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CT Gen Stat § 14-266 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline|Chapter 248 - Vehicle Highway Use|Section 14-266 - Operating vehicles of over four tons' capacity on restricted highways.

 The Commissioner of Transportation may restrict the use of motor vehicles of over four tons' capacity on any state highway or portion thereof which, in his opinion, would be seriously injured by such use. No person shall operate any such motor vehicle on any such restricted highway or portion thereof. Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars.(1949 Rev., S. 2499; 1969, P.A. 768, S. 148; P.A. 90-263, S. 25, 74.)History: 1969 act replaced highway commissioner with commissioner of transportation; P.A. 90-263 deleted reference to commercial motor vehicles.Cited. 22 CS 489.
CT Gen Stat § 14-267 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline|Chapter 248 - Vehicle Highway Use|Section 14-267 - Operating overweight commercial vehicles. Highway weighing required. Penalty.

 Section 14-267 is repealed.(1949 Rev., S. 2422; 1953, S. 1317d; February, 1965, P.A. 240; 1969,P.A. 446, S. 3; 768, S. 149; 1971, P.A. 506; P.A. 75-194, S. 1, 2; P.A. 79-188, S. 9, 10.)
CT Gen Stat § 14-267b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline|Chapter 248 - Vehicle Highway Use|Section 14-267b - Weight restrictions for motor buses. Penalties.

 (a) The provisions of subdivisions (1), (2), (3), (4) and (8) of subsection (b) of section 14-267a shall not apply to any motor bus, as defined in section 14-1, if such motor bus complies with the weight limits specified in 23 CFR 658.17.(b) A person who violates any provision of subsection (a) of this section shall be subject to the penalties set forth in subsection (f) of section 14-267a.(P.A. 99-181, S. 38, 40; P.A. 04-217, S. 28; P.A. 10-110, S. 8.)History: P.A. 99-181 effective June 23, 1999; P.A. 04-217 amended Subsec. (a) to eliminate reference to Sec. 14-1(a)(44), effective January 1, 2005; P.A. 10-110 made technical changes in Subsec. (a), effective June 5, 2010.
CT Gen Stat § 14-267c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline|Chapter 248 - Vehicle Highway Use|Section 14-267c - Vehicles equipped with auxiliary power or idle reduction technology unit. Weight tolerance exemption.

 The owner of a commercial motor vehicle that is equipped with an auxiliary power or idle reduction technology unit shall, subject to the conditions described in this section, be granted a weight tolerance exemption from the gross, total axle, total tandem or bridge formula weight limits established by section 14-267a. Such weight tolerance exemption shall authorize the operation of such commercial motor vehicle with additional weight equal to the actual weight of the auxiliary power or idle reduction technology unit, but not exceeding five hundred fifty pounds. Such exemption may be granted by any official or law enforcement officer authorized to enforce the provisions of said section 14-267a. To qualify for a weight tolerance exemption, an owner may be required to produce a written certification of the weight of such unit, and to show, by means of a written certification or physical demonstration, that the unit is fully functional at all times. As used in this section, “auxiliary power or idle reduction technology unit” means an integrated system, other than the vehicle's engine, that provides heat, air conditioning, engine warming, electric components or power to do the work for which the vehicle is designed.(P.A. 09-187, S. 43; P.A. 13-271, S. 33.)History: P.A. 13-271 increased maximum weight tolerance exemption from 400 pounds to 550 pounds, effective July 1, 2013.
CT Gen Stat § 14-268 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline|Chapter 248 - Vehicle Highway Use|Section 14-268 - Weight of vehicles and trailers restricted.

 Section 14-268 is repealed.(1949 Rev., S. 2496; 1949, S. 1376d; 1963, P.A. 488; 1967, P.A. 699; 1969, P.A. 446, S. 4; 1971, P.A. 515; P.A. 79-188, S. 9, 10.)
CT Gen Stat § 14-269a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline|Chapter 248 - Vehicle Highway Use|Section 14-269a - Weight of refuse vehicles.

 Notwithstanding the provisions of section 14-267a, a motor vehicle which is owned or operated by any person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of collecting refuse and which is operated for the purpose of collecting such refuse or which is owned and operated by any town or municipality for such purpose, may be operated on any road or highway, if the axle weight on the rear axle or axles of such vehicle does not exceed the weight limits established pursuant to section 14-267a by more than seven thousand pounds and if the combined weight on the rear axles does not exceed forty-four thousand five hundred pounds. This exemption shall not apply to any such motor vehicle operated on any road or highway which is a part of the interstate highway system.(P.A. 86-125.)
CT Gen Stat § 14-270a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline|Chapter 248 - Vehicle Highway Use|Section 14-270a - Portable truck weight scales.

 The Department of Transportation shall purchase a sufficient number of portable scales to implement a concentrated program of truck weight enforcement to comply with federal requirements in order to continue to qualify for federal highway funds. In no event shall the number of scales purchased in accordance with the provisions of this section be less than ten.(P.A. 78-356, S. 2, 5.)
CT Gen Stat § 14-270b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline|Chapter 248 - Vehicle Highway Use|Section 14-270b - Truck weight enforcement program.

 The Department of Transportation shall implement a consistent program of truck weight enforcement on that portion of Route I-84 lying within the town of Danbury not later than July 1, 1978.(P.A. 78-356, S. 3, 5.)
CT Gen Stat § 14-270c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline|Chapter 248 - Vehicle Highway Use|Section 14-270c - Official weighing areas. Staffing requirements.

 (a) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall staff, and shall coordinate coverage and hours of operation of, the official weighing areas as follows:(1) Greenwich: Eight work shifts in each seven-day period from Sunday through Saturday. No such shifts shall be worked consecutively, except that two shifts may be worked consecutively on not more than three days;(2) Danbury: The Department of Motor Vehicles shall staff six work shifts in each seven-day period from Sunday through Saturday. The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall, whenever possible, coordinate coverage between this official weighing area and the official weighing area in Greenwich in order to ensure concurrent coverage;(3) Union: Between five and eight work shifts in each seven-day period from Sunday through Saturday; and(4) Portable scale locations: The Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection shall assign troopers to work ten shifts in each seven-day period from Sunday through Saturday to conduct commercial motor vehicle enforcement throughout the four geographical areas established by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles with concentration in areas that have fewer hours of operation for the permanent weighing areas.(b) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall adjust the work shifts required in subsection (a) of this section on a daily basis in order to effectuate an unpredictable schedule.(c) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles may assign personnel to the permanent weighing areas in Waterford and Middletown or to the portable scale operations.(d) The Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, in consultation with the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, shall assign one trooper to each weighing area working shift in each seven-day period from Sunday through Saturday to enforce laws relative to the safe movement of all vehicles on the highways of the state.(e) In addition to the weighing area commercial motor vehicle enforcement activities, the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection shall perform roaming commercial motor vehicle enforcement on the highways of the state and such work shall be assigned to troopers trained in commercial motor vehicle enforcement.(P.A. 98-248, S. 1; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-7, S. 59; P.A. 11-51, S. 38, 134.)History: Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-7 amended Subsec. (a)(2) by providing that Departments of Public Safety and Motor Vehicles shall each staff 3 work shifts in each 7-day period from Sunday through Saturday, effective September 1, 2010; P.A. 11-51 deleted references to Commissioner and Department of Public Safety, required Commissioner of Motor Vehicles to coordinate coverage and hours of operation and established responsibilities of Commissioner and Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, effective July 1, 2011.
CT Gen Stat § 14-270d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline|Chapter 248 - Vehicle Highway Use|Section 14-270d - Temporary closing of weigh stations.

 The Commercial Vehicle Safety Division within the Department of Motor Vehicles shall temporarily close any weigh station located within the state that develops a backlog of traffic entering such weigh station and therefore creates a traffic hazard.(P.A. 98-248, S. 3; P.A. 11-51, S. 39, 134.)History: (Revisor's note: In codifying P.A. 98-248, the Revisors editorially changed the phrase “... and therefor creates a traffic hazard.” to “... and therefore creates a traffic hazard.”); P.A. 11-51 replaced Division of State Police within Department of Public Safety with Commercial Vehicle Safety Division within Department of Motor Vehicles, effective July 1, 2011.
CT Gen Stat § 14-270e (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline|Chapter 248 - Vehicle Highway Use|Section 14-270e - Program to implement regularly scheduled and enforced hours of operation for weigh stations.

 On or before January 1, 2012, the Commissioner of Transportation, in consultation with the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection and the Department of Motor Vehicles, shall establish a program to implement regularly scheduled and enforced hours of operation for weigh stations. Not later than October 1, 2012, and annually thereafter, the commissioner shall submit a report, in accordance with section 11-4a, on the planned program to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to transportation.(June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-4, S. 6; P.A. 04-177, S. 10; P.A. 11-51, S. 40, 134.)History: June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-4 effective August 20, 2003; P.A. 04-177 required that commissioner's report be submitted on October 1, 2004, rather than October 1, 2003, and that report comply with Sec. 11-4a, effective June 1, 2004; P.A. 11-51 replaced “Department of Public Safety” with “Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection”, replaced “January 1, 2004” with “January 1, 2012” and replaced “October 1, 2004” with “October 1, 2012”, effective July 1, 2011.
CT Gen Stat § 14-270f (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline|Chapter 248 - Vehicle Highway Use|Section 14-270f - Weigh station logs.

 (a) On and after January 1, 2008, logs shall be maintained for each shift at all weigh stations located in the state. Each log shall contain the following information with respect to each weigh station: (1) The location and date of each shift, (2) the hours the “OPEN” sign is illuminated, (3) the number of Department of Motor Vehicles and Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection officers or civilian technicians for each shift, (4) the number of all vehicles weighed, (5) the number and type of safety inspections, (6) the number and types of citations issued, (7) the amount of fines that may be imposed for overweight or other violations, and (8) the number of vehicles that pass through the weigh station during each shift. Each log shall be submitted to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles. Not later than December 15, 2011, the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall develop and distribute a form for the recording of such information.(b) Not later than January 1, 2012, and semiannually thereafter, the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall submit, in accordance with section 11-4a, a written report that contains a summary of the information specified in subsection (a) of this section for the preceding six-month period to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to transportation. Such report shall also be posted on the Internet web site of the Department of Motor Vehicles.(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-7, S. 99; P.A. 11-51, S. 41, 134.)History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-7 effective November 2, 2007; P.A. 11-51 replaced “Department of Public Safety” with “Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection” or “Department of Motor Vehicles”, replaced “Commissioner of Public Safety” with “Commissioner of Motor Vehicles”, amended Subsec. (a) to delete former Subdiv. (8) re shift operating costs, redesignate existing Subdiv. (9) as Subdiv. (8), change “December 15, 2007” to “December 15, 2011” and make technical changes, and amended Subsec. (b) to change “January 1, 2008” to “January 1, 2012”, effective July 1, 2011.
CT Gen Stat § 14-271 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline|Chapter 248 - Vehicle Highway Use|Section 14-271 - Securing of loads.

 (a) No vehicle shall be driven or moved on any highway unless such vehicle is so constructed or loaded as to prevent any of its load from dropping, sifting, leaking or otherwise escaping therefrom in such manner or quantity as to constitute a hazard or nuisance to other users of the highway, except that sand may be dropped for the purpose of securing traction, or water or other substance may be sprinkled on a roadway in cleaning or maintaining such roadway.(b) No person shall operate on any highway any vehicle with any load unless such load and any covering thereon is securely fastened so as to prevent such covering or load from becoming loose, detached or in any manner a hazard to other users of the highway.(c) No person shall operate on any highway any vehicle having a gross weight of five thousand pounds or more which is designed and used exclusively for the collection and transportation of refuse and which has a separable container with an open top unless the contents of such container are secured by the use of a screen or other material having perforations of a size not greater than two square inches when such container is attached to such vehicle.(d) The provisions of this section shall not apply to motor vehicles registered as farm motor vehicles or vehicles used for farming purposes.(e) Violation of any provision of this section shall be an infraction for each offense.(1957, P.A. 156, S. 1; February, 1965, P.A. 513; P.A. 75-577, S. 105, 126; P.A. 85-218.)History: 1965 act added hazard or nuisance qualification to Subsec. (a); P.A. 75-577 replaced provision for $100 maximum fine with statement that violation is an infraction in Subsec. (d); P.A. 85-218 inserted new Subsec. (c) requiring the securing of containers attached to refuse collection vehicles and relettered remaining Subsecs. accordingly.
CT Gen Stat § 14-271a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline|Chapter 248 - Vehicle Highway Use|Section 14-271a - Limits for weakening of vehicle frames. Regulations.

 The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, specifying limits for weakening of vehicle frames or equivalent structures, including weakening through loading, damage or corrosion or any combination thereof.(P.A. 99-268, S. 6; P.A. 00-169, S. 22.)History: P.A. 00-169 revised effective date of P.A. 99-268 but without affecting this section.
CT Gen Stat § 14-272 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline|Chapter 248 - Vehicle Highway Use|Section 14-272 - Projecting loads. Carrying of animals.

 Section 14-272 is repealed.(1949 Rev., S. 2512; February, 1965, P.A. 448, S. 34; 1967, P.A. 834, S. 30.)
CT Gen Stat § 14-272a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline|Chapter 248 - Vehicle Highway Use|Section 14-272a - Carrying of children in pick-up trucks or open-bed vehicles. Restrictions.

 (a) No person may operate on any public highway any truck type motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating not exceeding seventy-five hundred pounds having an open rear section or any motor vehicle having an open bed when a child under the age of sixteen years is in such open rear section or open bed unless such child wears a properly adjusted and fastened safety belt which conforms to the provisions of the Code of Federal Regulations Title 49, Section 571.209, as amended from time to time. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any person who operates such a vehicle (1) in a parade authorized by the municipality or municipalities in which such parade is conducted, (2) used for farming purposes or registered pursuant to subsection (q) of section 14-49 or (3) in a recreational hayride conducted between the months of August and December.(b) Violation of any provision of subsection (a) of this section shall be an infraction.(P.A. 93-116.)
CT Gen Stat § 14-272b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline|Chapter 248 - Vehicle Highway Use|Section 14-272b - Transport of dogs in pick-up trucks. Restrictions.

 No person operating a pick-up truck, as defined in section 14-1, on a public highway of this state shall transport a dog in the open rearward compartment of the pick-up truck unless the dog is secured in a cage or other container or otherwise protected or secured in such a manner as to prevent the dog from being thrown or falling or jumping from the pick-up truck.(P.A. 05-218, S. 18.)
CT Gen Stat § 14-275a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline|Chapter 248 - Vehicle Highway Use|Section 14-275a - Use of standard school bus required, when. Use of mass transportation permitted, when. Use of certain motor vehicles prohibited.

 (a) No town or regional school district shall transport or enter into a contract for the transportation of students under the age of twenty-one years to and from school in any motor vehicle accommodating more than fifteen students other than a school bus conforming to the provisions of section 14-275.(b) On and after July 1, 1990, no motor vehicle with a seating capacity of more than ten passengers other than a school bus conforming to the provisions of section 14-275 may be initially registered for use in this state for the transportation of students under the age of twenty-one years to and from school. On and after July 1, 1994, no motor vehicle with a seating capacity of more than ten passengers other than a school bus conforming to the provisions of section 14-275 may be used for the transportation of such students to and from school.(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this section, a town, regional school district, public, private or religious school may use the services of any mass transportation system to transport such students to and from school.(d) No motor vehicle having (1) on and after July 1, 1992, a wheel base of less than one hundred and one inches, or (2) on and after July 1, 1991, a convertible top or an open body may be used by a carrier for the transportation of students under the age of twenty-one years to and from school.(1972, P.A. 286, S. 2; P.A. 80-237, S. 2; P.A. 82-205; P.A. 89-320, S. 3, 12; P.A. 90-112, S. 4, 14; P.A. 91-272, S. 6, 8.)History: 1972 act effective September 1, 1974, but section not applicable to any contract for the transportation of students which existed prior to May 26, 1972; P.A. 80-237 added exception re use of mass transportation system to convey students to and from school; P.A. 82-205 increased from 9 to 15 the maximum number of students that may be transported in a motor vehicle other than a school bus; P.A. 89-320 subdivided the section into Subsecs. and inserted new language in (1) Subsec. (b) to prohibit initial registration of vans for the transportation of students under 21 to and from school on and after July 1, 1990, and on and after July 1, 1994, to prohibit use of such vans for the transportation of such students and (2) Subsec. (c) to permit towns, regional school districts and schools to use services of mass transportation system to transport students to and from school; P.A. 90-112 added Subsec. (d), prohibiting use of certain motor vehicles by carriers for transportation of students under age 21 to and from school; P.A. 91-272 amended Subsec. (d)(1) and (2) to specify different effective dates for each Subdiv., deleting July 1, 1991, effective date applicable to both Subdivs.
CT Gen Stat § 14-275b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline|Chapter 248 - Vehicle Highway Use|Section 14-275b - Transportation of students who have mobility impairments.

 The provisions of section 14-275 and subsection (b) of section 14-275a shall not apply to any motor vehicle when used exclusively for the transportation of students under the age of twenty-one who have mobility impairments, provided such motor vehicle has been approved for such purpose by the commissioner.(1972, P.A. 286, S. 3; P.A. 78-10; P.A. 83-412, S. 4, 5; P.A. 89-320, S. 4, 12; P.A. 17-202, S. 44.)History: 1972 act effective September 1, 1974, but section not applicable to any contract for the transportation of students which existed prior to May 26, 1972; P.A. 78-10 deleted “physically” in phrase “physically handicapped students”; P.A. 83-412 provided that a town or school district shall not use any motor vehicle accommodating more than fifteen students (increased from nine), other than a school bus, for the transportation of handicapped students; P.A. 89-320 provided Sec. 14-275a(b) is applicable to motor vehicles used exclusively for transportation of mobility impaired students and deleted prohibition in proviso re use of motor vehicles accommodating more than fifteen students, other than school buses, for transportation of handicapped students; P.A. 17-202 replaced reference to mobility impaired students with reference to students who have mobility impairments.