (a) The commissioner, upon receiving application for a first certificate of title, shall check the identification number of the vehicle shown in the application against the records of vehicles required to be maintained by section 14-173 and against the record of stolen and converted vehicles required to be maintained by section 14-197.(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.(1957, P.A. 607, S. 8; P.A. 02-70, S. 4.)History: P.A. 02-70 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and added Subsec. (b) allowing commissioner to participate in the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System and rely on information contained in such system as prima facie evidence of the facts upon which the commissioner grants or denies an application for a title certificate, effective July 1, 2002.
CT Gen Stat § 14-173 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline|Chapter 247 - Uniform Motor Vehicle Certificate of Title and Antitheft Act|Section 14-173 - Issuance of certificate. Records.

 (a) The commissioner shall file each application received and, when satisfied as to its genuineness and regularity and that the applicant is entitled to the issuance of a certificate of title, shall issue a certificate of title of the vehicle. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, the commissioner may accept, in lieu of an outstanding certificate of title, evidence of vehicle ownership acceptable to him. The certificate of title issued may contain the legend “This vehicle may be subject to an undisclosed lien.”(b) The commissioner shall maintain at his central office a record of all certificates of title issued by him: (1) Under a distinctive title number assigned to the vehicle; (2) under the identification number of the vehicle; (3) alphabetically, under the name of the owner; and, in the discretion of the commissioner, by any other method he determines.(c) Records pertaining to certificates of title over four years old may be destroyed in the discretion of the commissioner.(1957, P.A. 607, S. 9; 1969, P.A. 261.)History: 1969 act allowed evidence of ownership other than title and stated that title may contain legend re undisclosed lien in Subsec. (a) and added Subsec. (c) re destruction of records.Cited. 5 Conn. Cir. Ct. 496.
CT Gen Stat § 14-175 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline|Chapter 247 - Uniform Motor Vehicle Certificate of Title and Antitheft Act|Section 14-175 - Presentation or mailing of certificate. Maintenance of electronic title record and title file.

 (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the certificate of title may be presented or mailed to the first lienholder named in it or, if none, to the owner. In lieu of the presentation or mailing of the title, the commissioner may maintain a title record in electronic form, and may issue a title upon request of a lienholder or the owner.(b) The commissioner may maintain an electronic title file for the recording and storage of the evidence of any lienholder's security interest. When the first lienholder's security interest is satisfied and released, the commissioner may present or mail the certificate of title to the owner, unless another security interest has been recorded by the commissioner. In lieu of the presentation or mailing of the title, the commissioner may maintain a title record in electronic form, and may issue a title upon request of the owner.(1957, P.A. 607, S. 11; P.A. 94-189, S. 28, 34; P.A. 02-70, S. 6; P.A. 12-81, S. 16.)History: P.A. 94-189 amended section by providing that the certificate could be “presented” as well as mailed, effective July 1, 1994; P.A. 02-70 designated existing provision as Subsec. (a), adding an exception therein, and added Subsec. (b) authorizing commissioner to maintain an electronic title file for recording and storage of evidence of any lienholder's security interest and requiring commissioner to present or mail title certificate to owner when first lienholder's security interest is satisfied and released, effective July 1, 2002; P.A. 12-81 amended Subsec. (a) to permit, rather than require, presentation or mailing of title certificate and add provision authorizing commissioner in lieu of such presentation or mailing to maintain title record in electronic form and issue title upon request of lienholder or owner and amended Subsec. (b) to permit, rather than require, presentation or mailing of title certificate and add provision authorizing commissioner in lieu of such presentation or mailing to maintain title record in electronic form and issue title upon request of owner, effective July 1, 2012.Bank not guilty of laches in failing to note it did not receive the certificate of title where the dealer failed to note upon the application for the certificate that the car was subject to bank's lien under an installment contract assigned by the dealer to the bank. 5 Conn. Cir. Ct. 491.
CT Gen Stat § 14-176 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline|Chapter 247 - Uniform Motor Vehicle Certificate of Title and Antitheft Act|Section 14-176 - Withholding of certificate. Bond requirement.

 If the commissioner is not satisfied as to the ownership of the vehicle or that there are no undisclosed security interests in it, the commissioner may register the vehicle but shall either: (1) Withhold issuance of a certificate of title until the applicant presents documents reasonably sufficient to satisfy the commissioner as to the applicant's ownership of the vehicle and that there are no undisclosed security interests in it; or (2) as a condition of issuing a certificate of title, require the applicant to file with the commissioner a bond in the form prescribed by the commissioner and executed by the applicant, and either accompanied by the deposit of cash with the commissioner or also executed by a person authorized to conduct a surety business in this state. The bond shall be in an amount equal to twice the value of the vehicle as determined by the commissioner and conditioned to indemnify any prior owner and lienholder and any subsequent purchaser of the vehicle or person acquiring any security interest in it, and their respective successors in interest, against any expense, loss or damage, including reasonable attorney's fees, by reason of the issuance of the certificate of title of the vehicle or on account of any defect in or undisclosed security interest upon the right, title and interest of the applicant in and to the vehicle. Any such interested person has a right of action to recover on the bond for any breach of its conditions, but the aggregate liability of the surety to all persons shall not exceed the amount of the bond. The bond, and any deposit accompanying it, shall be returned at the end of five years or prior thereto if the vehicle is no longer registered in this state and the currently valid certificate of title is surrendered to the commissioner, unless the commissioner has been notified of the pendency of an action to recover on the bond.(1957, P.A. 607, S. 12; P.A. 02-70, S. 7.)History: P.A. 02-70 made technical changes, increased the bond amount to twice the value of the vehicle, in lieu of one and one-half times such value, and required that the bond and any deposit accompanying it be returned at end of five years, in lieu of three years, effective July 1, 2002.
CT Gen Stat § 14-177 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline|Chapter 247 - Uniform Motor Vehicle Certificate of Title and Antitheft Act|Section 14-177 - Refusal of certificate.

 The commissioner shall refuse issuance of a certificate of title if any required fee is not paid or if he has reasonable grounds to believe that: (a) The applicant is not the owner of the vehicle; (b) the application contains a false or fraudulent statement; or (c) the applicant fails to furnish required information or documents or any additional information the commissioner reasonably requires.(1957, P.A. 607, S. 13.)
CT Gen Stat § 14-178 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline|Chapter 247 - Uniform Motor Vehicle Certificate of Title and Antitheft Act|Section 14-178 - Replacement certificate of title.

 (a) If a certificate of title is lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed or becomes illegible, the first lienholder or, if none, the owner or legal representative of the owner named in the certificate, as shown by the records of the commissioner, shall promptly make application for and may obtain a replacement upon furnishing information, including personal identification acceptable and satisfactory to the commissioner. The replacement certificate of title shall contain the legend “This is a replacement title and may be subject to the rights of a person under the original certificate.” Except as provided in subsection (b) of section 14-175, the commissioner shall present or mail the replacement certificate to the first lienholder named in the replacement certificate or, if none, to the owner.(b) A person recovering an original certificate of title for which a replacement has been issued shall promptly surrender the original certificate to the commissioner.(1957, P.A. 607, S. 14; P.A. 94-189, S. 29, 34; P.A. 02-70, S. 8; P.A. 12-81, S. 17; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5, S. 216.)History: P.A. 94-189 amended Subsec. (a) by providing that the duplicate certificate, in addition to being mailed, could be “presented” to the first lienholder or owner, effective July 1, 1994; P.A. 02-70 amended Subsec. (a) to provide that information shall include personal identification acceptable to the commissioner, to add “Except as provided in subsection (b) of section 14-175, the commissioner” and to make technical changes, effective July 1, 2002; P.A. 12-81 substituted “replacement” for “duplicate”, effective January 1, 2013; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing “replacement certificate” with “replacement title”, deleted former Subsec. (b) re waiting period prior to issuance of certificate of title to transferee and redesignated existing Subsec. (c) as Subsec. (b), effective June 30, 2015.
CT Gen Stat § 14-179a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline|Chapter 247 - Uniform Motor Vehicle Certificate of Title and Antitheft Act|Section 14-179a - Assignment and warranty of title. Buyer's name and address not required. When.

 Notwithstanding the provisions of section 14-179, an assignment and warranty of title may be sent to an insurance company without bearing the buyer's name and address if it is being sent to the insurance company pursuant to an insurance policy issued under the provisions of part II of chapter 700.(P.A. 93-272, S. 5.)
CT Gen Stat § 14-180 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline|Chapter 247 - Uniform Motor Vehicle Certificate of Title and Antitheft Act|Section 14-180 - Resale by a dealer.

 A dealer who buys a motor vehicle and holds such vehicle for resale shall complete, as the buyer, (1) the certificate of title from the owner or the lienholder, or (2) a statement on a form prescribed by the commissioner that the title of such vehicle is lost or destroyed in accordance with subsection (a) of section 14-171. Upon transferring such vehicle to another person other than by the creation of a security interest, such dealer shall promptly execute the assignment and warranty of title by a dealer, showing the names and addresses of the transferee and of any lienholder holding a security interest created or reserved at the time of the resale and the date of such lienholder's security agreement, in the spaces provided on such certificate or on an ownership transfer document approved by the commissioner, and mail or deliver such certificate, or such statement and ownership transfer document, to the commissioner with the transferee's application for a new certificate. This section shall not apply to any motor vehicle that is not required to have a certificate of title and for which the commissioner has not issued a certificate of title.(1957, P.A. 607, S. 16; P.A. 00-169, S. 17; P.A. 18-164, S. 17.)History: P.A. 00-169 deleted the requirement that a dealer send the commissioner a certificate of title within ten days after delivery to him of a vehicle if such dealer buys and holds the vehicle for resale, added a provision that a dealer need not send the certificate to the commissioner if such dealer submits a statement on a form prescribed by the commissioner in accordance with Sec. 14-171(a), and made technical changes for the purposes of gender neutrality; P.A. 18-164 designated existing provision re certificate of title from owner or lienholder as Subdiv. (1) and designated existing provision re statement on form as Subdiv. (2), added provisions re ownership transfer document and re section not applicable to motor vehicle not required to have certificate of title or for which certificate of title not issued, and made technical and conforming changes, effective July 1, 2018.
CT Gen Stat § 14-181 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline|Chapter 247 - Uniform Motor Vehicle Certificate of Title and Antitheft Act|Section 14-181 - Involuntary transfers.

 (a) If the interest of an owner in a vehicle passes to another other than by voluntary transfer, the transferee shall, except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, promptly mail or deliver to the commissioner the last certificate of title, if available, proof of the transfer, and his application for a new certificate in the form the commissioner prescribes.(b) If the interest of the owner is terminated or the vehicle is sold under a security agreement by a lienholder named in the certificate of title, the transferee shall promptly mail or deliver to the commissioner the last certificate of title, his application for a new certificate in the form the commissioner prescribes, and an affidavit made by or on behalf of the lienholder that the vehicle was repossessed and that the interest of the owner was lawfully terminated or sold pursuant to the terms of the security agreement. If the lienholder succeeds to the interest of the owner and holds the vehicle for resale, he need not secure a new certificate of title but, upon transfer to another person, shall promptly mail or deliver to the transferee or to the commissioner the certificate, affidavit and other documents required to be sent to the commissioner by the transferee.(c) A person holding a certificate of title whose interest in the vehicle has been extinguished or transferred other than by voluntary transfer shall mail or deliver the certificate to the commissioner upon request of the commissioner. The delivery of the certificate pursuant to the request of the commissioner does not affect the rights of the person surrendering the certificate, and the action of the commissioner issuing a new certificate of title as provided herein is not conclusive upon the rights of an owner or lienholder named in the old certificate.(1957, P.A. 607, S. 17; June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-2, S. 59.)History: June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-2 made a technical change in Subsec. (a).
CT Gen Stat § 14-182 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline|Chapter 247 - Uniform Motor Vehicle Certificate of Title and Antitheft Act|Section 14-182 - Fee to accompany applications.

 (a) An application for a certificate of title shall be accompanied by the required fee when mailed or delivered to the commissioner.(b) An application for the naming of a lienholder or his assignee on a certificate of title shall be accompanied by the required fee when mailed or delivered to the commissioner.(1957, P.A. 607, S. 18.)
CT Gen Stat § 14-183 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline|Chapter 247 - Uniform Motor Vehicle Certificate of Title and Antitheft Act|Section 14-183 - Issuance of new certificate.

 (a) The commissioner, upon receipt of a properly assigned certificate of title, with an application for a new certificate of title, the required fee and any other documents required by law, shall issue a new certificate of title in the name of the transferee as owner and, except as provided in subsection (b) of section 14-175, present or mail the new certificate of title to the first lienholder named in the new certificate of title or, if none, to the owner.(b) The commissioner, upon receipt of an application for a new certificate of title by a transferee other than by voluntary transfer, with proof of the transfer, the required fee and any other documents required by law, shall issue a new certificate of title in the name of the transferee as owner. If the outstanding certificate of title is not delivered to him, the commissioner shall make demand therefor from the holder thereof.(c) The commissioner shall file and retain for five years every surrendered certificate of title, the file to be maintained so as to permit the tracing of title of the vehicle designated therein.(1957, P.A. 607, S. 19; P.A. 94-189, S. 30, 34; P.A. 02-70, S. 9.)History: P.A. 94-189 amended Subsec. (a) by providing that in addition to being mailed, the certificate could be presented to the first lienholder or owner, effective July 1, 1994; P.A. 02-70 amended Subsec. (a) to require commissioner to present or mail new certificate of title, except as provided in Sec. 14-175(b), and to make technical changes, effective July 1, 2002.Cited. 38 CS 712.
CT Gen Stat § 14-184 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline|Chapter 247 - Uniform Motor Vehicle Certificate of Title and Antitheft Act|Section 14-184 - Scrapping, dismantling or destruction of vehicle.

 Any person who scraps, dismantles or destroys a vehicle or who purchases a vehicle as scrap or to be dismantled or destroyed shall, if the vehicle's certificate of title is in such person's possession, mail or deliver it to the commissioner for cancellation. A certificate of title of the vehicle shall not again be issued.(1957, P.A. 607, S. 20; P.A. 80-292, S. 6.)History: P.A. 80-292 replaced “owner” with “person” and required mailing or delivery of title to commissioner “if” it is in his possession, allowing for possibility that it may not be in his possession, previously no such concession was made.
CT Gen Stat § 14-185 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline|Chapter 247 - Uniform Motor Vehicle Certificate of Title and Antitheft Act|Section 14-185 - Perfecting of security interest.

 (a) Unless excepted by section 14-167, a security interest in a vehicle of a type for which a certificate of title is required is perfected by the delivery to the commissioner of the existing certificate of title, if any, an application for a certificate of title containing the name and address of the lienholder and the date of the security agreement and the required fee. It is perfected as of the time when it attached if such delivery is completed within twenty days thereafter, and without regard to the limitations expressed in section 42a-9-317; otherwise it is perfected as of the time of such delivery.(b) An unperfected security interest is subordinate to the rights of the persons described in sections 42a-9-317 and 42a-9-323.(c) The rules of priority stated in sections 42a-9-322 to 42a-9-324, inclusive, and the other sections therein referred to, shall, to the extent appropriate, apply to conflicting security interests in a vehicle of a type for which a certificate of title is required. A security interest perfected under this section is a security interest perfected otherwise than by filing for the purposes of sections 42a-9-322 to 42a-9-324, inclusive.(d) If a vehicle is subject to a security interest when brought into this state, section 42a-9-316, states the rules which apply to determine the validity and perfection of the security interest in this state.(1957, P.A. 607, S. 21; 1961, P.A. 573, S. 3; February, 1965, P.A. 335; P.A. 77-604, S. 46, 84; P.A. 01-132, S. 165; P.A. 02-70, S. 10.)History: 1961 act redrafted section to conform with Uniform Commercial Code; 1965 act changed time of perfection from time of its creation and increased time limitation in delivery proviso from ten days in Subsec. (a); P.A. 77-604 replaced reference to Subsecs. (2), (3) and (4) of Sec. 42a-9-103 with reference to Subsecs. (1), (2) and (3) of Sec. 42a-9-103a in Subsec. (d); P.A. 01-132 amended Subsec. (a) to replace reference to Sec. 42a-9-301(2) with Sec. 42a-9-317 and make a technical change for purposes of gender neutrality, amended Subsec. (b) to replace reference to Sec. 42a-9-301 with Secs. 42a-9-317 and 42a-9-323, amended Subsec. (c) to replace references to Sec. 42a-9-312 with Secs. 42a-9-322 to 42a-9-324, inclusive, and amended Subsec. (d) to replace reference to Subsecs. (1), (2) and (3) of Sec. 42a-9-103a with Sec. 42a-9-316; P.A. 02-70 amended Subsec. (c) to eliminate references to a “previously registered vehicle”, as defined in Sec. 14-201 and a security interest perfected under Sec. 14-201, effective July 1, 2002.Subsec. (d):Makes automobiles subject to Sec. 42a-9-103(2), (3) and (4). 6 Conn. Cir. Ct. 502.
CT Gen Stat § 14-186 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline|Chapter 247 - Uniform Motor Vehicle Certificate of Title and Antitheft Act|Section 14-186 - Duties on creation of security interest.

 If an owner creates a security interest in a vehicle:(a) The owner shall immediately execute the application, in the space provided therefor on the certificate of title or on a separate form the commissioner prescribes, to name the lienholder on the certificate, showing the name and address of the lienholder and the date of his security agreement, and cause the certificate, the application and the required fee to be delivered to the lienholder.(b) The lienholder shall immediately cause the certificate, the application and the required fee to be mailed or delivered to the commissioner.(c) Upon request of the owner or subordinate lienholder, a lienholder in possession of the certificate of title shall either mail or deliver the certificate to the subordinate lienholder for delivery to the commissioner or, upon receipt from the subordinate lienholder of the owner's application and the required fee, mail or deliver them to the commissioner with the certificate. The delivery of the certificate does not affect the rights of the first lienholder under his security agreement.(d) Upon receipt of the certificate of title, the application and the required fee, the commissioner shall either endorse the certificate or issue a new certificate containing the name and address of the new lienholder, and, except as provided in subsection (b) of section 14-175, mail the certificate to the first lienholder named in it.(1957, P.A. 607, S. 22; P.A. 02-70, S. 11; P.A. 03-278, S. 46.)History: P.A. 02-70 amended Subsec. (d) to add an exception from the requirement of mailing certificate to the first lienholder, effective July 1, 2002; P.A. 03-278 made a technical change in Subsec. (d), effective July 9, 2003.